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Committee backs bill to bar voting machines with wireless capability and set statewide equipment standards
Summary
Lawmakers approved a draft that would bar voting equipment capable of wireless communication and create a selection committee to set procurement standards. Sponsors said the change simply codifies existing practice that ballot-marking/tabulation systems are operated offline; election officials urged adoption.
The Government Operations Interim Committee on Aug. 20 favorably recommended a draft bill that would require any voting equipment procured for use in Utah to be incapable of wireless communications and establish a voting-equipment selection committee to set statewide standards.
Why it matters: The provision aims to standardize procurement, centralize technical expertise and remove equipment features (wireless communications) the committee views as a security risk.
Sponsor Representative Keller said the bill responds to audit recommendations and…
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