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HB 1678 Election day; extending polling hours from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., provisions.

Introduced by: Joseph C. Lindsey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Election day; extending polling hours. Extends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the time at which polls close on election day. The bill aligns candidate filing deadlines and party nomination deadlines with the closing of polls. The bill provides that these changes will not become effective unless reenacted by the 2021 Session of the General Assembly. The bill incorporates HB 1643.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Election day; extending polling hours. Extends from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the time at which polls close on election day. The bill aligns candidate filing deadlines and party nomination deadlines with the closing of polls.