This amendment replaces previous committee amendments, adds hand count audit requirements for the 2026 elections, modifies election dates and timelines, and adjusts the effective dates of the bill.
- Removes two prior committee of the whole amendments (HB0052HW001/A and HB0052HW002/A) entirely. (Page 1, lines 1-4)
- Expands the bill's description to include amending election dates, election recount judge provisions, and mandating hand count audits for the 2026 primary and general elections with specified requirements. (Page 1, lines 6-12)
- Changes reference from singular 'an effective date' to plural 'effective dates' to accommodate multiple effective dates in the bill. (Page 1, lines 14-15)
- Adds references to sections 22-2-104(b) and (d) and 22-8-101(d) to the list of amended statutes. (Page 1, lines 17-18)
- Adds reference to section 22-16-103(c)(i) to the list of amended statutes. (Page 1, lines 20-21)
- Modifies punctuation in the amended sections list. (Page 2, line 2-3)
- Adds new section 22-2-104 establishing primary election dates on the first Tuesday after the third first Monday in August and bond election dates with similar timing requirements. (Page 2, lines 27-41)
- Adds new section 22-8-101(d) exempting judges appointed for recounts from the June 30 appointment deadline for judges of election and counting boards. (Page 2, lines 1-10)
- Adds new section 22-16-103(c)(i) requiring the county canvassing board to meet no later than the first second Friday following the election. (Page 6, lines 12-23)
- Adds new section 22-16-118 establishing that the state canvassing board shall meet no later than the second third Wednesday following the election and setting out the board's review and certification duties. (Page 15, lines 32-44)
- Adds comprehensive new Section 3 requiring county clerks to conduct hand count audits for the 2026 primary and general elections, including one federal race and one statewide race selected by the secretary of state, plus all legislative races, with specific procedures for audit board appointment and ballot tabulation. (Page 15, lines 46 through Page 4, line 29)
- Modifies the prohibition on judges of election serving as counting board members to permit exceptions for hand count audits conducted under the new Section 3. (Page 3, lines 24-27)
- Renumbers the subsequent section from Section 3 to Section 4. (Page 15, line 31)
- Replaces the single effective date with Section 5 establishing January 1, 2027 as the general effective date, with Sections 3 and 5 effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law. (Page 15, lines 33-42)
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