KS HB2659

All election recounts must be conducted by hand count of cast paper ballots, eliminating the previous option allowing requestors to choose the recount method

Post-election audits must be performed manually by bipartisan sworn election boards reviewing paper ballots in randomly selected precincts (1% of precincts minimum, increasing to 10% for races within 1% margin)

Copies or digital images of ballots are prohibited from being used in any audit or recount—only original cast paper ballots are permitted

When inconsistencies exist between electronic vote tallies and hand-counted paper ballots, the hand count is designated as the true and correct record

Amends K.S.A. 25-4413, 25-2912, 25-3009, and 25-3107; takes effect upon publication in the statute book