VOTING/REGISTRATION: Provides for the change of party affiliation prior to the close of registration

HB 570 amends the state election code to allow voters to change their party affiliation before the registration deadline closes. This change directly affects registered voters who wish to switch parties but previously could not do so after a specific cutoff date. The bill achieves this by removing specific lines from the existing statute that restricted party changes to earlier dates. By deleting these restrictive provisions, the law expands the window for voters to update their party registration.