ID H0001

Secretary of state must order postelection audits of paper ballots after all county canvasses are completed and immediately post selected elections, counties, and precincts to the state website and notify affected county officials.

Postelection audits may be ordered for federal elections, governor elections, statewide offices with the narrowest vote margins, statewide ballot questions with the narrowest margins, and one legislative office election per county.

Precincts selected for audit must be chosen by lot without computer assistance at an open public meeting and cannot exceed 5% of county precincts or one precinct, whichever is greater, unless multiple precincts are needed to reach at least 2,100 ballots.

Audits must include at a minimum a hand recount of selected ballots and comparison to reported results by precincts, days, batches, legislative districts, and tabulation machines, and must be open to news media and designated observers from interested candidates, parties, and political committees.

Secretary of state shall pay all costs of postelection audits, including reimbursement to county clerks, and the act takes effect July 1, 2023.