Amends election law to allow recounts of ballots to be conducted manually or via authorized automated tools when the margin of victory is between.

This bill amends the election law to allow recounts of ballots to be conducted either manually or via any automated tool authorized by the board of elections, provided the tool is independent from the voting system. This applies to all ballots in a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%. Additionally, it allows losing candidates to reject a recount before it is conducted. The margin of victory is defined as the difference between all votes cast in the entire contest following the recanvass of votes.

Amends election law to allow recounts of ballots to be conducted manually or via authorized automated tools when the margin of victory is between.

This bill amends the election law to allow recounts of ballots to be conducted either manually or via any automated tool authorized by the board of elections, provided the tool is independent from the voting system. This applies to all ballots in a particular contest where the margin of victory is less than or equal to 0.5% but greater than 0.25%. Additionally, it allows losing candidates to reject a recount before it is conducted. The margin of victory is defined as the difference between all votes cast in the entire contest following the recanvass of votes.