Require Better Ballot Processing for Incarcerated Voters
In committee as of Jun 5, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This bill would require the Department of Correction to work with the Board of Elections to help incarcerated people fix problems with their ballots so their votes can be counted. The department would also have to report on how many ballots from incarcerated voters had problems and how many were ultimately rejected over the past five years.
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Details
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Criminal Justice
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Laid Over in Committee
Sponsors (11)
Official Description
This bill would require the Commissioner of Correction to collaborate with the Board of Elections to create procedures for curing ballots for voters in the custody of the Department of Correction. The Commissioner would also be charged with helping incarcerated voters get new ballots when their previous ballot has an uncurable defect. Additionally, this bill would require the Department of Correction to report on statistics over the last five years regarding curing ballots for voters in their custody, such as how many cure affirmations were delivered to voters in their custody and how many cure affirmations were returned to the Board of Elections, as well as collaborating with the Department of Correction to determine how many ballots had uncurable defects and how many ballots were ultimately rejected and not counted.