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Committee approves pilot for post‑election audits and limited procedural reviews
Summary
Senate Bill 524, advanced by the committee, would authorize post‑election result audits and a limited procedural audit authority for the State Board of Election Commissioners; sponsors described a five‑county pilot, random selection by lot, and limited penalty authority for willful noncooperation.
Senate Bill 524, presented to the Senate State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee, would require post‑election result audits and authorize the State Board of Election Commissioners to perform limited procedural audits in specific circumstances. Daniel Schultz, director for the State Election Commission, told the committee the bill’s primary goal is to "build voter confidence in the integrity of our elections" by comparing paper audit trails to…
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