§ 7-5-510. Forms for complaints about function of voting machine — Investigation
(a) At each polling place at which voting machines are used, the county board of election commissioners shall provide forms that voters may use for complaints about the function of a voting machine. The complaint form shall include space for the following information: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the person making the […]
§ 7-5-512. Certification of ballot styles — Equipment furnished to polling sites
(a) It shall be the duty of the county board of election commissioners to prepare and certify the ballot styles for the voting machine. (b) In addition, the county board of election commissioners shall furnish any election materials and supplies as may be necessary or as may be required by law. (c) The voting machine […]
§ 7-5-513. Machine breakdown — Delivery of ballot materials
The county board of election commissioners in any county in which voting machines are to be used shall be ready at any time on election day to deliver ballots, ballot boxes, replacement voting machines, if available, or other necessary equipment required by law for voting to any precinct in the county, town, or city upon […]
§ 7-5-515. Preparation of machines for election — Logic and accuracy testing and public testing
(a) Immediately upon the proper certification of candidates and questions, the county board of election commissioners shall oversee programming of the election, proof the ballots, prepare the voting machines, and test and adjust the voting machines for the election. (b) In performing these functions, the county board of election commissioners may be assisted by experts […]
§ 7-5-516. Notice to candidates of preparation — Rules and statutes unaffected
Before the county board of election commissioners begins the preparation of the machines for any election, it shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county stating: (1) The time and place the machines will be prepared for the election; and (2) A time at which one (1) representative of each […]
§ 7-5-517. Securing machines — Certification
(a) When a voting machine has been properly prepared by the county board of election commissioners and examined by the representatives of the candidates or the candidate himself or herself, it shall be made inaccessible to voting. (b) (1) Any device required to activate the machine shall be placed in a package on which shall […]
§ 7-5-518. Machines inactivated until polls open — Adjustment of counters
(a) The voting machine shall remain inactivated against voting until the polls are formally opened and shall not be operated except by voters for voting. (b) If any counter is found not to register zero (000), the poll workers shall immediately notify the county board of election commissioners, who shall cause the counters to be […]
§ 7-5-520. Instructions for voters using voting machines
During the election, each voter shall be instructed regarding the operation of voting machines before voting. The voter’s attention shall also be called to the sample ballot, so that the voter shall become familiar with the questions, the names of the offices, and the names of the candidates.
§ 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 […]
§ 7-5-522. Voting procedure
(a) (1) When a voter presents himself or herself for the purpose of voting, the poll workers shall ascertain whether he or she is properly qualified and registered under § 7-5-305. (2) In preparing the machines, the poll workers shall ensure that each voter will have access only to the proper ballot. (b) Only one […]