General registrars; term of office and exception from general early retirement provisions.

General registrars; term of office and exceptionfrom general early retirement provisions. Extends the term ofoffice of general registrars from four years to eight years beginningon July 1, 2029, and extends the term of any general registrar servingon the effective date of the bill until June 30, 2029. The bill alsoprovides that, in making an appointment of a general registrar, thereshall be a presumption that an incumbent general registrar seeksto continue in office unless such general registrar notifies theelectoral board in writing to the contrary. The bill adds general registrars to the list of officers who are exempted from generalearly retirement provisions and may obtain normal retirement benefitswhen they are involuntarily separated from service and have 20 ormore years of creditable service.