002-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-8

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 12-8 - Purchasing New Equipment

(a) Any new equipment or software that is purchased by either the State or County must be certified pursuant to these rules. All systems, equipment and services sold by any vendor must be tested and certified under the standards provided by HAVA and EAC, warranted to meet the requirements of HAVA for future federal elections, and acknowledged to have been tested and certified under standards separately adopted and implemented in various states for use in future elections in those states.

(b) Any updates, patches or add-ons offered to the State or County shall also be certified by the vendor to meet the standards set out in these rules.

(c) In order to facilitate compliance with HAVA and State election laws, no County shall purchase any new equipment, trade old equipment for new equipment, or install any updates, patches or add-ons without the prior written notification to the Secretary of State.

(d) Counties must keep an inventory of all equipment and must keep track of all items purchased with HAVA funds, including items that were purchased with HAVA funds and later traded.

(e) Counties shall verify on a form, provided by the Secretary of State, the serial numbers of all equipment used in the County to conduct a federal election. Counties shall keep a copy of the form and shall mail the original to the Secretary of State. This form shall be updated within two (2) weeks of the purchase, trade or installation of any new equipment, or immediately if purchased within two (2) weeks prior to an election.

002-12 Wyo. Code R. § 12-8