2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 — Louisiana election code
RS 18:1361 — Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examination
PART II. ACQUISITION AND ALLOCATION OF
VOTING MACHINES
§1361. Approval of machines and equipment; certificate; expenses of examination
A. The secretary of state may examine any type or make of voting machine upon the request of a representative of the maker or supplier thereof, and if he determines that the machine complies with the requirements of this Chapter and that it meets standards acceptable to him as to durability, accuracy, efficiency, and capacity, he shall approve that type or make of machine for use in this state and shall issue his certificate of approval thereof. In addition, any electronic voting machine acquired or used in the state must have been certified by NASED Independent Testing Authorities according to the voting systems standards adopted by the Federal Election Commission. This certificate, together with any relevant reports, drawings, and photographs, shall be a public record.
B. Any absentee by mail and early voting counting equipment to be acquired for use in this state shall be certified by the secretary of state as meeting standards acceptable to him as to durability, accuracy, efficiency, and capacity.
C. The secretary of state may employ experts to assist him in making the examination provided for in this Section. The expenses of the services of such experts, not to exceed a total of five hundred dollars, shall be paid prior to the examination by the person requesting examination of the machine. Experts employed in the examination shall sign the certificate of approval made by the secretary of state. No machine shall be used at any election which has not been approved by the secretary of state as herein provided.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2001, No. 1181, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 130, §1, eff. April 23, 2002; Acts 2005, No. 220, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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