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County clerks ask lawmakers to study post‑election hand audits, back audit working group
Summary
Platte County Clerk Malcolm Irvin and the County Clerks Association urged the Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee to form a stakeholder audit working group before imposing statewide hand‑count requirements, citing unanswered questions about sampling, ballot styles and timing.
Platte County Clerk Malcolm Irvin, speaking for the County Clerks Association, told the Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee that election‑audit bills under consideration raise many operational questions and should be studied by a formal working group.
"Hand count audits help make sure election outcomes accurately reflect the will of the voter," Irvin said, and he urged lawmakers to include…
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