Relating to: compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE)

AB 374 updates election procedures to align with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. It modifies deadlines for handling ballots and canvassing results, requiring municipal clerks to deliver presidential election ballots to county clerks by 9 a.m. on the Saturday after the election (instead of Monday). The bill also clarifies processes for reconciling absentee and in-person ballots to prevent double-voting and mandates public canvassing of election results by specific deadlines, including a 5 p.m. Friday deadline for presidential elections. These changes directly affect local election officials managing municipal and presidential elections.