Requires automatic recount for local elections with vote difference of 10 votes or less at candidate's request; provides for geographic regions for judges to adjudicate election recounts and contests; establishes certain adjudication and hearing timelines.

This bill requires an automatic recount in county or municipal elections decided by a vote margin of 10 votes or less, triggered by a candidate's request within 24 hours of election certification. The state covers all recount costs, and the recount must be completed within three days of certification. It establishes three geographic regions (Northern, Central, Southern) for Superior Court judges to handle election recounts and contests, with assignments based on population and historical case volume. The bill also mandates strict timelines: initial hearings within 36 hours of filing and appeals within 24 hours, ensuring cases are resolved before elected officials assume office.