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Committee approves House Bill 52 to fund hand-count recounts with $200,000 appropriation
Summary
The Select Water Committee voted 7-0 to pass House Bill 52, creating a $200,000 general fund election recount account to reimburse local clerks for hand recount costs; committee discussion noted clerks estimate roughly $5,000 for a single-race hand recount in large districts and smaller amounts in small municipalities.
The Select Water Committee voted 7-0 to pass House Bill 52, which establishes a $200,000 general fund appropriation to create an election recount account intended to offset local costs when hand recounts are required.
Representative Harrelson, who led the committee through the rereferral, told members the fiscal note attached to the bill is $200,000 and that the appropriation would seed an account to reimburse clerks and municipalities for recount costs. “In here, the fiscal note is a $200,000 fiscal note,” he…
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