HB 6575 — AN ACT CONCERNING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS FOR ELECTION RESULTS.

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43466575 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 19, 2021 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand ELECTIONSElections Introducedreported by:through REP.

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503 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Municipalities Potential See Below See Below Cost Explanation This bill establishes a working group to examine employing risk- limiting audits to determine the accuracy of election results and to oversee a pilot program in five to ten municipalities for risk-limiting audits for the municipal elections held in such municipalities in 2021.

The working group provision has no fiscal impact as PA 17-236 prohibits transportation allowances for working group members.

A municipality may incur minimal costs to take part in the pilot program;

however, as the pilot program is voluntary it is assumed that a municipality would participate only to the extent it has available resources.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

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503 OLR Bill Analysis HB 6575 AN ACT CONCERNING RISK-LIMITING AUDITS FOR ELECTION RESULTS.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/31/2021) HB6575 / File No.

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