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House approves bill to require voter-verifiable paper record for electronic voting
Summary
First substitute House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Dougal, passed the Utah House 66–5 and requires electronic voting equipment to produce a permanent, voter-observable paper record; lawmakers raised a fiscal estimate of about $5.18 million for printing equipment.
The Utah House on the floor passed first substitute House Bill 211, a measure to bolster the integrity of elections by requiring that electronic voting equipment be capable of producing a permanent paper record of votes that a voter may observe. Sponsor Representative John Dougal said the provision is "critical to ensuring the integrity of the election process" and described requirements that voters be…
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