Bill > S0413

This bill authorizes the state Board of Elections to establish a post-election risk-limiting audit program to improve the accuracy of election results. The bill requires the board to conduct risk-limiting audits after statewide primary, general, and special elections, as well as presidential preference primaries and general elections, starting in 2018 and 2020, respectively. The audit process involves randomly selecting ballot units to be manually tallied and comparing the results to the reported vote tabulator results. If the audit leads to a full manual tally, those results will replace the previously reported results. The bill defines key terms such as "audit unit," "contest," and "risk-limiting audit," and directs the board to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the new audit requirements.

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