1. (a) In this section, “State Board” means the State Board of Elections.

2. (b)

   1. (1)

      1. (i) 1. On or before the date that is 3 months before the candidate filing deadline for a regular municipal election, the municipality shall submit to the State Board the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the municipal ballot.

         1. 2. Within 15 business days after a special municipal election is scheduled, the municipality shall report to the State Board:

            1. A. the date of the special election;
            2. B. each office on the special election ballot; and
            3. C. the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the special election ballot.
      2. (ii) Immediately after a municipality submits the information required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the State Board shall publish the information on the State Board's website.

   2. (2)

      1. (i) On or before the date that is 10 business days after the candidate filing deadline for a municipal election, including a special election, the municipality shall submit to the State Board:

         1. 1. a list of each qualified candidate for each office on the municipal ballot and, if the election is a partisan election, the party affiliation of each candidate; and
         2. 2. information on how to vote and where to vote in the municipal election.
      2. (ii) Immediately after a municipality submits the information required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the State Board shall publish the information on the State Board's website.

3. (c)

   1. (1)

      1. (i) The State Board shall, immediately after a municipality submits its election results, publish the election results on the State Board's website.
      2. (ii) The election results published under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be organized by election year and the name of the municipality.

   2. (2) Within 30 days after the results of a municipal election are certified, the municipality shall submit to the State Board an electronic copy of the election results for each office or question voted on at the election, including:

      1. (i) vote totals for each office or question reported separately by each of the following voting methods, if applicable:

         1. 1. in-person early voting;
         2. 2. mail-in voting or vote-by-mail;
         3. 3. provisional voting; and
         4. 4. in-person election day voting; and
      2. (ii) if the municipality conducts partisan elections, the party affiliation of each candidate.

4. (d)

   1. (1) In this subsection, “ranked-choice voting” means a method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference and votes are tabulated in a manner that reflects voter preference.
   2. (2) A municipality that conducts its elections using ranked-choice voting shall submit to the State Board the municipality's regulations for the tabulation of ranked-choice ballots.
   3. (3) The State Board shall publish the regulations submitted under paragraph (2) of this subsection on the State Board's website.

Added by Acts 2023, c. 162, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 163, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023. Amended by Acts 2026, c. 522, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026; Acts 2026, c. 523, § 1, eff. June 1, 2026.