State Comparison of Election Policies
AZ |
GA |
MI |
NC |
NM |
PA |
WI |
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Member of ERIC |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Conducts risk-limiting audits |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Type of ballots used |
Hand-marked paper ballots and BMDs |
BMDs for all voters |
Hand-marked paper ballots and BMDs |
Hand-marked paper ballots and BMDs |
Hand-marked paper ballots and BMDs |
Hand-marked paper ballots and BMDs |
Hand-marked paper ballots, BMDs and DREs with VVPAT |
Faithless elector law |
Prohibits & cancels faithless vote |
None |
Prohibits & cancels faithless vote |
Prohibits & cancels faithless vote |
Prohibits faithless vote |
None |
Prohibits faithless vote |
Passed an ECRA clean up law |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Automatic Recount Rules |
Automatic if margin is 0.5% or less |
Upon candidate request if margin is 0.5% or less |
Automatic for statewide races if margin is 2,000 votes or less |
Upon candidate request if margin is 0.5% or less in statewide races and 1% in all other races |
Automatic, see New Mexico brief for margins |
Automatic for statewide races if margin is 0.5% or less |
Upon candidate request if margin is 1% or less, with attestation that petitioner is informed & believes mistake/fraud was committed |