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GA HB848
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2018
Primary Sponsor
Ed Setzler
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AI Summary
- Direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems are prohibited in Georgia primaries and elections after January 1, 2024, replaced by uniform optical scanning voting systems using voter-verifiable paper ballots statewide
- Secretary of State must issue a competitive public solicitation by August 1, 2018 to select optical scanning equipment, with vendor selection announced by December 31, 2018, and equipment deployed to counties by the 2020 presidential preference primary (contingent on General Assembly appropriating funds by July 1, 2019)
- Every polling place using optical scanning systems must be equipped with at least one electronic ballot marker; vendors selling uncertified electronic ballot markers to Georgia government bodies face a $100,000 penalty plus reimbursement of all costs
- Post-election risk-limiting audits become mandatory for all federal and gubernatorial primaries and general elections starting January 1, 2024, with a risk limit no larger than 10 percent; audits must be completed before final certification and conducted in public view
- Recounts of scanning ballots may be conducted electronically or manually using actual paper ballots, but electronic images of scanning ballots are explicitly prohibited from being used for recounts
Legislative Description
Elections; uniform election equipment; provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2/28/2018
Full Bill Text
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