Amendment ID: S2545-26

Amendment 26

Online Vote By Mail Portal for All Elections

Ms. Rausch, Ms. Gobi and Mr. Eldridge move that the proposed new draft be amended in section 11, in lines 193-198, by striking paragraph (6) and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

(6) The state secretary shall establish, implement and maintain a secure internet portal hosted on or accessible via the secretary’s website to allow any qualified voter to: (i) submit a mail voting application; (ii) establish or terminate their status as a permanent mail voter; (iii) select a desired political party primary ballot, if the voter is not enrolled in a political party; and (iv) request a vote by mail ballot be sent to a mailing address of the voter’s choosing, regardless of whether the address is the voter’s address on file in the central registry of voters, or provided electronically to voters approved to utilize an accessible electronic ballot as an accommodation under this section. The portal system shall not require the voter’s signature. No voter shall be required to provide their signature at any time for any request under this paragraph.