S326 - Election Day Integrity Act. (Ratified)

Overview: Senate Bill 326 would do the following:

• Provide that all marked mail-in absentee ballots other than military-overseas ballots must be returned to the county board of elections no later than one of the following, unless federal law requires otherwise:
• 7:30 P.M. on the date of the election.
• By the close of polls in the county, if the State Board of Elections (State Board) extends the closing time of the polls for every poll in the county.
• Require county boards of elections and the State Board to publish the date mail-in absentee ballots are available for voting and the date completed request forms for mail-in absentee ballots must be received by a county board of elections for that election.
• Require county boards of elections to submit reports on the number of spoiled absentee ballots, outstanding absentee ballots, counted absentee ballots, and voted provisional ballots to the State Board, and require the State Board to publish the reports on its website.

Senate Bill 326 was ratified by the General Assembly on November 22, 2021, and vetoed by the Governor on December 2, 2021.