(a)Each application must be in writing, sworn
to or affirmed by the applicant, under the penalties of perjury, on a
form prescribed by the election division, and must satisfy the following
requirements:
(1)Provide the name and address of the vendor submitting the
application.
(2)Provide the telephone number of the vendor.
(3)Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the
individual representing the vendor regarding the application.
(4)Provide the model name and number of the submitted voting
system, stating the hardware, firmware, and software version
numbers of the system.
(5)State whether the voting system is a direct record electronic
voting system or an optical scan ballot card voting system.
(6)Provide a description of the voting system and its capabilities,
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(a) Each application must be in writing, sworn
to or affirmed by the applicant, under the penalties of perjury, on a
form prescribed by the election division, and must satisfy the following
requirements:
(1) Provide the name and address of the vendor submitting the
application.
(2) Provide the telephone number of the vendor.
(3) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the
individual representing the vendor regarding the application.
(4) Provide the model name and number of the submitted voting
system, stating the hardware, firmware, and software version
numbers of the system.
(5) State whether the voting system is a direct record electronic
voting system or an optical scan ballot card voting system.
(6) Provide a description of the voting system and its capabilities,
including the following:
(A) Photographs.
(B) Engineering drawings.
(C) Technical documentation.
(D) Fail-safe and emergency backup information.
(E) Environmental requirements for storage, transportation, and
operation.
(7) Include an agreement to pay for the total costs of the
examination.
(8) Provide documentation of the escrow of the voting system's
software, firmware, source codes, and executable images with an
escrow agent approved by the election division.
(9) Provide a functional description of any software components.
(10) Provide schematics or flowcharts identifying software and
data file relationships.
(11) Describe the type of maintenance offered by the vendor.
(12) Provide information concerning batteries used in the voting
system, including the following:
(A) A list of all batteries to be used in the voting system and
any peripherals.
(B) The expected life span of each battery.
(C) A log documenting when each battery was installed or
subsequently replaced.
(D) A schedule for the replacement of each battery not later
than thirty (30) days before the end of the expected life span of
each battery.
(E) Plans to test batteries before each election.
(F) Plans for the emergency replacement of batteries that fail on
election day or during the thirty (30) days before election day.
(13) Provide the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the
vendor's maintenance providers.
(14) Provide a description of the training courses offered by the
vendor for the voting system.
(15) Provide user manuals, operator and system manuals, and
problem solving manuals.
(16) Provide a statement of the current and future
interchangeability of all subcomponents of the voting system.
(17) Provide documentation from all independent testing
authorities that have examined the system.
(18) Provide documentation from all election jurisdictions that
have previously approved the system.
(19) State that the vendor has complied with, and will continue to
comply with, section 45(b) of this chapter following certification
of the system.
(20) Pay the application fee required under section 4 of this
chapter.
(b) If an application does not include any of the applicable
requirements listed in subsection (a), those requirements must be filed
with the election division before the application may be considered by
the commission.