Indiana § 3-11-7-12 - Tests to be conducted before approving system; marketing, sale, lease, or installation of voting system; expiration of approval
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§ 3-11-7-12. Tests to be conducted before approving system; marketing, sale, lease, or installation of voting system; expiration of approval
Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall:
(1) require the vendor to have tests conducted concerning the compliance of a ballot card voting system with HAVA and the standards set forth in this chapter and IC 3-11-15; and
(2) have the results of the tests evaluated by the person designated under IC 3-11-16;
before determining whether to approve the application for certification of a ballot card voting system.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the tests required under this section must be performed by an independent laboratory accredited under 52 U.S.C. 20971. The vendor shall pay any testing expenses incurred under this section.
(c) If the commission determines that it is impossible or impractical to have an independent laboratory conduct tests on a ballot card voting system, the commission may direct that the tests be conducted by any other entity approved by the commission.
(d) A ballot card voting system may not be marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented in Indiana before the application for certification of the system is approved by the commission.
(e) An approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires on the date specified in section 19(a) of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.245; P.L.2-1996, SEC.164; P.L.221-2005, SEC.50; P.L.128-2015, SEC.170; P.L.21-2016, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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