Committee advances bill to clarify 2% hand-count audit rules and timing

The House committee voted 7-0 to advance House Bill 2046, which clarifies how Arizona’s statutory 2% hand-count audit applies to jurisdictions that use precincts, vote centers or hybrid models and narrows the timing window for those audits. Sponsor testimony described the change as a technical clarification meant to end litigation and uncertainty over whether 2% refers to precincts or vote centers.