Affected by 63I-2-220 on 7/1/2023
Effective 5/9/2017
20A-5-803. Voting Equipment Selection Committee.
- (1) Before selecting or purchasing a new voting equipment system, the lieutenant governor shall:
- (a) appoint a Voting Equipment Selection Committee; and
- (b) ensure that the committee includes persons having experience in:
- (i) election procedures and administration;
- (ii) computer technology;
- (iii) data security;
- (iv) auditing; and
- (v) access for persons with disabilities.
- (2) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
- (a) Section 63A-3-106;
- (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
- (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
- (3) The lieutenant governor shall select a chair from the committee membership.
- (4) The lieutenant governor may fill any vacancies that occur on the committee.
- (5) The Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall provide staffing for the committee.
- (6) The Voting Equipment Selection Committee shall:
- (a) evaluate new voting equipment systems proposed for purchase by the state; and
- (b) provide information and recommendations to assist the lieutenant governor with the purchase of new voting equipment systems.
- (7) The lieutenant governor may designate individuals, including committee members, to inspect and review proprietary software as part of an evaluation of new voting equipment systems under consideration for purchase.
- (8)
- (a) The Voting Equipment Selection Committee may establish requirements for a new voting equipment system purchased under Section 20A-5-804 through the Voting Equipment Grant Program.
- (b) A requirement established under Subsection (8)(a) is not binding unless the recommendation:
- (i) is consistent with the requirements described in Section 20A-5-804 for the Voting Equipment Grant Program; and
- (ii) specifically states that the recommendation is for voting equipment purchased through the Voting Equipment Grant Program.
- (9) Before making any selection or purchase, the lieutenant governor shall provide for a period of public review and comment on new voting equipment systems under consideration for purchase by the state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 32, 2017 General Session