§ 3-11-16-4 — Requirements of contractor

Indiana § 3-11-16-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 16: Voting System Technical Oversight Program

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The person or entity designated under this
chapter to conduct the program shall do the following:
(1) Develop and propose procedures and standards for the
certification, acquisition, functioning, training, and security for
voting systems and electronic poll books used to conduct
elections in Indiana.
(2) Compile and maintain an inventory of all voting systems and
electronic poll books used to conduct elections in Indiana. The
inventory must:
(A) include unique serial numbers to identify each voting
system unit and electronic poll book; and
(B) indicate the location where each voting system unit or
electronic poll book is ordinarily stored.
(3) Review reports concerning voting systems and electronic poll
books prepared by independent laboratories and submitted by
applicants for voting system and electronic poll book certification.
(4) Recommend to the commission whether an application for
voting system certification should be approved and, if so, whether
the approval should be subject to any restrictions or conditions to
ensure compliance with Indiana law.
(5) Perform any additional testing of a voting system or electronic
poll book necessary to determine whether the voting system or
electronic poll book complies with state law.
(6) In each odd-numbered year perform random audits of voting
systems and electronic poll books used to conduct Indiana
elections and prepare reports indicating whether the voting
systems and electronic poll books have been certified,
programmed, and used in compliance with Indiana law.
(7) Review contracts, leases, purchase orders, and amendments to
those documents concerning the acquisition or maintenance of
voting systems and electronic poll books.
(8) Assist with the development of quantity purchase agreements
and other contracts for the lease or purchase of voting systems,
electronic poll books, or devices to secure and monitor facilities
where voting systems and electronic poll books are stored.
(9) Determine when a voting system or electronic poll book used
by a county has reached the end of the voting system's or
electronic poll book's expected period of satisfactory
performance, and notify each county using the voting system or
the electronic poll book of this determination.
(10) Develop and propose procedures and standards for the
certification, acquisition, functioning, training, and security for
electronic poll books used to conduct elections in Indiana.
(11) Perform any other duties related to the approval or use of
voting systems or electronic poll books as provided in:
(A) state law; or
(B) the contract described in section 3 of this chapter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.95. Amended by P.L.271-2013, SEC.22; P.L.100-2018, SEC.12; P.L.71-2019, SEC.26; P.L.193-2021, SEC.64.