Post-election audits; definition. (SB591)
Introduced By
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Winchester) with support from co-patron Sen. Janet Howell (D-Reston)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Post-election audits. Defines "post-election audit" to mean a process conducted after an election to confirm the accurate reporting of the results of the election and directs the State Board of Elections to establish a work group tasked with developing standards and procedures for conducting post-election audits in the Commonwealth. The work group is required, at a minimum, to (i) consider the types of post-election audits available and being implemented in other states, (ii) recommend the type of post-election audit to be used in the Commonwealth, (iii) establish the process and procedures for conducting the recommended post-election audit, including the timeline, (iv) recommend actions to be taken if the post-election audit results indicate that the voting systems did not accurately count the ballots cast in the election, and (v) propose legislation for implementing the work group's recommendations. The work group is directed to submit an interim progress report by January 7, 2019, and a final report by December 1, 2019, to the Governor and the General Assembly. The bill repeals the current law regarding post-election risk-limiting audits. Read the Bill »
Status
03/02/2018: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2018 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102749D |
01/09/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/23/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB591) |
02/06/2018 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2018 | Committee substitute printed 18106830D-S1 |
02/08/2018 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2018 | Impact statement from DPB (SB591S1) |
02/09/2018 | Read second time |
02/09/2018 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/09/2018 | Committee substitute agreed to 18106830D-S1 |
02/09/2018 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB591S1 |
02/12/2018 | Passed by temporarily |
02/12/2018 | Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/15/2018 | Placed on Calendar |
02/15/2018 | Read first time |
02/15/2018 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/15/2018 | Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #2 |
02/22/2018 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N) |
03/02/2018 | Continued to 2019 in Privileges and Elections |