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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB2696: Electronic voting equipment; requirements for vendors seeking Board of Elections certification.
Chief Patron
Del.
Tim Hugo (R-40)
Tim Hugo
(R-40)
Centreville, VA
Served: 2003–
Progress
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Election procedures; voting equipment requirements. Requires vendors seeking State Board of Elections certification of direct recording electronic (DRE) devices to (i) have current federal certification and (ii) equip them to produce a paper record of each vote that can be verified by the voter. Provides that the voter verified paper record takes precedence in a recount. Requires that all DREs produce a voter-verifiable paper record. The bill takes effect January 1, 2009.
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