Louisiana § RS 18:1366 - Requirements for voting systems
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§ RS 18:1366. Requirements for voting systems
Any new voting system procured by the secretary of state in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 18:1362 shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) The voting system shall produce an auditable voter-verified paper record.
(2) All voting system equipment shall have only essential functionality and shall not connect to the internet.
(3) The installation of software or firmware on the voting system shall be strictly limited to software or firmware deemed by the secretary of state to be essential to the voting system and shall be performed by employees of the secretary of state only.
(4) The secretary of state shall be responsible for all ballot programming and shall limit the use of third-party vendors to support services only.
(5) Access to physical ports on any voting machine shall be restricted and sealed at all times using serialized tamper-evident seals except for ports used to activate the voting machine for each voter's voting session or as required for testing, repair, or ballot preparation or tabulation.
(6) The voting system vendor shall provide documentation to the secretary of state regarding financial disclosure, equity holdings, and management structure and must disclose any percentage of ownership by a foreign entity either in whole or in part, including any subsidiary or affiliate.
(7) The tabulation of fractional votes shall be prohibited.
(8) The voting system servers shall be located within the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2021, No. 480, §1, eff. July 1, 2021.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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