Senate committee approves bill to create elections-equipment study panel and delay SB 189 implementation
The committee approved LC 4392 (SB 3 EX LC 74392), which creates a nine-member Elections Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee, expands risk-limiting audits for statewide contests, and amends SB 189s effective date to Jan. 1, 2028; the bill passed the committee 8-4 after debate over minority representation and expert vetting.
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The Senate committee voted 8-4 to advance LC 4392 (listed in the hearing as SB 3 EX LC 74392), a three-part bill that creates an Elections Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee, expands the use of risk-limiting audits and changes the effective date in SB 189 to Jan. 1, 2028.
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