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ID S1110
Bill
Status
2/22/2023
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Defines "open-source software" as software whose programming code is publicly published and adds it as a definition to Idaho Code Section 34-2401.
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Requires voting machines and vote tally systems to utilize open-source software and be capable of stamping each ballot with an identifying number and time stamp to the nearest one-hundredth of a second.
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Mandates county clerks post on the county website a sample ballot, the open-source software used to tally votes, the compiler used to convert software to machine language, and the machine language itself.
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Directs the Secretary of State to prepare a request for proposals to manufacturers for voting machines using open-source software with specified capabilities and to report to the Legislature by January 15, 2024, 2025, and 2026 on progress and county clerk ability to comply.
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Establishes an emergency effective date of July 1, 2023 for the legislative intent section and January 1, 2027 for remaining provisions.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to provide for open-source software, to provide a requirement for a vote tally system, to provide that the county clerk post a sample ballot and the open-source software used, and to provide legislative intent regarding certain duties of the Secretary of State.
ELECTIONS
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
2/23/2023