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Bill would require Secretary of State to publish standardized county election reconciliations
Summary
Sen. Therese Manzella proposed Senate Bill 440 to require a standardized reconciliation report from counties to the Secretary of State and distribution to the legislature and public ahead of state certification; proponents and clerks discussed scope and workload.
Sen. Therese Manzella, sponsor of Senate Bill 440, told the House State Administration Committee the bill would require the Secretary of State to collect a standardized, comprehensive reconciliation of canvassed statewide election results and make the report available to legislators and the public before state certification.
"This bill is a pretty basic bill. To safeguard and purify our process, the legislature needs to have some basic data provided to us," Sen. Manzella said, citing the committee's experience with the Butte-Silver Bow recount as motivation to provide an earlier look at county-level numbers.
Manzella described the data requested as totals by…
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