This bill reduces by half the vote percentage difference or amount of votes in an election used to determine the deposit required for a recount. The bill also includes in the actual cost of the recount that the candidate requesting the recount is required to pay the payroll costs of the state workers necessary to conduct the recount. The bill requires a refund to be provided to the requesting candidate if the deposit paid is more than the actual cost of the recount and requires the requesting candidate to pay the difference if the actual cost of the recount is more than the deposit paid.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 1289, SP 518: 21-A.737