HB 2614-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires a signed declaration, for ballots returned electronically by a voter who is not an overseas or service voter, to be received no later than the day before the county canvassing board certifies the election or primary results.

Requires the county auditor to: (1) Before certification of the election for ballots returned electronically, conduct an audit of those ballots if at least forty of the ballots are returned by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election;

(2) Upon providing notice to each voter, randomly select twenty-five percent of the voters and include in their notice a request for the voter to return his or her original ballot along with the signed declaration; and

(3) Analyze any original ballot returned to ensure it matches the electronically returned ballot.