This bill amends provisions related to voting equipment. This bill: - except for an electronic pollbook or official register, requires an election officer to ensure that all voting equipment used in this state is not capable of wireless communication; - repeals a provision governing the certification of voting equipment used in ranked-choice voting; - prohibits an election officer from acquiring voting equipment that is not part of the new voting equipment system selected for purchase by the lieutenant governor; - provides that the Voting Equipment Selection Committee shall assist the lieutenant governor in:conducting a competitive procurement for a new voting equipment system; andensuring that the new voting equipment system complies with the requirements for casting a mechanical ballot; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Recommended by: Government Operations Interim Committee

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-5-801, 20A-5-802, 20A-5-803
Substitute #1: 20A-5-801, 20A-5-802, 20A-5-803