Legislative Session number- 83

Bill Name: SF1666

E Relating to elections; requiring polling place voting methods + after a
certain date to include systems accessible to individuals with +disabilities
including nonvisual accessibility for the blind and visually +impaired;
requiring certification of voting systems by independent testing +authorities
approved by the secretary of state; requiring the secretary of state +in
cooperation with the commissioner of administration to establish a +state voting
systems contract; requiring bids for voting systems and related +election
services to be solicited from certified vendors; requiring biennial +contract
renewal; authorizing counties, cities, towns and school districts to +purchase
or lease voting systems and obtain related election services from the+ state
contract; expanding electronic voting systems requirements; +appropriating a
certain amount of money from the help America vote act account to the+ secretary
of state for grants to counties to purchase electronic voting systems+ equipped
for individuals with disabilities and to purchase optical scan voting+ systems,
requiring and providing for the grants; requiring counties receiving+ grants to
report to the secretary of state by a certain date on amounts spent +and the
secretary of state to compile the information for a report to the +legislature
by a certain later date; authorizing continued use of mail balloting (ra, ja)