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2019 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Louisiana Election Code
§1361. Approval of voting systems or system components; certificate; expenses of examination

Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 18:1361 (2019)
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RS 1361 - Approval of voting systems or system components; certificate; expenses of examination

A. The secretary of state may examine any type or make of voting system or system component upon the request of a representative of the maker or supplier thereof. If the secretary of state determines that the voting system or system component 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 voting system or system component for use in this state and shall issue his certificate of approval thereof. Any voting system procured or used in the state shall include a sound-creating device which will audibly indicate that a voter has left the machine after casting his vote and allow for the challenge removal of early voting ballots and may include a voter verification mechanism. In addition, any voting system or system component procured or used in the state must have been certified according to the voluntary voting system guidelines developed and maintained by the United States Election Assistance Commission by a voting system test laboratory accredited by the United States Election Assistance Commission. This certificate, together with any relevant reports, drawings, and photographs, shall be a public record.

B. 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 voting system or system component. Experts employed in the examination shall sign the certificate of approval made by the secretary of state. No voting system or system component shall be used at any election which has not been approved by the secretary of state as provided in this Section.

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; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 584, §1, eff. May 28, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 374, §1, eff. June 19, 2019.

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