2024 NACo Legislative Conference Daily Videos

Senate Rules Committee held business meeting on May 15 to markup and consider legislation on the role of artificial intelligence in elections. The Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act would direct the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines on the use and risks of AI technologies for county election officials.

The ACP is under a short timeline to receive additional funding. After May 31, all 23 million enrolled households will cease to receive any benefit from the program. Several Senate proposals could lead to expedited passage of funding to save the program.

The Local Infrastructure Financing Tools (LIFT) Act would restore advance refunding of tax-exempt municipal bonds, a critical tool for county municipal finance.