Concerning the removal of deceased candidates for nonpartisan office from ballots.

HB 2574 ensures deceased candidates are removed from ballots in nonpartisan local elections (city, town, or special district offices). If a candidate dies before the general election, counties must either replace them with the third-place primary finisher (if ballots aren’t printed) or void votes for them (if ballots are printed). For offices without primaries, the deceased candidate’s name is excluded from ballots or their votes are not counted. If the deceased candidate was the only one filed, the election for that office is voided.