RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

HB 1435 replaces existing election dispute resolution boards (boards of registration) with on-call circuit judges to handle election-related disputes. This bill directly affects how challenges to election results or voter eligibility are processed, shifting the responsibility from appointed boards to judges available on short notice. The key mechanism is requiring circuit judges, rather than the current board structure, to hear and decide disputes over election procedures or outcomes. As a procedural change to dispute resolution, it does not alter voting rules or voter eligibility standards.