§ 3-11-15-49 — Approval required before voting system is marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented; exception for display or demonstration, conditions

Indiana § 3-11-15-49

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

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(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 approved the vendor's application for the approval of the voting
system.
(b) A vendor may display or demonstrate a voting system that has
not been approved by the commission for use in Indiana, if the vendor
complies with all the following requirements:
(1) The display or demonstration occurs at a conference of
election officials sponsored by:
(A) a state agency; or
(B) an association of circuit court clerks or voter registration
officers.
(2) The vendor files a notice with the election division at least
seven (7) days before the scheduled starting date of a conference
referred to in subdivision (1) setting forth the following:
(A) The name of the vendor and each vendor representative
scheduled to display or demonstrate the voting system.
(B) The address and telephone number of the vendor.
(C) The model name and number of the voting system,
including the hardware, firmware, and software version number
for the voting system.
(D) The name and manufacturer of the voting system.
(E) The date and location of the display or demonstration of the
voting system.
(3) The vendor displays the voting system with a notice that:
(A) is in at least 16 point type size;
(B) is posted on the face of the voting system; and
(C) states that the voting system is "Not Approved for Use in
Indiana".
(4) The vendor ensures that each communication concerning the
voting system that is available or made at a conference referred to
in subdivision (1) includes a statement that the voting system is
"Not Approved for Use in Indiana". A printed communication
must include the statement in a type size that is at least as large as
the largest type size used in the communication.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), a vendor may display or
demonstrate an electronic voting system which includes a voter
verifiable paper audit trail if the vendor demonstrates the system only
to a county which is currently using an electronic voting system
provided by that vendor which does not include a voter verifiable paper
audit trail.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.135; P.L.219-2013, SEC.54; P.L.71-2019, SEC.25.