Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1697 amends provisions of the Election Code relating to recounts of elections in which direct recording electronic voting machines were used. The bill requires the recount committee chair to determine how many committee members must be present while images of ballots cast are printed for purposes of a recount. It also allows each candidate to be present during the printing of the images and have representatives present in the same numbers as prescribed for a recount. The bill provides for determining the amount of the recount deposit required when printed images of ballots cast using direct recording electronic voting machines are to be recounted manually.