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AN ACT relating to elections; defining the term current and valid for purposes of certain documentation relating to elections; authorizing an active registered voter to request a mail ballot under certain emergency circumstances; revising eligibility to be a candidate of a major political party; setting forth the form of a declaration of candidacy for certain candidates; revising the methods for paying candidate filing fees; revising the information required to be contained in election notices; revising provisions relating to election boards; revising provisions relating to the provision or reimbursement of certain expenses related to training on elections procedures; revising provisions relating to when certain candidates may be declared elected at a primary election; revising provisions relating to ballots and standards for counting votes; revising provisions relating to an application to preregister or register to vote; revising provisions relating to the designation of persons who are not affiliated with a political party; revising provisions relating to updating voter registration information; revising provisions relating to certain crimes relating to elections; requiring the Secretary of State to adopt a cyber-incident response plan; authorizing certain elderly persons to request that certain personal information be kept confidential; revising provisions relating to the testing of certain equipment; revising the deadline by which a withdrawal of candidacy must be presented by certain candidates; revising provisions relating campaign contributions for certain special elections; making various other changes relating to elections; providing a penalty; making an appropriation to the Contingency Account for allocation to the Secretary of State for certain costs relating to training on elections procedures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.