IN Code § 3-11-15-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 15. Ballot Card and Electronic Voting Systems; Additional Standards and Procedures for Approving System Changes|3-11-15-7. Applications; Contents

Sec. 7. (a) Each application must be in writing, sworn to or affirmed by the applicant, under the penalties of perjury, on a form prescribed by the election division, and must satisfy the following requirements:(1) Provide the name and address of the vendor submitting the application.(2) Provide the telephone number of the vendor.(3) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the individual representing the vendor regarding the application.(4) Provide the model name and number of the submitted voting system, stating the hardware, firmware, and software version numbers of the system.(5) State whether the voting system is a direct record electronic voting system or an optical scan ballot card voting system.(6) Provide a description of the voting system and its capabilities, including the following:(A) Photographs.(B) Engineering drawings.(C) Technical documentation.(D) Fail-safe and emergency backup information.(E) Environmental requirements for storage, transportation, and operation.(7) Include an agreement to pay for the total costs of the examination.(8) Provide documentation of the escrow of the voting system's software, firmware, source codes, and executable images with an escrow agent approved by the election division.(9) Provide a functional description of any software components.(10) Provide schematics or flowcharts identifying software and data file relationships.(11) Describe the type of maintenance offered by the vendor.(12) Provide information concerning batteries used in the voting system, including the following:(A) A list of all batteries to be used in the voting system and any peripherals.(B) The expected life span of each battery.(C) A log documenting when each battery was installed or subsequently replaced.(D) A schedule for the replacement of each battery not later than thirty (30) days before the end of the expected life span of each battery.(E) Plans to test batteries before each election.(F) Plans for the emergency replacement of batteries that fail on election day or during the thirty (30) days before election day.(13) Provide the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the vendor's maintenance providers.(14) Provide a description of the training courses offered by the vendor for the voting system.(15) Provide user manuals, operator and system manuals, and problem solving manuals.(16) Provide a statement of the current and future interchangeability of all subcomponents of the voting system.(17) Provide documentation from all independent testing authorities that have examined the system.(18) Provide documentation from all election jurisdictions that have previously approved the system.(19) State that the vendor has complied with, and will continue to comply with, section 45(b) of this chapter following certification of the system.(20) Pay the application fee required under section 4 of this chapter.(b) If an application does not include any of the applicable requirements listed in subsection (a), those requirements must be filed with the election division before the application may be considered by the commission.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.133; P.L.169-2015, SEC.132; P.L.71-2019, SEC.21; P.L.135-2020, SEC.6.