Sec. 7. (a) A county election board shall file a report with the secretary of state not later than forty-eight (48) hours after receiving notice from a federal, state, or local government agency that:
(1) a voting system or electronic poll book has been improperly obtained or altered in a manner that violates Indiana law; or
(2) the data concerning the county maintained in the statewide voter registration system has been accessed or altered by a person in violation of Indiana law.
(b) A vendor of a voting system or electronic poll book shall file a report with the secretary of state and VSTOP not later than forty-eight (48) hours after discovering that an anomaly or problem has occurred in a voting system or electronic poll book due to technical or human error. However, if the anomaly or problem is discovered on election day, the vendor must file a report not later than three (3) hours after discovering the anomaly or problem.
(c) The report described in subsection (b) must state all of the following:
(1) The nature of the anomaly or problem.
(2) The number of counties, precincts, or vote centers affected.
(3) The vendor's preliminary plan to resolve the anomaly or problem by preventing any impediment to voters casting ballots, or to the accuracy and integrity of the election process.
As added by P.L.100-2018, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.71-2019, SEC.28.
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