Sec. 59. (a) Whenever a county wishes to dispose of a voting system unit or an electronic poll book unit, the county election board must first file a plan with the election division. The plan must state all of the following:
(1) The serial number of each unit to be disposed of by the county.
(2) The method to be used for disposal of the equipment, including sale, transfer, or destruction of the equipment and the details about how the equipment will be disposed of.
(3) That the disposal will occur in compliance with federal and state laws requiring the retention of election materials until the expiration of the period specified by those laws.
(4) The details regarding the person that will dispose of the equipment.
(b) If the election division approves the proposed plan, the election division shall notify:
(1) the county election board, which may then dispose of the equipment; and
(2) the voting system technical oversight program (VSTOP) (established by IC 3-11-16-2).
(c) A county may not dispose of a voting system unit or an electronic poll book unit by selling, transferring, or otherwise surrendering ownership to a person to which a voting system vendor is prohibited to sell, lease, or transfer possession of a voting system under section 60 of this chapter, except to the vendor from whom the county acquired the voting system unit or electronic poll book.
(d) A plan filed with the election division under this section is confidential.
As added by P.L.100-2018, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.62.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment
3-11-15-1. Applicability of Chapter
3-11-15-2. Applicability of Performance and Test Standards and Fees
3-11-15-3. Vendors; Application to Examine Voting System
3-11-15-4. Application for Certification; Fee; Disposition of Fee
3-11-15-5. Vendors; Reimbursement to Election Division for Cost of Examination
3-11-15-6. Approval of System Dependent on Payment of Fees and Expenses
3-11-15-7. Applications; Contents
3-11-15-8. Applications; Length of Validity
3-11-15-9. Prompt Response to Inquiries by Applicant Required
3-11-15-12. Applications; Form
3-11-15-13.1. Voting System Display of Candidate Name; Optional Display of Candidate Designations
3-11-15-13.4. Voting System and Voters With Disabilities
3-11-15-13.6. Compliance With Standards for Disability Access
3-11-15-13.7. Requirements of Voting Systems to Indicate Overvotes
3-11-15-13.8. Electronic Adjudication of Ballot Features
3-11-15-13.9. Validation of Testing Method
3-11-15-14. Ballot Counting Devices and Equipment; Verification
3-11-15-15. Ballot Counting Devices and Equipment; Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
3-11-15-16. Electronic Voting System; Verification
3-11-15-17. Electronic Voting System; Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
3-11-15-20. Voting System; Accuracy
3-11-15-21. Voting System; Software
3-11-15-22. Ballot Card Voting System; Verification and Accuracy
3-11-15-23. Electronic Voting System; Preservation of Electronic Images of Ballots
3-11-15-24. Voting System; Status and Degree of Operability
3-11-15-25. Voting System; Recording and Reporting Capabilities
3-11-15-26. Ballot Counting Software
3-11-15-33. Real-Time Monitoring of System Status and Data Quality
3-11-15-34. Quality Assessment
3-11-15-36. Errors in Operations; Corrections
3-11-15-37. Retention of Ballots for Verification of Election Results
3-11-15-38. Stored Images of Ballots
3-11-15-39. Firmware Instructions; Undervoting Permitted
3-11-15-40. Reconciliation of Sum of Selections and Undervotes
3-11-15-42. Status Messages; Display
3-11-15-43. Audit Record; Ability of Voter to Change Vote Before Ballot Cast
3-11-15-44. In-Process Audit Records; Contents
3-11-15-45. General Features and Capabilities of Access Policy; Disclosure; Background Checks
3-11-15-47. Access Control Policy; Limitations on Access
3-11-15-48. Access Control Policy; Requirements
3-11-15-54. Software or Source Code Changes
3-11-15-60. Sale, Lease, or Transfer of Voting System Certified for Indiana Use; Restrictions