PART II. ACQUISITION AND ALLOCATION OF
VOTING MACHINES
§1361. Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examination
A. The secretary of state may examine any type or make of voting machine upon the request of a representative of the maker or supplier thereof, and if he determines that the machine complies with the requirements of this Chapter and that it meets standards acceptable to him as to durability, accuracy, efficiency, and capacity, he shall approve that type or make of machine for use in this state and shall issue his certificate of approval thereof. In addition, any electronic voting machine procured or used in the state must have been certified according to the voluntary voting system guidelines developed and maintained by the United States Election Assistance Commission by a voting system test laboratory accredited by the United States Election Assistance Commission. This certificate, together with any relevant reports, drawings, and photographs, shall be a public record.
B. Any absentee by mail and early voting counting equipment to be procured for use in this state shall be certified by the secretary of state as meeting standards acceptable to him as to durability, accuracy, efficiency, and capacity.
C. The secretary of state may employ experts to assist him in making the examination provided for in this Section. The expenses of the services of such experts, not to exceed a total of five hundred dollars, shall be paid prior to the examination by the person requesting examination of the machine. Experts employed in the examination shall sign the certificate of approval made by the secretary of state. No machine shall be used at any election which has not been approved by the secretary of state as herein provided.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2001, No. 1181, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 584, §1, eff. May 28, 2018.
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