Sec. 17. (a) The election division (or the person designated under IC 3-11-16) may periodically examine a ballot card voting system that the commission has previously approved to determine whether the system is still in compliance with all statutory requirements and whether the voting system in use in a county has the same hardware, firmware, and software as the version of the voting system that was certified by the commission.
(b) If a system does not comply with subsection (a), the commission may rescind the commission's approval of the voting system.
(c) If the commission's approval is rescinded under subsection (b), the commission may prohibit the system from being installed, implemented, leased, marketed, used, permitted to be used, or sold for use in Indiana in an election conducted under this title.
As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.139; P.L.2-1996, SEC.169; P.L.2-1997, SEC.9; P.L.3-1997, SEC.287; P.L.176-1999, SEC.72; P.L.126-2002, SEC.57; P.L.14-2004, SEC.109; P.L.221-2005, SEC.53.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment
Chapter 7. Approval of Ballot Card Voting Systems
3-11-7-1. Necessity of Approval
3-11-7-2. Approval of System by Commission
3-11-7-3. Capability of System; Voting in Secrecy
3-11-7-3.5. Face of Ballot Card
3-11-7-5. Requisites of Systems
3-11-7-6. Counting of Vote; Voting Straight or Split Ticket Variations
3-11-7-11.5. Ballot Card Voting System; Write-in Vote Count Capacity
3-11-7-14. Supplementary Instructions and Procedures for Safe and Efficient Use of System; Issuance
3-11-7-16. Disapproval of System
3-11-7-18. Filing Contracts, Leases, or Purchase Orders With Election Division
3-11-7-20. County Election Board Responsible for Care and Custody of Voting Systems When Not in Use