This article 47 must be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose and to:
(1) Protect the right to cast a ballot and make the ballot valid;
(2) Ensure eligible individuals seeking voter registration are not impaired in being registered;
(3) Ensure eligible electors are not impaired in voting, including but not limited to having their votes counted;
(4) Make the fundamental right to vote more accessible to eligible electors; and
(5) Ensure, for members of protected classes, equitable access to opportunities to be registered to vote and to vote.
Source: L. 2025: Entire article added, (SB 25-001), ch. 178, p. 750, § 11, effective August 6.