Sec. 7.1. (a) This section applies to money received under Section 102 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20902) and deposited in the account established under section 2 of this chapter for those funds.
(b) Money deposited in the account must be used for the purposes set forth in Section 102 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20902).
(c) As permitted under 52 U.S.C. 20902, a county may apply to receive reimbursement from the fund.
(d) To receive reimbursement or voting systems under this section, a county must file an application with the election division in the form required by the election division. The secretary of state shall review the application and make a recommendation to the budget committee regarding the application.
(e) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for reimbursement if the budget agency determines that the county has purchased a voting system to comply with Section 102 of HAVA and is eligible for reimbursement under this section.
(f) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for disbursement of voting systems to the county if the budget agency determines that the county is entitled to receive voting systems under this section to comply with Section 102 of HAVA.
(g) If a county's application for reimbursement is approved under this section, the secretary of state shall, subject to subsection (h), reimburse the county from the fund in an amount not more than the amount determined by STEP TWO of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of precincts in the county that used a voting machine voting system or a punch card voting system at the November 7, 2000, general election.
STEP TWO: Multiply the number determined in STEP ONE by four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(h) Payment of money from the fund under this section is subject to the availability of money in the fund and the requirements of this chapter and HAVA.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.126. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.6; P.L.153-2013, SEC.11; P.L.128-2015, SEC.168.
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