§ 18:1366 — Requirements for voting systems

§1366. Requirements for voting systems
Any new voting system procured by the secretary of state in accordance with the
provisions of R.S. 18:1362 shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) The voting system shall produce an auditable voter-verified paper record.
(2) All voting system equipment shall have only essential functionality and shall not
connect to the internet.
(3) The installation of software or firmware on the voting system shall be strictly
limited to software or firmware deemed by the secretary of state to be essential to the voting
system and shall be performed by employees of the secretary of state only.
(4) The secretary of state shall be responsible for all ballot programming and shall
limit the use of third-party vendors to support services only.
(5) Access to physical ports on any voting machine shall be restricted and sealed at
all times using serialized tamper-evident seals except for ports used to activate the voting
machine for each voter's voting session or as required for testing, repair, or ballot preparation
or tabulation.
(6) The voting system vendor shall provide documentation to the secretary of state
regarding financial disclosure, equity holdings, and management structure and must disclose
any percentage of ownership by a foreign entity either in whole or in part, including any
subsidiary or affiliate.
(7) The tabulation of fractional votes shall be prohibited.
(8) The voting system servers shall be located within the state of Louisiana.

Legislative History

Acts 2021, No. 480, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.