HB 958: Election Law Changes

HB 958 proposes numerous harmful changes to how elections are run in our state, including:

• Attempting to restrict voting access. From creating a costly signature verification program to requiring photo ID for military voters serving our country overseas, this bill creates new barriers to counting valid ballots.
• Further politicizing the State Board of Elections by replacing several State Board civil servants with political appointees.
• Opening the door to election sabotage. This bill gives the State Auditor — whose office has threatened to remove county board of elections members who don't eliminate voting sites — the power to audit all machines, county offices, and personnel after ballots have been cast. It also allows the Auditor to direct county board chairs to challenge the ballots of specific voters in specific counties.