Plain English Breakdown
The provided source is a summary of intent rather than full legal text, so specific procedures for handling discrepancies or terminating recounts are not detailed.
HB604: Manual Ballot Recounts by Local Election Officials
This bill authorizes local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots after returns are computed, canvassed, and tabulated.
What This Bill Does
- Authorizes local election superintendents to conduct manual recounts of ballots following the computation, canvassing, and tabulation of returns in an election.
- Addresses discrepancies raised by such recounts.
- Provides for the termination of such recounts if they conflict with other duties of the superintendent.
- Repeals conflicting laws.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local election superintendents
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not specify how discrepancies are addressed or the exact rules for terminating recounts.
- The text states that conflicting laws will be repealed but does not list which specific laws.