Transfers Division of Elections to Department of Law and Public Safety; designates Attorney General as chief election official and requires two.

This bill transfers the Division of Elections from the Department of State to the Department of Law and Public Safety. It designates the Attorney General as the chief election official and requires the division to be administered by two bipartisan co-directors. One co-director would be of the same political party as the Governor, and the other would be from the political party that received the second largest number of votes at the most recent election for the office of Governor. Both co-directors would be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Transfers Division of Elections to Department of Law and Public Safety; designates Attorney General as chief election official and requires two.

This bill transfers the Division of Elections from the Department of State to the Department of Law and Public Safety. It designates the Attorney General as the chief election official and requires the division to be administered by two bipartisan co-directors. One co-director would be of the same political party as the Governor, and the other would be from the political party that received the second largest number of votes at the most recent election for the office of Governor. Both co-directors would be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.