Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 15.243 to require that the Attorney General or his or her designee randomly select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount, which fulfills the requirement for a risk-limiting audit; require that the hand-to-eye recount be performed by each county clerk or his or her designee; establish the process for the hand-to-eye recount; amend KRS 117.383 and 117.295 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove KRS 15.243; amend KRS 117.001 to remove the definition of "risk-limiting audit"; remove language from the defined term of "voting machine" or "machine" regarding a direct recording electronic voting machine; amend KRS 117.383 to require the Secretary of State or his or her designee to randomly select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount; require that the hand-to-eye recount be performed by each county board of elections or its designee; amend 117.295 to conform; appropriate to the State Board of Elections $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 to reimburse each county clerk up to $5,000 for actual expenses incurred for each election in which the clerk conducts a hand-to-eye recount; APPROPRIATION.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Amendment 1 -- J. Hodgson

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- A. Southworth

Summary Retain original provisions, except require that the Attorney General shall randomly select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount after the polls are closed; require that findings be reported to the Attorney General, the State Board of Elections, and the grand jury; restore language requiring the county board of elections to only examine voting equipment and ballot boxes under the discretion of the State Board of Elections.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- A. Southworth

Summary Retain original provisions, except require that the State Board of Elections shall randomly select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount after the polls are closed; require that findings be reported to the Attorney General, the State Board of Elections, and the grand jury; restore language requiring the county board of elections to only examine voting equipment and ballot boxes under the discretion of the State Board of Elections.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 3 -- A. Southworth

Summary Retain original provisions, except require that the Secretary of State shall randomly and manually select at least one ballot scanner and one race tabulated on that scanner for a hand-to-eye recount after the polls are closed in a public process; require that findings be reported to the Attorney General, the State Board of Elections, and the grand jury; restore language requiring the county board of elections to only examine voting equipment and ballot boxes under the discretion of the State Board of Elections.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.243, 117.383, 117.295
Acts Chapter 156: 117.001, 117.383, 117.295
House Committee Substitute 1: 117.001, 117.383, 117.295
Current/Final: 117.001, 117.383, 117.295
Current: 117.001, 117.383, 117.295