16-142. Secretary of state; national voter
registration act; uniformed and overseas citizens; voter fraud
hotline
A. The secretary of state or the secretary's designee is:
1. The chief state election officer who is responsible for coordination of state
responsibilities under the national voter registration act of 1993 (P.L. 103-31; 107
Stat. 77; 42 United States Code section 394) and under the uniformed and overseas
citizens absentee voting act (42 United States Code section 1973).
2. Responsible for providing information on registration and absentee or early
ballot procedures to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who wish to
register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in this state.
B. Not later than ninety days after the date of each regularly scheduled general
election at which an election is held for federal office, the secretary of state shall
submit a report to the election assistance commission established pursuant to the help
America vote act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) that includes information on the number of
ballots transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters and the
number of ballots returned and cast in the election. The secretary of state shall prepare
the report in cooperation and in conjunction with the county recorders and county
officers in charge of elections. The report shall be made available to the public.
C. The secretary of state shall provide for a toll free telephone number for the
use of the public to report incidents of voter fraud. To the extent permitted by federal
law, the secretary of state may use monies received from the United States government
pursuant to the help America vote act of 2002 (P.L. 107-252) to establish, staff and
maintain the toll free telephone number and may also use those monies to defray the costs
of any investigations arising from any reports received on the toll free telephone
number.
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