This amendment changes the bill from prohibiting ballot drop boxes to instead establishing requirements and procedures for their operation.
- Changes the bill's title and purpose from prohibiting drop boxes to specifying requirements for them. (Page 1, catch title and line 1)
- Converts the blanket prohibition on county clerks establishing drop boxes into a permissive framework allowing county clerks to establish or use drop boxes subject to specified requirements. (Page 1, line 11; Page 2, lines 1-2)
- Removes the restriction on how ballots can be delivered (eliminating the 'hand' delivery requirement language) and replaces it with a requirement that county clerks provide notice to the secretary of state of drop box locations at least 42 days before elections and collect ballots at least once per business day. (Page 1, line 13; Page 2, lines 2-29)
- Adds four operational requirements for drop boxes: (i) must be securely fastened to the ground or concrete slab; (ii) must be locked and openable only by the clerk or designated person; (iii) must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; and (iv) must be under 24-hour camera surveillance with recordings retained for the same period as ballots. (Page 2, lines 6-9 replaced with new subsection on lines 33-39 (Page 2))
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