NEW ELECTION REFORMS ARE BEING PROPOSED IN HOPES OF INSTILLING MORE VOTER CONFIDENCE.

THE BILL AIMS TO STANDARDIZE PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE, SO THAT ALL COUNTY ELECTION AUTHORITIES ARE ON THE SAME PAGE. THAT INCLUDES TRAINING FOR ELECTION JUDGES AND PUBLISHING ONLINE EXACTLY HOW VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS ARE HANDLED SAYS SENATOR SALLY TURNER OF LINCOLN.

THE GOAL OF THE LEGISLATION IS TO SET UP STATEWIDE STANDARDS SUCH AS UNIFORM AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING FOR ELECTION JUDGES SAYS SENATOR SUE REZIN OF MORRIS.

THE LEGISLATION ALSO CALLS FOR ELECTION AUTHORITIES TO POST A NOTICE ONLINE ABOUT WHY BALLOT TALLIES ARE MORE THAN FIVE HOURS LATE AND TO PERFORM PERIODIC AUDITS.