2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 595

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 665
Sponsored By:
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled:
Election Law - Audit of Election Results - Transparency in Election Administration

Synopsis:

Requiring that a board of canvassers verify the vote count in specified statewide contests and contests for Representative in Congress by means of an audit before certifying the results of an election; requiring that an audit include a comparison of a manual count of votes with the machine count; requiring that the manual count be considered the official and accurate record of the votes cast in a contest; requiring that precincts be selected to be manually counted by means of random draws; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/6
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/11
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General
Auditors and Audits
Ballots
Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Comptroller
Congress, U.S
Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Government
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Evidence
Federal Government
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Notices
Petitions
Political Candidates
Public Information
Recordings -see also- Video
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 2-108 , 10-311 , 11-308 , 11-309 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered