Ky. Rev. Stat. § 120.005

Current through 2024 Ky. Acts ch.225

Section 120.005 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) A "ballot" or "official ballot" means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a special ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary or regular or special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(2) "Ballot box" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(3) "Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(4) "Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that is either:

(a) A direct recording electronic voting machine that:

1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-operated components that may be actuated by the voter;

2. Processes the data by means of a computer program;

3. Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory components; and

4. Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and on a printed copy; or

(b) One (1) or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a combination of a ballot-marking device and an electronic or automatic vote tabulating device; and

(5) "Voting system" means:

(a) The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment, that is used to:

1. Define ballots;

2. Cast and count votes;

3. Report or display election results; and

4. Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(b) The practices and associated documentation used to:

1. Identify system components and versions of those components;

2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;

3. Maintain record records of system errors and defects;

4. Determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the initial qualification of the system; and

5. Make available any materials to the voter, such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots.

KRS 120.005

Effective: June 29, 2021

Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 65, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 31, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1982.

Amended by 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197,§ 65, eff. 6/29/2021.

Amended by 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89,§ 31, eff. 7/14/2020.

Effective:7/15/1982
Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 12, effective7/15/1982.