H 4259 General Bill, By Harris
Summary: Hand Count Audit Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HAND COUNT AUDIT ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1180 SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH COUNTY BOARD OF VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT A POSTELECTION AUDIT OF ELECTION RESULTS THROUGH A HAND COUNT OF VOTES CAST WITHIN A MINIMUM NUMBER OF RANDOMLY SELECTED PRECINCTS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 7-13-1190 SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY CHAIRPERSON OF ANY CERTIFIED POLITICAL PARTY AND THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY TO INVESTIGATE THE INTEGRITY OF AN ELECTION AS CONDUCTED WITHIN THAT COUNTY BY REQUESTING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A FULL HAND RECOUNT, A POSTELECTION AUDIT OF PAPER BALLOTS, OR A FORENSIC AUDIT.
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04/05/23	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
04/05/23	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 8)