Section 3-4A-2 - DefinitionsAs used in this article, unless otherwise specified:
(1) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means all apparatus necessary to electronically count votes recorded on ballots, tabulate the results and produce necessary reports;(2) "Ballot" means a logical or physical device that presents races, candidates and contests, and facilitates the capture of the voter's choices or intent;(3) "Central counting center" means a facility equipped with suitable and necessary automatic tabulating equipment, selected by the county commission, for the electronic counting of votes recorded on ballots;(4) "Electronic poll book" means an electronic device containing voter registration information for the purpose of facilitating voting at the precinct;(5) "Electronic voting system" is one or more integrated devices that utilize an electronic component for the following functions: Ballot presentation, vote capture, vote recording and tabulation;(6) "Standard validation test deck" means a group of ballots wherein all voting possibilities which can occur in an election are represented;(7) "Vote-recording device" means equipment that captures and records voter intent by marking a screen to record selections or by using electronically sensible ink to mark selections; and(8) "Voter verified paper audit trail" means a physical printout on which the voter's ballot choices, as registered by a direct recording device, are recorded. This shall be visible to the voter and shall be securely locked to avoid tampering.Amended by 2013 Acts, ch. 74 (HB 3135), eff. 7/12/2013.Amended by 2011 Acts, ch. 60 (SB 495), eff. 3/11/2011.