Relating to the recounting and contesting of elections, and providing penalties

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 25, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2025
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   Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 25, 202566–31
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   Done: Senate committeeApril 3, 2025
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 14, 202531–14
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 2, 2025

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 2

2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.

• S-3093Strike everything · filed April 9, 2025 by Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R)

  AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill and changes rules regarding election canvassing and recounts. It updates how judges are retained in office, modifies the timing for second canvasses in multi-county cities or school districts, and establishes new procedures for requesting and conducting recounts for statewide, federal, and multi-county offices. Its wording →

  Amends this SF 543 to CONFORM to HF 928
  Adopted
  April 14, 2025
• H-1155 · filed March 24, 2025 by

  AI summary This amendment changes the vote margins required for automatic recounts and updates the timelines for when certain election boards must meet. It also allows the commissioner to assign staff to recount boards, provided an equal number of people from each political party are used for partisan offices. Additionally, it adds a rule that a candidate can stop a recount by reaching a written agreement with the apparent winner to accept the original results. Its wording →
  Adopted
  March 25, 2025