HB 0052: Elections-hand counting for recounts.

Summary

AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; amending dates related to elections; amending provisions related to election recount judges; requiring the completion of a hand count by the county clerk of each county in the 2026 primary and general elections; specifying requirements for the hand count; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.

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Mar 3, 2026

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