§25. Annual reports
A. The board shall regularly review all election laws and all procedures used in the
conducting of elections in this state.
B. The board shall annually report to the House and Governmental Affairs
Committee of the House of Representatives and the Senate and Governmental Affairs
Committee of the Senate its findings, observations, and recommendations concerning all
aspects of elections in this state. The report shall be submitted no later than forty-five days
prior to the start of each regular session of the legislature and shall include but shall not be
limited to the following subjects: election laws in general, registration procedures, election
procedures, election officials, voting machines, tabulation and transmission of election
returns, procedures used for casting and counting absentee by mail and early voting ballots,
and any other aspect of elections the board deems appropriate.
Acts 1980, No. 681, §1, eff. July 24, 1980; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006;
Acts 2012, No. 138, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 176, §1, eff. June 14, 2017; Acts
2025, No. 386, §1.