SENATE BILL 1048
Election audits, recount, exemption
ELECTIONS – Amends existing law to provide an exemption from postelection audits for selected ballots.
RS30218 / S1048
This bill creates an exemption from post-election audits for precincts that have a close race that is within the legal margin for a free recount. Following the completion of the first post-election audits, a conflict arose where ballots were being handled as part of the audit even though it was already known that these same ballots were needed to be preserved for a contested recount. This legislation addresses the conflict and ensures that full number of ballots are audited to ensure voter confidence.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/06 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/07 | Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs |
| 02/20 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 02/21 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 02/28 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Bernt Title apvd - to House |
| 03/01 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| Read First Time, Referred to State Affairs |