Title 13, Title 13

All laws applicable to elections when voting is not done using a voting system and all penalties prescribed for violations of those laws apply to elections and precincts when voting systems are used if those laws are not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

(1) The secretary of state may prescribe rules for the submission of voting systems for examination and additional requirements for approval of voting systems. (2) The secretary of state shall prescribe rules for the complete procedures necessary to use each type of voting system…

A punchcard voting system may not be used in an election after December 31, 2003.

(1) Before each election in which a voting system is used, the election administrator shall instruct all election judges in the use of the system as provided in 13-4-203. (2) A chief election judge may not serve in a precinct where a voting system is used unless the judge has rec…

(1) Not more than 12 days or less than 2 days before an election at which a voting system will be used by voters, the election administrator shall broadcast on radio or television, as provided in 2-3-105 through 2-3-107, or publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the cou…

A voting system must be on exhibition in the office of the election administrator of any county where the voting system is used and may be exhibited at other locations. The election administrator shall demonstrate the voting system to any inquiring elector.

(1) For each voting system approved under 13-17-101, the secretary of state shall adopt rules specifying the procedures to be uniformly applied in elections conducted with the voting system. (2) The rules must, at a minimum, specify procedures that address the following: (a) perf…

(1) No more than 30 days prior to an election in which a voting system is used, the election administrator shall publicly test and certify that the system is performing properly. An election administrator shall test all central count vote tabulation machines to be used if automat…

Subject to 13-12-202, whenever a voting system does not allow adequate space for all candidates for all offices or for all ballot issues, separate paper ballots may be used for some or all offices or ballot issues if written authorization is given to the election administrator by…

This part may be cited as the "Postelection Audit Act".

As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Computer software expert" means a person who has obtained a bachelor of science degree in computer science with expertise in software engineering and who is not affiliated with an election software vendor. (2) "County au…

(1) After unofficial results are available to the public in a federal election, but before the official canvass by the county board of canvassers, the county audit committee shall conduct a random-sample audit. (2) The random-sample audit may not include a ballot that a vote-coun…

(1) Prior to each federal election, the county governing body shall appoint at least three individuals to serve on the county audit committee from a list of county employees and county residents who have offered to serve on the committee. (2) The county audit committee may not in…

(1) No sooner than 7 days after the federal election and no later than 9 days after the federal election, the state board of canvassers, pursuant to 13-17-503 and as established by rule, shall randomly select: (a) the races and ballot issue to be audited; (b) the precincts to be …

(1) The random-sample audit must be completed at least 1 day before the official canvass by the county board of canvassers. (2) The county audit committee shall manually count the votes for the random-sample audit as follows: (a) One member shall read the ballot while the remaini…

(1) If a discrepancy exists between the vote-counting machine totals and the manual count totals, the random-sample audit results must serve as the definitive record for purposes of the canvass. (2) If the random-sample audit results in a discrepancy of more than 0.5% of total ba…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the secretary of state shall reimburse each county for any costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this part. (2) A vendor who supplies a vote-counting machine that was purchased after October 1, 2009, and that fails an audit due…

(1) Upgrades, patches, fixes, or alterations may not be applied to any vote-counting machine during the 30 days following a federal election. (2) If a vote-counting machine fails an audit pursuant to 13-17-507, the vote-counting machine is subject to examination by a computer sof…

(1) After unofficial results are available to the public in a nonfederal election, but before the official canvass by the county board of canvassers, the board of county commissioners may request a random-sample audit of vote-counting machines. (2) The random-sample audit may not…