Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the election recount process to require recounts on statewide issues or question elections.

Highlights:

• Specifies that an authorized candidate or individual may request either a manual recount or a recount by electronic voting device (Sec. 3).

• Requires that a petition for an electronic recount be accompanied by a check for $600 for the first 3,000 ballots and $300 more for each additional 5,000 ballots (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes the governor or attorney general to request a recount of any state question through a petition filed with the Secretary of State Election Board (Sec. 9E).

• Requires that the Secretary of State Election Board order an automatic recount of a state question if the margin of votes required is 0.5 percent of the total votes cast in a vote on a statutory issue or 1 percent of the votes cast in a vote on a constitutional issue (Sec. 9E).

• Specifies that the Secretary of State Election Board must determine the dates and times each county election board shall begin the recount process (Sec. 9E).

• Authorizes the Secretary of State Election Board to prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provision of Section 9E (Sec. 9E).

• Establishes a revolving fund, not to exceed $500,000, to account for the costs of a recount by the State Election Board and for reimbursements to county election boards for recounts of state questions (Sec. 9F).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends the election recount process to require recounts on statewide issues or question elections.

Highlights:

• Specifies that an authorized candidate or individual may request either a manual recount or a recount by electronic voting device (Sec. 3).

• Requires that a petition for an electronic recount be accompanied by a check for $600 for the first 3,000 ballots and $300 more for each additional 5,000 ballots (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes the governor or attorney general to request a recount of any state question through a petition filed with the Secretary of State Election Board (Sec. 9E).

• Requires that the Secretary of State Election Board order an automatic recount of a state question if the margin of votes required is 0.5 percent of the total votes cast in a vote on a statutory issue or 1 percent of the votes cast in a vote on a constitutional issue (Sec. 9E).

• Specifies that the Secretary of State Election Board must determine the dates and times each county election board shall begin the recount process (Sec. 9E).

• Authorizes the Secretary of State Election Board to prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provision of Section 9E (Sec. 9E).

• Establishes a revolving fund, not to exceed $500,000, to account for the costs of a recount by the State Election Board and for reimbursements to county election boards for recounts of state questions (Sec. 9F).

Full Bill Text