1E Relating to elections; prohibiting candidates from determining the validity of an absentee ballot envelope; clarifying defective ballots with voter identifying information; modifying the qualifying vote differential for required recounts, requiring candidates in question to place written request for recounts after primaries and elections, removing the candidate option for waiver of recount, authorizing a losing candidate to request a recount at the candidate's own expense if the vote difference is greater than a certain amount; designating secretary of state as filing officer for multi-county candidates and county auditors for single county candidates; requiring candidate recount representatives to be state residents and requiring candidate written authorization and recount representative training, prescribing penalties for recount obstruction, specifying post election review postponement under conditions of automatic recount
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