SB 666 - This act modifies provisions of election law.

This act shortens the deadline for candidate filing of financial interest statement from 25th to 21st day after the candidate filing deadline. For most candidates, financial interest statements would be due sometime in mid-April.

Current law says that March elections may be held on the first Tuesday in March for cities and counties having a charter which have March primaries. This act changes the date to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March.

This act removes a current exception to a notification deadline for newly formed seven-director school.

This act specifies that disqualification to vote due to a felony conviction does not have to be connected with the right of suffrage.

This act requires the last four digits of a social security number on the voter registration application and removes the optional request for occupation and mother's maiden name on the application.

This act allows absentee voting for overseas voters, but only for federal and statewide candidates and statewide ballot issues (not state senators and representatives).

This act changes who is notified in the event that the chairman of the nominating committee cannot be reached and prohibits the chair of a nominating committee from certifying his or her own selection as candidate.

This act changes the deadline for the secretary of state notification to election authorities from "immediately" to "as soon as practicable" upon certification of names of candidates by party nominating committees.

This act states that the election judge enters voting date "in the record". Current law says that the voting date is entered "on the card."
MARGARET J. TOALSON