§ 7-5-524. Voter access to machines — Persons in line at closing time
(a) During the time that the polls are open for voting, no more voters shall be permitted to approach the voting machine than there are vacant machines available for voting. (b) At the time of the closing of the polls, all persons who have presented themselves for voting and who are then in line at […]
§ 7-5-525. Write-in votes
(a) Votes for any person whose name does not appear on the voting machine as a qualified candidate for office are referred to in this section as write-in votes. (b) (1) The voting machine shall be programmed to allow a voter to enter the name of a qualified write-in candidate on the ballot. (2) A […]
§ 7-5-526. Closing of polls — Securing machines — Poll workers’ certificate
(a) At the official time for closing the polls and upon termination of the voting, the poll workers shall announce that the polls have closed and in the presence of all persons authorized to be present shall remove the activation devices from the voting machines to make them inaccessible to further voting. (b) At the […]
§ 7-5-527. Exposure of count — Verification — Return record — Official signatures
(a) The poll workers shall then expose the count in the presence of all persons authorized to be present. (b) It is the intention of this section to accord a full, complete, and public view of the count from each voting machine to all poll workers and designated watchers for the candidates or parties. (c) […]
§ 7-5-528. Machines released to officers
Voting machines shall be released to a person designated by the county board of election commissioners for storage in a secure facility designated by the county board of election commissioners.
§ 7-5-529. Tabulation of returns
(a) The county board of election commissioners shall compile countywide totals from the activation pack or device used to collect votes from each voting machine. (b) Prior to certification of the official election results, the county board of election commissioners shall manually compile countywide totals from the polling location’s certified return records and verify that […]
§ 7-5-530. Securing audit materials upon election contest or recount
(a) The county board of election commissioners shall produce an audit log for each voting machine used in the election. (b) In the event that there is an election contest filed, the judge of the court that has jurisdiction may order the county board of election commissioners to secure the audit logs and the voter-verified […]
§ 7-5-531. Retention of audit data — Machines to remain secured until results are certified except on court order
(a) All audit logs and voter-verified paper audit trails produced by a voting machine shall remain secured for a period of two (2) years. (b) (1) All voting machines used in any election shall remain secured for a period of at least three (3) days following the election unless the machines are ordered to be […]
§ 7-5-532. Direct-recording electronic voting machines — Definitions
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Direct-recording electronic voting machine” means a voting machine that: (A) Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that may be actuated by the voter; (B) Processes the data by means of a computer program; (C) Records voting data and ballot images […]
§ 7-5-521. Arrangement of polling place
(a) The exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the poll workers. (b) The machine shall be placed so that no person can see or determine how the voter casts his or her vote. (c) After the opening of the polls, the poll workers […]