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Committee trims proposed retention period for election materials to 34 months; moves SB113 10-0
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Summary
Senate Bill 113, which would extend retention of election materials, was amended in committee to change the sponsor's original 60-month proposal to a compromise of 34 months and passed unanimously 10-0 after adopting two amendments including a digital-precinct data requirement.
The Elections and Apportionment Committee adopted amendments to Senate Bill 113 and voted 10-0 to pass the measure as amended.
The chair said he had "reached a compromise with the author and the sponsor to increase it to 34 months," lowering the sponsor's initial proposal from 60 months. "Current law is 22 months," the chair said as he offered Amendment No. 4 to change the retention period.
Representative Matt Pierce described Amendment No. 6, a technical change to require counties to upload precinct-level election results in a digital, machine-readable form and to ensure the Secretary of State's website publishes that data in a downloadable format. Pierce said most counties already provide data in a usable way and that the state's SVRS system can accommodate the requirement with minimal cost aside from mapping and training.
Amendment No. 4 and Amendment No. 6 were adopted by consent. The committee then moved to "pass as amended," and the motion carried 10-0; three members were recorded as excused.
The committee did not take further amendments and passed SB113 as amended.
