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This bill amends Arkansas election audit procedures by modifying the state law governing how counties are selected for post-election audits. Specifically, the bill introduces a new provision that mandates a county must be audited in the subsequent election if it was found to have less than 100% accuracy in the previous election's audit conducted by the State Board of Election Commissioners. Previously, counties were selected by random lot for audits, but now there is an additional requirement to re-audit counties that did not achieve perfect accuracy. This change aims to provide additional scrutiny and oversight of election processes in counties that may have demonstrated imperfect record-keeping or vote counting in prior elections. The bill preserves the existing random selection method for other counties while creating a targeted re-audit mechanism for those that fall short of complete accuracy in election administration.

Government Affairs

https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb294&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R