HB1116: Various elections matters.

Legislative Summary

Various elections matters. Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Provides that if a municipal legislative body failed to redistrict its legislative body districts before January 1, 2023, the municipal legislative body is required to do so before May 15, 2023. Provides that if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict as required by law, an individual who is a voter of the political subdivision whose redistricting authority failed to redistrict as required may petition the secretary of state to establish election districts for the political subdivision. Requires certain counties to pay a specified annual per diem to the circuit court clerk of the county. Provides that a person who is convicted of a vote fraud felony committed after June 30, 2023, is deprived of the right of suffrage by the general assembly for a period of 10 years following the date of conviction. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Increases from $5 to $8 the document storage fee collected by certain court clerks.