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IN SB0588

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2019

Primary Sponsor

Jean Breaux

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All voting systems in Indiana must retain paper ballots as a redundant means of verifying or auditing election results
  • Voting systems must permit voters to examine the paper record of their votes before finalizing to verify accuracy
  • Voters may not keep the paper record produced by the voting system
  • Once a voter verifies their votes, the paper record becomes the official record of those votes for any recount or contest
  • Effective date: January 1, 2020

Legislative Description

Voting systems. Requires all voting systems to rely on the retention of paper ballots as a redundant means of verifying or auditing election results. Requires that a voting system permit a voter to examine the paper record of the voter's votes to verify the voter's votes. Provides that after a voter has verified the votes on the paper record, the paper record is the official record of the votes.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

1/15/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections1/15/2019

Full Bill Text

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