Amend the bill in section 18 in subsection 1 in the 3rd line (page 7, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "day." and inserting the following: 'day . , except that in municipalities with a population of less than 500, the polls must be opened no later than 10:00 a.m.'

Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 23 and 24.

Amend the bill by inserting after section 25 the following:

Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 26 and 27.

Amend the bill in section 31 in subsection 4 in the first line (page 10, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " The" and inserting the following: ' After giving notice to the state chair of each political party, the'

Amend the bill in section 31 in subsection 4 in the 2nd line (page 10, line 5 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " clerk," the following: ' in the presence of one or more witnesses and'

Amend the bill by inserting after section 31 the following:

Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.

summary

This amendment provides that a municipality with a population of 500 or less may open its voting place as late as 10:00 a.m. on election day. All other municipalities must open their voting places no later than 8:00 a.m. The amendment requires notification to be made to the state chairs of each political party when the Secretary of State authorizes a municipal clerk to open a sealed ballot container. Finally, the amendment adds a new section to the bill that prohibits a municipal clerk from removing absentee ballots from the municipal office to conduct in-person absentee voting unless requested to do so by the voter and prohibits a candidate or a member of the candidate's immediate family from assisting the clerk in delivering absentee ballots.

The bill proposes to make the disclosure of another person's voted ballot a Class D crime. The amendment makes such disclosure a Class E crime.