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This bill implements comprehensive changes to Connecticut's election audit procedures, focusing on establishing risk-limiting audits as a more statistically rigorous method of verifying election results. The bill requires that after state elections, registrars of voters must conduct a risk-limiting audit between 15 days after the election and two business days before the official vote canvass, with the audit being publicly observable. The audit will randomly select various offices for examination, including presidential electors, state offices, representatives in Congress, and state senators and representatives, with a maximum risk limit of five percent. If an audit produces an "INCONCLUSIVE" result, a full manual recount will be conducted. The bill also mandates the creation of ballot manifests by election officials to track the number of ballots cast, requires the University of Connecticut to analyze audit results, and gives the Secretary of the State authority to investigate and potentially decertify voting tabulators that show inaccuracies. Additionally, the bill establishes a pilot program in 2025 to test risk-limiting audits in three municipalities of different population sizes, with the goal of improving election integrity and public confidence in the voting process.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Government Administration and Elections Committee (J)

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