Wyoming Regulations § 10-5 Preparation and Testing
Regulation Text
(a)
Preparation and testing of the AutoMARK units may begin after the official ballot has been programmed, proofed, and the visual and audio databases are accepted by the County Clerk.
(i)
Preparation.
(A)
Memory Cards.
One memory card, or flash card, shall be created from the accepted ballot database for each AutoMARK to be used in the election.
(ii)
Testing.
(A)
Public Test.
The County Clerk shall notify in writing, as specified in
W.S.
22-10-108
, the chairman of each political party and all independent candidates informing them of the date, time, and place for testing the voting machines. The political party representatives and representatives of independent candidates may be present at the testing of the voting machines. Other witnesses may also be present.
(B)
AutoMARK devices shall be tested as follows:
(I)
Affirmation that the voter can change his candidate choice before marking his ballot;
(II)
Affirmation that a voter cannot over vote;
(III)
Affirmation that the ballot is accurately marked;
(IV)
Affirmation that the audio is clearly recorded, understandable, and usable with the touch pad; and
(V)
Affirmation that the ballot marked by the AutoMARK is accurately read by the ballot tabulating machine.