Audits of contested elections and election nullification. (FE)

1. A complete examination of electronic voting machines and systems, including to the extent applicable, browsers; tabulators; scanners; routers and firewalls; switches; network and out-of-band management cards; internet or network connectivity; network and remote access; remote access applications;

evidence showing that software was installed or removed on the machine or system;

flash drives; thumb drives; event logs; scripts that have been run; the date on which data were last modified and what data were modified, whether during or after the election; systems and security updates; password policies; multifactor authentication; databases; adjudication records; administrator accounts; and log-in records.

2. A complete examination, including by using kinematic artifact detection, of all physical ballots, including whether ballots meet industry standards with respect to out-of-calibration measurements, and including, to the extent applicable, examination of ballot thickness to prevent bleed-through, the types of markers used for purposes of marking ballots, ballot chain of custody, the number of ballots cast in the election in comparison with the number of voters, whether absentee ballot standards were met, and ballot watermarks and dot coding.

3. A physical canvass, and an examination of whether county clerks and election officials, including volunteers, followed election rules and regulations mandated by their county.

4. Measures to ensure transparency, including broadcasting audit proceedings by live stream on the Internet.

Additionally, under the bill, if, after an audit conducted as specified above with respect to any contested election, the Elections Commission, attorney general, or district attorney having jurisdiction over the matter determines that a violation of the laws relating to election threats, bribery, or fraud occurred, the contested election is null and void, and if any candidate for elected office in the election has since assumed office, the office is vacated. In such a case, the bill requires the governor to order a new election, which must take place no later than 30 days after the date of that determination.