§ 3-11-15-46 — County election board defines access policies to voting systems and electronic poll books; security protocols; default protocols

Indiana § 3-11-15-46

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 15: Ballot Card and Electronic Voting Systems; Additional

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(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 policies are permitted.
(b) The county election board may adopt a resolution to establish a
security protocol to secure the voting systems and electronic poll books
used in each election conducted in the county. The security protocol
must include an audit trail to detect unauthorized access to the voting
systems and electronic poll books. A resolution adopted under this
subsection must be adopted by the unanimous vote of the board's entire
membership. If the board adopts a resolution under this subsection, the
requirements of subsections (c) through (g) do not apply to the county
when a copy of the resolution is filed with the election division. A
resolution adopted under this subsection is confidential. The person or
entity conducting the voting system technical oversight program and
the election division shall be available to advise the county election
board in the development of a security protocol under this subsection.
(c) The county election board shall place a uniquely numbered seal
on each voting system and electronic poll book used in an election to
secure the voting system and electronic poll book and permit
post-election auditing. The form of the seal and information contained
on the seal shall be prescribed by the election division and must make
it impossible to access the sealed part of the unit without detection.
(d) The county election board shall place the seal described in
subsection (c) on the voting system or electronic poll book immediately
upon completion of the canvass of votes cast in an election in which the
voting system or electronic poll book was made available for use at a
precinct or vote center.
(e) The seal must remain in place except when the county election
board orders unsealing of the voting system or electronic poll book in
one (1) of the following cases when the board finds unsealing to be
necessary:
(1) To conduct maintenance on the voting system or electronic
poll book.
(2) To prepare the voting system or electronic poll book for use
in the next election to be conducted by the county in which the
voting system or electronic poll book will be made available.
(3) To install certified voting system hardware, firmware, or
software on a voting system or certified upgrades on an electronic
poll book.
(4) To conduct a public test of the voting system or electronic poll
book required by state law.
(5) To conduct an audit authorized or required by this title.
(6) For the county election board to correct an error under IC 3-12-5-14.
(7) When ordered during a recount or contest proceeding under
IC 3-12.
(f) The county election board shall reseal the voting system or
electronic poll book immediately after the completion of the
maintenance, installation, audit, correction, recount proceeding, or
contest proceeding. When the county election board orders the
unsealing of the voting system or electronic poll book to prepare for the
use of the equipment in an election, the voting system or electronic poll
book may remain unsealed until the canvassing is completed under
subsection (d).
(g) The county election board shall document when each voting
system or electronic poll book is sealed or unsealed under this section,
identifying:
(1) the serial number of each voting system or electronic poll
book that is sealed or unsealed;
(2) the date on which the sealing or unsealing occurred; and
(3) the individual who performed the sealing or unsealing.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.100-2018, SEC.9; P.L.71-2019, SEC.24.