The registrars of voters shall, before the day of the election, cause test ballots to be inserted in each tabulator to ensure that each tabulator is prepared and read and cause each other voting system approved by the Secretary of the State for use in the election, including, but not limited to, voting devices equipped for individuals with disabilities that comply with the provisions of the Help America Vote Act, P.L. 107-25, as amended from time to time, to be put in order in every way and set and adjust the same so that it shall be ready for use in voting when delivered at the polling place. Such registrars of voters shall cause each voting system to be in order and set and adjusted, to be delivered at the polling place, together with all necessary furniture and appliances that go with the same, at the room where the election is to be held, and to be tested and operable not later than one hour prior to the opening of the polling place.

(1949 Rev., S. 1203; 1953, S. 724d; 1957, P.A. 561, S. 9; 1969, P.A. 694, S. 11; P.A. 80-281, S. 13, 31; P.A. 11-20, S. 34; 11-173, S. 37.)

History: 1969 act deleted “the official or officials ...” and substituted “registrars of voters” as having cognizance of preparation of machines; P.A. 80-281 required that each voting machine contain a pencil for write-in use; P.A. 11-20 deleted provisions re mechanics and pencil, replaced references to machine with references to tabulator or polling place and replaced “ballot labels” with “ballot”, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 11-173 replaced language re mechanics and machines with language re test ballots and preparation of tabulators, changed deadline for delivery and set-up of machines not later than six o’clock the day preceding the election to deadline for voting systems to be tested and operable one hour prior to opening of the polling place, and made technical changes, effective July 13, 2011.