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Wisconsin Regulations § EL 7.01 Application for approval of electronic voting system

Up to Chapter EL 7: Approval of Electronic Voting Equipment

Regulation Text

(1) An application for approval of an electronic voting system shall be accompanied by all of the following:
(a) A signed agreement that the vendor shall pay all costs, related to approval of the system, incurred by the elections commission, its designees and the vendor.
(b) Complete specifications for all hardware, firmware and software.
(c) All technical manuals and documentation related to the system.
(d) Complete instruction materials necessary for the operation of the equipment and a description of training available to users and purchasers.
(e) Reports from an independent testing authority accredited by the national association of state election directors (NASED) demonstrating that the voting system conforms to all the standards recommended by the federal elections commission.
(f) A signed agreement requiring that the vendor shall immediately notify the elections commission of any modification to the voting system and requiring that the vendor will not offer, for use, sale or lease, any modified voting system, if the elections commission notifies the vendor that the modifications require that the system be approved again.
(g) A list showing all the states and municipalities in which the system has been approved for use and the length of time that the equipment has been in use in those jurisdictions.
(2) The commission shall determine if the application is complete and, if it is, shall so notify the vendor in writing. If it is not complete, the elections commission shall so notify the vendor and shall detail any insufficiencies.
(3) If the application is complete, the vendor shall prepare the voting system for three mock elections, using offices, referenda questions and candidates provided by the elections commission.

History

Renumbered from GAB 7.01 , correction in (1) (a), (f), (2), (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6 , Stats., Register June 2016 No. 726 , eff. 7/1/2016 .

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