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. r Attachment to BCC Resolution , page 8. Section 14, HB 1529 & CS for SB 499 (continued) 4bProposed: Such request must be filed with the canvassing board prior to the time the canvassing board adjourns or within 5 days after mid- night of the date the election was held, whichever occurs later. Objection: The meaning of the entire sentence is confusing because of the phrase, "whichever occurs later." However, it appears that the intent is to have the canvassing board be ready to accept requests for manual recounts for the five days after the election. Does this mean that vote tabulations are not official for five days? 4ePr2posed: The county canvassing board may authorize a manual recount. Objection: What criteria are supposed to be used by the canvassing board in order for it to make a decision that is on firm legal ground? I doubt if the members of the canvassing board --the judge, the county commissioner, or the supervisor of elections --will accept such sweeping authority with no basis whatsoever. 4dProposed: The manual recount must include at least three precincts and at least 1 percent of the total votes cast for such candidate or issue. Objection: In elections with many candidates for one office, the losers could get together and each could choose three different precincts to be manually recounted, so that in a municipality it would be necessary to manually recount all precincts. It is a time consuming process that is expensive, and it would postpone knowing the official final returns until the recounts were completed. It would be a serious interference in mailing absentee ballots and in preparing for the next election if the recounts were requested after the first primary or the second primary. If a statewide candidate requested a manual recount, all 67 counties would be affected. THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 9. Section 15, HB 1529 & CS for SB 499 Proposed: There is created a Bureau of Voting Systems Certification within the Division of Elections of the Department of State which shall provide technical support to the supervisors of elections and which is responsible for voting system standards and certification. Sixteen initial positions are established in the bureau, and the sum of $669,000 is hereby appropriated to the Divsion of Elections from the General Revenue fund for purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act. Objection: Rather than creating such a far reaching bureau at one time, perhaps it would be more effective and less expensive to make a gradual approach. This would allow the Division of Elections and the supervisors of elections to absorb the changes and new rules gradually, to analyze the value to the voters and to the administration of elections in each county. There will have to be a corresponding increase in the number of employees in the supervisors of elections' offices to deal with the additional requirements by the Department of State and the Divison of Elections. THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE FISCAL IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.