Indiana § 3-11-7-19 Expiration of approval of voting system; renewal of approval; notice of
request for renewal; conditions for renewal; approval of renewal

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-7-19 — Expiration of approval of voting system; renewal of approval; notice of request for renewal; conditions for renewal; approval of renewal

Indiana·Art. 11 VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND·Ch. 7 Approval of Ballot Card Voting Systems

(a)Except as provided in subsection (g), the approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires October 1 of the year following the year in which presidential electors are elected under IC 3-10-2-3.

(b)The vendor of a voting system approved under this chapter may request that the approval be renewed by filing an application with the election division.

(c)The application described in subsection (b) must identify all counties that are currently using the voting system. Before the commission considers the application for renewal, the election division shall give notice of the application to the circuit court clerk of each county listed in the application.

(d)When the commission considers the application, the commission shall request comments regarding the renewal of the ap

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (g), the
approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires
October 1 of the year following the year in which presidential electors
are elected under IC 3-10-2-3.
(b) The vendor of a voting system approved under this chapter may
request that the approval be renewed by filing an application with the
election division.
(c) The application described in subsection (b) must identify all
counties that are currently using the voting system. Before the
commission considers the application for renewal, the election division
shall give notice of the application to the circuit court clerk of each
county listed in the application.
(d) When the commission considers the application, the commission
shall request comments regarding the renewal of the application from
any interested person. Before acting on the application for renewal, the
commission must receive a report from the person designated under IC 3-11-16 indicating that the hardware, firmware, and software included
in the application for renewal of the voting system is identical to the
version of the voting system previously certified by the commission.
(e) After receiving the report under subsection (d) and receiving
comments from interested persons, the commission shall approve an
application for renewal under this section if the commission finds that
the voting system:
(1) complies with the standards prescribed under this chapter;
(2) has worked effectively where the system has been used; and
(3) has been adequately supported by the vendor of the system.
(f) If the commission finds that a vendor has marketed, sold, leased,
installed, implemented, or permitted the use of a voting system in
Indiana that:
(1) has not been certified by the commission for use in Indiana; or
(2) includes hardware, firmware, or software in a version that has
not been approved for use in Indiana;
the commission may revoke the approval granted under this section and
prohibit the vendor from marketing, leasing, or selling any voting
system in Indiana for a specific period not to exceed five (5) years.
(g) A vendor subject to subsection (f) may continue to provide
support during the period specified in subsection (f) to a county that
has acquired a voting system from the vendor after the vendor certifies
that the voting system to be supported by the vendor only includes
hardware, firmware, and software approved for use in Indiana.

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