Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 34. Measurement of the relative frequency of entry to program units and the frequency of exception conditions must be included as part of the quality assessment. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.176-1999, SEC.134.

Sec. 36. Software used in all systems must monitor the overall quality of data read-write and transfer quality status, checking the number and types of errors that occur in any of the relevant operations on data and how the errors were corrected. If the total number of corrected …

Sec. 37. Ballot card voting systems must rely on the retention of ballots as a redundant means of verifying election results. As a means of assuring accuracy in electronic voting systems, the unit must incorporate multiple memories in the machine itself and in the unit's programm…

Sec. 38. The stored images of each ballot must protect the integrity of the data and the anonymity of each voter by such means as storage location scrambling. The ballot image records may be either machine readable or manually transcribed, or both, at the discretion of the vendor…

Sec. 39. The electronic voting system firmware instructions must contain necessary logical instructions to determine correct recording of each and every candidate or public question selection made by the voter to the appropriate memory registers and tables. In the case of a parti…

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an application for a de minimis change. (b) Each application for certification of a voting system shall be accompanied by a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000). All fees collected under this section shall be deposited with the treasure…

Sec. 40. After every ballot is cast, a reconciliation of the sum of selections and undervotes must occur. The undervotes may not be generated as a default but must be generated as the result of scanning the ballot as the ballot is cast. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.

Sec. 41. Status messages must become part of the real-time audit record. Latitude in software design is necessary so that consideration can be given to various user processing and reporting needs. The user shall require status and information messages to be displayed and reported…

Sec. 42. Depending on the critical nature of the message, and the particular jurisdiction's needs, status messages shall preferably be displayed and reported by suitable, unambiguous indicators or English language text. Noncritical status messages may be displayed if the message …

Sec. 43. (a) The audit record provisions in this chapter are essential to the complete recording of election operations and reporting of the vote tally. This list of audit records must reflect all of the idiosyncrasies of a system. (b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21081, the voting s…

Sec. 44. In-process audit records consist of data documenting precinct and central count system operation during diagnostic routines and the casting and tallying of ballots. At a minimum, the in-process audit records for all systems must contain the following items, except as oth…

background checks Sec. 45. (a) The vendor shall disclose the general features and capabilities of the access policy. The generic capabilities should include the following: (1) Software access controls. (2) Hardware access controls. (3) Effective password management. (4) The prote…

and electronic poll books; security protocols; default protocols Sec. 46. (a) The county election board is responsible for defining the specific access policies applying to voting systems and electronic poll books in each election and for specifying when any variations from these…

Sec. 47. The access control policy must identify all persons to whom access is granted and the specific functions and data to which each holds authorized access. If an authorization is limited to a specific time, time interval, or phase of the voting or counting operations, this …

Sec. 48. The access control policy: (1) may not affect the ability of a voter to record votes and submit a ballot; and (2) must preclude voter access to all other physical facilities of the vote-counting processes. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.

leased, installed, or implemented; exception for display or demonstration, conditions Sec. 49. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), before a vendor markets, sells, leases, installs, or permits the implementation of a voting system in Indiana, the commission must have …

examination Sec. 5. Each vendor shall reimburse the election division an amount equal to the total cost of examining the system. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.136. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

Sec. 54. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the software or source code of a voting system may not be changed while an election is being conducted or during the canvassing of the election's results. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. IC 3-11-15-55 Repealed As adde…

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.137. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.

county election board plan; filing and approval of plan Sec. 59. (a) Whenever a county wishes to dispose of a voting system unit or an electronic poll book unit, the county election board must first file a plan with the election division. The plan must state all of the following:…

Sec. 6. The commission shall not approve any system until the fee and the expenses incurred by the election division (or the person designated under IC 3-11-16) in making the examination are paid by the person making the application. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.…

use; restrictions Sec. 60. (a) This section applies to a voting system certified for use in Indiana elections. (b) A vendor may not sell, lease, or transfer possession of a voting system to a person except to: (1) an Indiana county; (2) the voting system technical oversight progr…

voting system may not be connected to Internet or a network Sec. 61. (a) This section does not apply to an electronic poll book. (b) A computer or electronic device used: (1) to create the layout of a ballot for an election; (2) to program a voting system, electronic voting syste…

Sec. 8. An application under this chapter is valid for one (1) year after the date that the application is filed with the election division and for any additional time that the commission considers necessary to act upon the application. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.

Sec. 9. An applicant must vigorously and continuously seek approval of an application by promptly responding to inquiries from the commission and the election division. The commission may, following a hearing under IC 4-21.5, dismiss an application if the commission determines th…