The project was originally to cost taxpayers $30 million, but a recent audit found changes to procurement rules have placed a much bigger burden on the state.
Following recommendations from election-security experts and the national academies, the state will review 5 percent of all ballots cast in elections, beginning in November.
The Federal Communications Commission says it will bundle its implementation of Kari’s Law and part of RAY BAUM’S Act, both enacted earlier this year.