Ballot board activity required to be livestreamed, commissioner of information technology services required to provide livestreaming services and retain data, data classified, and money appropriated.

HF 1664 requires county auditors, municipal clerks, and school district clerks to livestream all ballot board activities during absentee voting, election day, and the following day if processing absentee ballots. Specific activities like examining envelopes, opening ballots, depositing ballots, and counting must be recorded using cameras positioned to show board members, ballots, and room doors while avoiding private data. The Commissioner of Information Technology Services must provide this livestreaming service free of charge, retain recordings for 22 months, and make them publicly accessible online. The bill appropriates funding for implementation starting in fiscal year 2026 and applies to elections on or after September 1, 2025.