This amendment makes conforming changes to election law provisions related to recount procedures, updates election date references, and modifies the effective date of the bill.
- Updates the bill's amending clause to include references to election date provisions (22-2-104(b) and (d)) and election recount judge appointment provisions (22-8-101(d)). (Page 1, lines 1-6)
- Adds reference to 22-16-103(c)(i) and 22-16-118 to the list of statutes being amended. (Page 1, lines 8-13)
- Converts the conjunction 'and' to a comma in the amending clause to properly format multiple subsection references. (Page 2, line 2)
- Adds 22-16-118 (state canvassing board meeting provisions) to the statutes being created by the amendment. (Page 2, line 3)
- Adds new subsections to 22-2-104 regarding primary election dates (changing to 'first Tuesday after the third first Monday in August') and bond election dates, and adds 22-8-101(d) exempting recount judges from the appointment procedures in that statute. (Page 2, lines 15-40)
- Modifies 22-16-103(c)(i) to change the county canvassing board meeting deadline from 'the first Friday' to 'the first second Friday' following the election. (Page 6, lines 42-9 (Page 6-after line 9))
- Expands the recount authorization reference in 22-16-109 to include subsection (d) in addition to subsection (b). (Page 14, line 23)
- Creates new 22-16-118 establishing that the state canvassing board shall meet no later than the 'second third Wednesday' following the election. (Page 15, lines 13-25)
- Changes the effective date of the bill from July 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027. (Page 15, line 27)
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