Section 6 AAC 25.045 - Voting equipment tests and security Before an election, the ballot counting program must be tested as follows:
(1) the state ballot counting review board is responsible for performing and certifying the initial logic and accuracy test of the ballot counting program and memory cards;(2) the regional counting board or regional area coordinator is responsible for performing a second logic and accuracy test of the ballot counting program memory cards and preparing the memory cards for election use;(3) before the opening of the polls on election day at locations where there is a precinct tabulator, the election board is responsible for certifying that the precinct tabulator prints a zero totals report; (4) before counting absentee or questioned ballots, the regional counting board will verify that a zero totals report is printed before each tabulator is used.Eff. 6/22/98, Register 147; am 10/31/98, Register 148; am 8/22/2004, Register 171; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; am 2/24/2022, Register 241, April 2022Authority:AS 15.15.010
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