House
File
2096
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2096
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
voting
machine
task
force.
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BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
VOTING
MACHINE
TASK
FORCE
AND
REPORT.
1
1.
The
secretary
of
state
shall
establish
a
voting
machine
2
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
secretary
of
3
state
and
an
expert
in
internet
technology
from
the
office
4
of
the
secretary
of
state,
as
well
as
the
following
members
5
appointed
by
the
majority
and
minority
leaders
of
each
house
6
of
the
general
assembly:
7
a.
An
expert
in
internet
technology
from
the
office
of
the
8
chief
information
officer.
9
b.
A
county
auditor
from
an
urban
county.
10
c.
A
county
auditor
from
a
moderately
sized
county.
11
d.
A
county
auditor
from
a
rural
county.
12
e.
Three
interested
voters,
one
of
whom
shall
be
a
13
registered
republican,
one
of
whom
shall
be
a
registered
14
democrat,
and
one
of
whom
shall
not
be
a
registered
member
of
15
either
party.
16
2.
The
secretary
of
state
shall
provide
staffing
services
17
for
the
task
force.
18
3.
The
task
force
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Determine
what
capabilities
voting
machines
should
have
20
in
order
to
produce
an
accurate,
reliable,
efficient,
and
21
accountable
result,
provided
that
such
voting
machines
shall
22
not
be
capable
of
connecting
to
the
internet
and
shall
use
23
analog
rather
than
digital
processes.
24
b.
Identify
a
manufacturer
or
vendor
for
voting
machines
25
meeting
the
requirements
of
paragraph
“a”.
26
c.
Estimate
the
costs
of
converting
all
voting
systems
in
27
Iowa
to
use
the
voting
machines
identified
in
paragraph
“a”.
28
d.
Identify
such
steps
as
are
necessary
to
convert
all
29
voting
systems
in
Iowa
to
those
identified
in
paragraph
“a”.
30
e.
Make
other
relevant
recommendations
to
the
general
31
assembly.
32
4.
The
task
force
shall
not
recommend
the
usage
of
33
electronic
voting
systems.
34
5.
The
task
force
shall
issue
a
report
regarding
its
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progress
and
findings
to
date
to
the
governor
and
the
general
1
assembly
no
later
than
December
1,
2022,
and
as
directed
by
the
2
general
assembly
thereafter.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
requires
the
secretary
of
state
to
establish
a
task
7
force
to
determine
what
capabilities
voting
machines
should
8
have
in
order
to
produce
an
accurate,
reliable,
efficient,
and
9
accountable
result,
provided
that
such
voting
machines
shall
10
not
be
capable
of
connecting
to
the
internet
and
shall
use
11
analog
rather
than
digital
processes.
The
task
force
shall
12
also
identify
a
manufacturer
for
such
machines,
estimate
the
13
costs
of
converting
to
the
use
of
such
machines,
identify
14
such
steps
as
are
necessary
to
convert
to
the
use
of
such
15
machines,
and
make
other
relevant
recommendations
to
the
16
general
assembly.
The
task
force
shall
not
recommend
the
use
17
of
electronic
voting
systems.
The
bill
sets
requirements
for
18
the
membership
of
the
task
force.
The
task
force
shall
issue
19
a
report
regarding
its
progress
and
findings
to
date
to
the
20
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
1,
2022,
and
as
21
directed
by
the
general
assembly
thereafter.
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