The proposed bill would amend current election statutes by requiring the officer in charge of elections to maintain a detailed count of physical ballots across several specified categories, including early ballots, regular ballots, provisional ballots, federal-only ballots, duplicated ballots, test ballots, ballots used for logic and accuracy testing, replacement early ballots, and electronically generated ballots. This new requirement would be added to the existing responsibilities of election officials, ensuring comprehensive tracking of all ballot types.

Additionally, the bill mandates that the officer in charge of elections post the ballot category counts on their website and provide this information to the Secretary of State within 48 hours after the county canvass is transmitted. The Secretary of State is also required to post each county's information on their website. The bill makes technical changes and clarifies that the responsibility for maintaining these counts lies solely with the officer in charge of elections, rather than the county recorder.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 16-602
Senate Engrossed Version: 16-602