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Bill to allow machine counts at the request of 10 voters draws concerns over standards and delays; committee moves bill ITL
Summary
Senate Bill 104 would allow a pre-tabulation machine verification at the request of 10 voters who cast ballots in an election. Secretarial and municipal testimony flagged gaps in standards, timing and likely delays in reporting results; the committee voted in executive session to recommend ITL (inexpedient to legislate).
Senate Bill 104, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Avard, would allow a performance verification (a machine count) when requested by 10 residents who cast ballots in the election. Avard said he introduced the bill after a constituent asked for a mechanism for municipal residents to prompt additional verification if they had concerns about local tabulators.
Secretary of State David Scanlon opposed the bill as drafted, telling the committee that state statute currently authorizes the Secretary of State to conduct recounts and that uniform standards are required for any recount. "In this bill, there are no standards for how a recount will be conducted at the local level, which would lead me…
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