§ 31-10-1005 — Absent voters' voting machines - electronic voting systems

(1)
Any municipality using voting machines may provide one or more voting machines in
the clerk's office for the use of qualified applicants for absent voters' ballots. If
such machines are provided, they shall be available from twelve days prior to the
election until the closing of business on the Friday immediately preceding the
election. Votes on such machines shall be cast and counted in the same manner as
votes would be cast and counted on a voting machine in a precinct polling place on
election day. The clerk shall supervise the casting and counting of absent voters'
ballots on the machines. The machines shall remain locked and the tabulation of the
votes cast shall remain unknown until the day of the election.

(2) Any municipality using an electronic voting system may provide such
system for the use of qualified applicants for absent voters' ballots. Such system
shall be available from twelve days prior to the election until the closing day of
business on the Friday immediately preceding the election. Votes cast using such
system shall be cast in the same manner as votes would be cast in a precinct
polling place on election day. The clerk shall supervise the casting and counting of
absent voters' ballots using such system.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1062, � 1, effective July 1.