Bill > S548

Introduced Session

This bill permits the use of a uniform ballot for emergency ballot and provisional ballot purposes at an election district on the day of an election. Under current law, only three types of ballots are permitted to be prepared or used at any election in any election district: ballots as are required for use in voting machines; emergency ballots for use if a voting machine fails to operate; and provisional ballots for use by certain voters who no longer reside at the place from which they are registered. This bill would allow a single, uniform ballot to be used as an emergency ballot or as a provisional ballot, eliminating the separate ballot printing requirements for those two types of ballots. This bill does not change any other provisions of current law regarding the materials and procedures for the use of emergency ballots (when voting machines malfunction) or provisional ballots (when there is a problem with a voter's registration record). All of the same envelopes, affirmation statements, and voting procedures specific to emergency ballots and provisional ballots would continue to apply.

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Jim Beach (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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