Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding voting machines, certain duties of election officials, and the payment of election expenses by counties and provides for public voting machine accuracy tests.
ELECTIONS -- Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding voting machines, certain duties of election officials, and the payment of election expenses by counties and provides for public voting machine accuracy tests.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation will prohibit voting systems in Idaho from being able to connect to the internet, it will also make it so that tampering with any voting system will now be considered a felony, included also gives the Secretary of State the authority to grant access to voting systems. This legislation also requires county clerks to conduct voting system accuracy testing that is open to the public prior to all elections. This bill also updates old, outdated legacy voting system language.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (35)
NAY (0)
House Third Reading
YEA (69)
NAY (1)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 260 Effective: 07/01/2024
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2024
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 1, 2024