HB 1567 (2022)
Fine a local official for failing to perform election duties
Creates a right of any registered voter to bring a suit in Superior Court to remove any town or city moderator, assistant moderator, school moderator, assistant school moderator, supervisor of the checklist, town or city clerk or deputy clerk, or other town or city official for failure to perform such official's election duties.
A conference committee of representatives and senators agreed on a final version of this bill. First, the bill requires the Attorney General to "investigate misconduct by an election official." If an election official is convicted, the Attorney General must then remove the official's right to vote. Second, the bill allows the Attorney General to fine a local government in which an election official "negligently" performs a duty related to elections.
