§ 2-5-209 — Number of paper ballots for each precinct - Number reserved for emergency use - Use of ballot-on-demand technology

(a) The coordinator of elections shall determine the minimum number of paper ballots furnished to each precinct on election day and the number of paper ballots to be held in reserve by the county election commission for emergency use. (b) (1) Any county election commission desiring to use ballot-on-demand technology must have approval by the coordinator of elections sixty (60) days before any election. (2) The coordinator of elections and the state election commission must provide an approved list of available ballot-on-demand technology vendors from which the county election commission must select for use. (3) Prior to the county election commission voting to utilize ballot-on-demand technology, the county election commission must hold a public meeting with an opportunity for public comment. (4) During the public meeting held pursuant to subdivision (b)(2), the county election commission must provide election officials and members of the public who are present an opportunity to have demonstrated to them the ballot-on-demand technology machines and the opportunity to experiment with the ballot-on-demand technology machines being considered for use in the county.

Legislative History

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1974, ch. 441, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-515; Acts 1988, ch. 672, § 2; 2006, ch. 642, § 3; 2010 , ch. 612, § 8; 2011 , ch. 342, § 1.