Committee adopts amendment setting timeline for post-election audits in HB 95

Jan 14, 2026

House Bill 95, carried by Representative Glover, would require a post-election audit and the committee adopted a senate amendment that sets a 31‑day earliest start after the statewide general election (or after the contest-filing period) and a 30‑day completion window; the committee gave the bill a favorable report.

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Representative Glover introduced House Bill 95 as a measure to require post-election audits and said the legislation is intended to increase public confidence in election results. "We do a good job with elections in this state," Glover told the committee, adding that the bill provides "another cog in that wheel of confirming" election integrity and that prior versions had been carried by Debbie Wood in earlier sessions.

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