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Witnesses urge committee to expand, speed and standardize post-election audits under S.517 and H.876
Summary
Advocates representing the Brennan Center, Common Cause, Verified Voting and the League of Women Voters testified before the Joint Committee on Election Laws to support S.517 and H.876, which would broaden which ballots are audited, increase audit frequency, require faster statewide reporting and create a work group to study risk‑limiting audits.
Members of the Joint Committee on Election Laws heard testimony urging lawmakers to strengthen Massachusetts’ post‑election audit process and to adopt bills S.517 and H.876 that would expand which ballots are audited, make audits more frequent and publish statewide audit results sooner.
The advocacy panel told the committee the changes would improve public confidence in election results. "Public confidence in American elections has been declining for some time," said Lisa Dammit, a resident of Newton testifying on behalf of the Brennan Center for Justice. She said post‑election tabulation audits "can detect ballot counting errors, confirm electoral outcomes, deter fraud, and improve the security and…
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