Kentucky Statutes § 120.005 Definitions
Statute Text
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.
Source
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.
History
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
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