§ 3-11-15-44 — In-process audit records; contents

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 otherwise noted:
(1) Machine generated error and exception messages to ensure
that successful recovery has been accomplished. Examples
include the following:
(A) The source and disposition of system interrupts resulting in
entry into exception handling routines.
(B) All messages generated by exception handlers.
(C) The identification code and number of occurrences for each
hardware and software error or failure.
(D) Notification of system log-in or access errors, file access
errors, and physical violations of security as they occur, and a
summary record of these events after processing.
(E) For ballot card voting systems, an event log of any
ballot-related exceptions, such as the following:
(i) Quantity of ballots that are not processable.
(ii) Quantity of ballots requiring special handling.
(iii) In a central count environment, quantity identification
number of aborted precincts.
(F) Other exceptional events such as power failures, failure of
critical hardware components, data transmission errors, or other
types of operating anomalies.
(2) Critical system status messages other than informational
messages displayed by the system during the course of normal
operations. These items include the following:
(A) Diagnostic and status messages upon startup.
(B) The "zero totals" check conducted before opening the
polling place or counting a precinct centrally.
(C) For ballot card voting systems, the initiation or termination
of card reader and communications equipment operations.
(D) For electronic voting system machines, the event (and time,
if available) of enabling/casting each ballot that is each voter's
transaction as an event. This data can be compared with the
public counter for reconciliation purposes.
(3) Status messages that are generated by the machine's data
quality monitor or by software and hardware condition monitors.
For example, a cumulative or summary record of data
read-write-verify, parity, or check-sum errors and retries is
required. The intent is to gauge the accuracy of the ballot data and
adequacy of the system in monitoring and detecting system
processing errors.
(4) System generated log of all normal process activity and system
events that require operator intervention so that each operator
access can be monitored and access sequence can be constructed.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.