{
unalterable,
}
auditable
{
record
}
, voter verified paper trail
of votes
cast in order to be certified for use;
15
. amends the duties of the chief election officer to require that any voting
equipment
16
purchased be capable of producing an
{
unalterable,
}
auditable
{
record
}
,
voter verified paper trail
of votes cast;
2. Page
3, Lines 80 through 82
:
80
(xiii) produce
{
an unalterable record
}
voter verified paper trail
of each
vote recorded by the voting equipment that
81
would permit a third party to inspect and verify the votes cast for the purposes of auditing
and
82
insuring the integrity of the elections process; and
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Clark and Rep. Hughes absent for the
vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
1, Line 22 through Page 2, Line 28
:
22
. amends the Election Code to require the lieutenant governor to provide the
public
23
with an opportunity to review and comment on new voting equipment systems
24
before new voting equipment systems are purchased;
and
25
{
. amends the Election Code and the duties of the chief election officer to
permit the
26
use and purchase of automatic voting equipment that permits a voter, at a time
27
subsequent to casting a vote, to verify that the vote was properly recorded, provided
28
that the voter's rights are preserved; and
}
2. Page
3, Lines 71 through 72
:
71
(ix) permit each voter
, including those with disabilities,
to
independently
verify and correct the voter's selections before the voter casts
72
the ballot;
3. Page
3, Line 88 through Page 4, Line 91
:
88
{
© The lieutenant governor may purchase an automated voting system that
has the
89
ability to permit an individual voter, at any time after casting a ballot and before the
board of
90
canvassers certifies the election results, to verify that the voter's vote was properly
recorded,
91
provided that the voter's rights, including the right to a secret ballot, are
preserved.
}
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 3, Line 80: Before "voter verified paper trail", insert "a"
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Hughes absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Lloyd Carr, Carr Printing Company
Michael Cragun, Director, Elections Office
Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties
Rep. Aagard relinquished the chair to Rep. Hughes.
Spoke to the bill: Thomas Clay, citizen, software developer
Clarity Sanderson, Utah Democratic Party Caucus
Fraser Nelson, Disability Law Center
Jason Yocum, Chief Deputy Clerk, Salt Lake County
Tom Stutz, citizen
Alan Ernstsen, citizen
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 80 & 81: After "the voting equipment" delete "that would permit a third party
to inspect and verify the votes cast"
2. Page 3, Line 81: After "for the purposes of" delete "auditing and"
MOTION: Rep. Clark moved to call the question. The motion passed unanimously with Rep.
Wheatley absent for the vote.
The substitute motion to amend the bill failed with Rep. Hendrickson, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep.
Mathis voting in favor of the motion and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Clark moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Hansen voting in
opposition to the motion and Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes adjourned the meeting at 3:33 p.m.
__________________________
Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair