Bill > H601

This bill proposes several changes to election laws, primarily focusing on the timing of state primaries and related procedures. It moves the date of the biennial state primary from the seventh Tuesday before state elections to the second Tuesday in September, with a provision allowing the state secretary to reschedule it within seven days if a religious holiday falls on or immediately before that date, provided proper notice is given by February 1st of that year. The bill also adjusts various timeframes for election-related actions, such as recount petitions and certifications, from days to "weekday hours" (meaning business days, excluding weekends and holidays), generally shortening these periods from six days to 72 or 48 weekday hours, and in one instance, reducing the number of days for a specific action from four to three. Additionally, it changes a reference from "Tuesday" to "Monday" in one section and from the "fourteenth" to the "fifth" in another, likely related to specific election deadlines or processes.