ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: ELECT DP 5-4-0-1

HB 2272: postelection equipment testing

Sponsor:  Representative Thorpe, LD 6

Caucus & COW

Overview

Prescribes that automatic tabulating equipment, electronic ballot tabulating systems and programs must undergo logic and accuracy testing after the completion and issuance of the unofficial results of an election.

History

Before an election day and within a period of time prescribed by the Secretary of State (SOS) in the Elections Procedures Manual, the officer or board of supervisors in charge of an election will have the automatic tabulating equipment and programs tested to ensure that they will count every vote for every office correctly. For elections involving state or federal candidates, the SOS will have the testing done. The location and time of the testing are required to be public at least 48 hours before the testing. The test will be observed by at least two election inspectors, who will not be of the same political party. The test must also be open to any representatives of political parties or candidates.

Logic and accuracy testing of electronic ballot tabulating systems occur within seven days before their use for early balloting as described in the Elections Procedures Manual. The Manual includes procedures on how to handle the ballots, and any other matters necessary to have the maximum correctness, impartiality and uniformity in the administration of an electronic ballot tabulating system (A.R.S. § 16-449).

Provisions

1.    ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires the same officer who performed the logic and accuracy testing before the election to conduct that testing on the automatic tabulating equipment, electronic ballot tabulating systems and programs after the completion of the unofficial results of the election to ensure they continue to correctly count the votes. (Sec. 1)

2.    Specifies that the logic and accuracy testing taking place after the completion of the unofficial results of the election must be performed in the same way as the testing before the election. (Sec. 1)

3.    Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1) 

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7.    Initials SJ/JB                     Caucus & COW

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