HB2737: Vote-counting machines; Board of Elections to conduct postelection audits.

Chief Patron

Del. Tim Hugo (R-40)

Status

Bill is Dead

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Summary

Election procedures; postelection audits of vote-counting machines. Requires State Board of Elections to develop procedures to enable local electoral boards to conduct postelection audits of at least two percent of machines in jurisdictions with at least 50,000 voters and at least five percent of machines in jurisdictions with under 50,000 voters. Requires the random selection for auditing of a representative sample of vote-counting machines within 48 hours of public announcement of initial vote counts and prohibits certifying results until audits are completed. Provides that paper records control in the event of a significant discrepancy, defined as over 0.1 percent difference between the hand counted total and the initial machine tally. Requires local electoral board to publicly announce comparative results. The bill is effective January 1, 2009.

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