Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)

SB 624 updates election procedures in several key areas. It requires election officials to notify voters within 3 business days if court rulings make them ineligible to vote, and to restore voting rights if courts later reverse such decisions. The bill mandates pre-election testing of voting machines with public notice, including tests for ballot errors like excess votes or multiple party selections. It also clarifies rules for handling absentee ballots, central counting locations, and ballot transport procedures. These changes directly affect voters, municipal clerks, and election officials managing ballot processing and equipment.