25-21a02. Municipal elections; date change; public information program, secretary of state duties. (a) The secretary of state shall develop a public information program to inform the public generally of changes made as a result of moving spring elections to fall elections. Such public information program shall include, at a minimum, the explanation of which public office elections are being transferred from spring to fall elections. The program shall include the use of advertisements and public service announcements as well as posting of information on the opening pages of the official internet websites of the secretary of state and county election officers. The secretary of state and county election officers shall develop dedicated websites to provide voter education and sample ballots for elections.
(b) The county election officers in consultation with the secretary of state shall develop ways to reduce the ballot length and expedite the voting process on election days.
History: L. 2015, ch. 88, ยง 14; July 1.