Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires that all voting machines purchased in the future be manufactured in the U.S.

Highlights:

• Requires the State Board to adopt rules creating post-election audit processes to be conducted by every county board of elections following each election. The rules will create a means of testing, assessing, and reporting on the accuracy of the votes cast and counted in the election. The county boards of election shall report as required by the rules adopted by the State Board (Sec. 8.a.a).

• Requires the State Board shall conduct a post-election audit of one-third of all counties following each general and municipal election, with the county boards providing full access to all documents, records, voting systems, and other necessary materials to the State Board. The State Board will select the counties for each post-election audit in such a way that no county is the subject of a State Board post-election audit in two consecutive elections and that at least one county with a population above 375,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census is included in each State Board post-election audit (Sec. 8.a.b).

• Requires the State Board to produce a report which summarizes that post-election audit which will include at least all of the following (Sec. 8.a.c):

• A summary of the results of each post-election audit conducted;

• A detailed description of each post-election audit conducted, including any issues that could have affected the outcome of the election and how those issues were resolved;

• A description of any systemic issues that were identified during the post-election audits and any recommendations on how those issues should be addressed to ensure election security and integrity;

• How the public participated in the conduct of the post-election audits, including comments or referrals and observation; and

• Any other matters deemed appropriate by the State Board.

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