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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-19 - Voting tabulator machine malfunction

Current through July 10, 2024
The registrars of voters shall incorporate the provisions of
				section
				9-242a-12 and
				section
				9-242a-16
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies into a written procedure, to
				be followed in the event a voting tabulator machine malfunctions. The moderator
				shall follow the written procedure established under this section in the event
				a voting tabulator machine malfunctions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-20 - Help america vote act compliant voting machine malfunction

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of a malfunction of the Help America Vote Act
				compliant voting machine, the moderator shall perform each of the
				following:
(1) Consult any literature
			 provided by the manufacturer of the Help America Vote Act compliant voting
			 machine or the Office of the Secretary of the State on which malfunctions can
			 be repaired by poll workers and which require service. If appropriate, attempt
			 to resolve the problem based on the instructions provided.
(2) If unable to resume vote by the Help
			 America Vote Act complaint voting machine, consult with the registrars of
			 voters to determine the availability of any spare machines or the steps for
			 voting using paper ballots.
(3)
			 Alert the poll workers to the situation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-21 - Shortage or absence of poll workers

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of a shortage of pollworkers, the moderator shall
				perform each of the following:
(1)
			 Immediately notify the registrars of voters using the procedure pursuant to
			 section
			 9-174a-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Upon the arrival of any replacement poll
			 worker, familiarize the replacement poll worker to the polling
			 location.
(3) Notify the registrars
			 of voters when the replacement poll worker has arrived or in the event the
			 replacement poll worker has not arrived in a reasonable amount of
			 time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-22 - Absence of moderator

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event a moderator fails to report to a polling location,
				the present poll workers shall perform each of the following:
(1) Notify the registrars of voters using the
			 procedure pursuant to section
			 9-174a-4
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(2) Upon the arrival of the replacement
			 moderator, familiarize the replacement moderator to the polling location and
			 the Emergency Contingency Plan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-23 - Replacement of moderator

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event that a moderator may need to be relieved of duty,
				the registrars of voters shall perform each of the following:
(1) Evaluate the moderator's ability to
			 perform the designated responsibilities.
(2) In the event the existing moderator is
			 unable to perform the designated duties, tell the moderator that the moderator
			 is being relieved of the moderator's duties and tell the moderator to leave the
			 premises.
(3) Once the existing
			 moderator has left the premises, immediately designate a replacement moderator
			 from the pool of replacement poll workers and notify the replacement moderator
			 where to report.
(4) Upon the
			 arrival of the replacement moderator, familiarize the replacement moderator to
			 the polling location.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-24 - Poll worker replacement

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event that a poll worker may need to be removed on the
				day of an election, primary or referenda, the moderator shall perform each of
				the following:
(1) Evaluate the poll
			 worker's ability to perform the poll worker's designated
			 responsibilities.
(2) In the event
			 an existing poll worker is unable to perform the designated duties, tell the
			 poll worker that the poll worker is being relieved of the poll worker's duties
			 and tell the poll worker to leave the premises.
(3) Once the existing poll worker has left
			 the premises, immediately designate a replacement from the pool of replacement
			 poll workers and notify the replacement poll worker where to report.
(4) Upon the arrival of the replacement poll
			 worker, familiarize the replacement poll worker to the polling
			 location.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-25 - Long lines at polling location

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of long lines at a polling location, the moderator
				shall perform each of the following:
(1) Contact the registrars of voters to
			 determine if additional lines should be created to alleviate the waiting
			 time.
(2) If it has been determined
			 that additional lines are appropriate, consult with the registrars of voters to
			 determine if additional poll workers from the replacement pool of poll workers
			 should be deployed to the polling location.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-26 - Evacuation procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event that a polling location needs to be evacuated, the
				moderator shall perform each of the following:
(1) Alert all individuals present of the
			 emergency situation and direct them to the predetermined assembly
			 point.
(2) Get a headcount and use
			 this headcount to make certain everyone present is evacuated from the polling
			 location.
(3) Identify any
			 individuals with disabilities and ensure that they receive assistance, if
			 needed, to evacuate the polling location.
(4) Secure voting equipment and materials
			 pursuant to section
			 9-174a-14
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(5) If the emergency situation has been
			 resolved, consult with the emergency personnel and the registrars of voters to
			 determine if the polling location can be re-entered.
(6) If the polling location can be
			 re-entered, first notify the poll workers to return. Then, notify the voters
			 that they can enter the polling location.
(7) If it is determined that an alternate
			 location should be utilized, provide poll workers and any voters who have not
			 yet voted with the address of the alternate location. Follow the alternate
			 polling location procedures found in section
			 9-174a-16
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-27 - Loss of power at the polling location

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event that the polling location loses power, the
				moderator shall perform each of the following:
(1) Alert everyone present to the
			 situation.
(2) Contact the power
			 supply company to determine the source of the outage and what action needs to
			 be taken to resume power.
(3)
			 Contact the facility management staff for the polling location to determine
			 whether they can assist with addressing the outage.
(4) Find an alternate source of light, such
			 as the flashlights provided with the emergency provisions that can be used to
			 continue voting until power is restored.
(5) If it is feasible, consider using an area
			 of the building where natural light is available or temporary lighting can be
			 directed.
(6) If the backup power
			 supply for the voting machine has been depleted, connect a generator.
(7) If the generator is unavailable or runs
			 out of power, continue voting using paper ballots.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-28 - Medical emergency procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of a medical emergency at the polling location,
				the moderator shall perform each of the following:
(1) Contact emergency services and follow the
			 instructions given by emergency personnel.
(2) Stop voting operations until an
			 assessment of the situation can be made.
(3) Determine if there is a doctor, nurse,
			 emergency medical technician or other certified first aid provider in the
			 polling location that may be able to assist the ill or injured
			 person.
(4) Keep the ill or injured
			 person as comfortable as possible while waiting for emergency personnel to
			 respond. Do not attempt to move the ill or injured person unless instructed to
			 do so by a certified first aid provider or emergency personnel.
(5) Provide the responding officer or medical
			 personnel with the details of what happened to the ill or injured
			 person.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-29 - Smoke, fire or active alarm procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of a smoke, fire, fire alarm or other activated
				alarm, the moderator shall perform each of the following:
(1) Activate the fire alarm if it is not
			 already activated.
(2) Alert
			 everyone present to the nature of the situation.
(3) Evacuate the polling location pursuant to
			 section
			 9-174a-26 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(4) Contact emergency personnel.
(5) Consult with the emergency personnel and
			 registrars of voters to determine if original polling location can be
			 utilized.
(6) If the polling
			 location can be re-entered, first notify the poll workers to return. Then,
			 notify the voters that they can enter the polling location.
(7) If it is determined that an alternate
			 polling location should be utilized, provide poll workers and any voters who
			 have not yet voted with the address of the alternate location. Follow the
			 alternate polling location procedures found in section
			 9-174a-16
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-30 - Gas leak procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of a gas leak, the moderator shall perform each of
				the following:
(1) Immediately
			 evacuate the polling location in accordance with section
			 9-174a-26 of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. To limit the possibility of an
			 explosion, warn poll workers and voters not to use telephones, fire alarms,
			 light switches and appliances when gas is detected.
(2) Once safely outside of the building,
			 alert emergency services and the gas company.
(3) Wait for the gas company representative
			 and emergency personnel to arrive in order to assess the situation and
			 determine the viability of continuing voting operations.
(4) Consult with the responding gas company
			 representative, emergency personnel and registrars of voters to determine if
			 original polling location can be utilized.
(5) If the polling location can be
			 re-entered, first notify the poll workers to return. Then, notify the voters
			 that they can enter the polling location.
(6) If it is determined that an alternate
			 location should be utilized, provide poll workers and any voters who have not
			 yet voted with the address of the alternate location. Follow the alternate
			 polling location procedures found in section
			 9-174a-16
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-31 - Disorder at the polling location procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of disorder in or around the polling location,
				including, but not limited to, unlawful protesting, threats of violence or
				rioting the moderator shall contact emergency services immediately and then
				follow any instructions provided by emergency personnel. The moderator shall
				follow the evacuation procedure pursuant to section
				9-174a-26 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies if evacuation is
				required.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-32 - Disaster procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of any disaster, natural or otherwise, including,
				but not limited to, chemical emergencies, dam failures, earthquakes, exposure
				to hazardous materials, floods, extreme heat, hurricanes, tornados, or severe
				winter weather the registrars of voters shall follow the procedures in the most
				recent local Emergency Plan of Operations that each town or city has developed
				pursuant to section
				28-7(a)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, or subsequent state law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-33 - Security threat procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of any security threats near the polling location,
				including, but not limited to, the discovery of a suspicious object, a bomb
				threat, an explosion, a biological threat, a chemical threat, or a nuclear
				blast, the registrars of voters shall follow the procedures in the most recent
				local Emergency Plan of Operations that each town or city has developed
				pursuant to section
				28-7(a)
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, or subsequent state law.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 174a - Emergency Contingency Model Plan for Elections › Section 9-174a-34 - Nuclear disaster procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event of any threat of the release of radioactive
				material or any nuclear power plant emergency, the registrars of voters for any
				city or town designated as an emergency planning zone community or host
				community by the Department of Emergency Maintenance and Homeland Security, or
				subsequent state agency, shall follow the procedure on the most recent plans
				and guidelines set by the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Unit, or any
				subsequent division that handles radiological preparedness.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-1 - General standards

Current through July 10, 2024
The secretary of the state may approve only those direct
				recording electronic voting machines which have been certified by an
				independent test authority, accredited by the National Association of State
				Election Directors, as meeting the voluntary performance and test standards for
				voting systems adopted by the Federal Election Commission on January 25, 1990,
				as amended from time to time, and which meet the standards specified in
				Sections 9-241-1 to
				9-241-36,
				inclusive, of these regulations and the requirements of the Connecticut
				constitution and the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-2 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				9-241-1 to
				9-241-36,
				inclusive, of these regulations, a direct recording electronic (DRE) voting
				machine is a machine or system that records votes by means of a ballot display
				provided with mechanical or electro-optical devices which can be actuated by
				the voter, that processes the data by means of a computer program, and that
				records voting data and ballot images in internal memory devices. It produces a
				tabulation of the voting data at the individual machine or system level in the
				polling place in both hard copy and on a removable memory device. These memory
				devices are removed at the completion of voting and individually read into a
				special device which is capable of tallying the results contained on all
				removable memory devices to provide voting district and town-wide election
				totals.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-3 - System functions not required in Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
The secretary of the state may approve a direct recording
				electronic voting machine which does not accommodate rotation of candidate
				positions within an office and which does not accommodate straight party
				voting. No voting machine used at any election shall be equipped with a
				straight ticket device.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-4 - Hardware standards. Electrical supply

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All voting data
			 shall be maintained regardless of power surges and outages.
(b) The system shall have a back-up power
			 source in the event of commercial power failure. The equipment shall be capable
			 of operating for a minimum of 16 hours on this back-up power supply. The system
			 shall perform as specified in sections
			 9-241-1 to
			 9-241-36,
			 inclusive, of these regulations regardless of its power source, except that the
			 back-up power supply need not illuminate the voting area. That is, the system
			 shall be capable of pre-election set-up, vote casting, vote tallying, and
			 post-election close down operations while on commercial power and/or backup
			 power. The system shall be provided with a moderator control panel which
			 indicates its current power source.
(c) The manufacturer shall specify what, if
			 any, special equipment is necessary for storing the DRE voting system. This
			 includes the provision for access to commercial electrical power in the storage
			 facility for regular recharging of the back-up power supply. A recharge
			 indicator is required for those systems which require recharging of the back-up
			 power supply. Additionally, the manufacturer shall provide information on the
			 time required to perform the recharge process and the life expectancy of the
			 back-up power supply.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-5 - Hardware standards. Height

Current through July 10, 2024
The ballot display shall be at a convenient height for the
				average voter and be adjustable so that it is easily reached by those voters
				confined to wheelchairs. The DRE voting system shall be designed and
				constructed to enable a voter in a wheelchair to reach all voting positions.
				The equipment shall allow moderators to place the voting device in a wheelchair
				accessible position with a minimum of effort and provide proper safeguards for
				the safety of the voter during operation in this position. The vote activator
				device shall be easily accessible to those voters confined to
				wheelchairs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-6 - Hardware standards. Weight

Current through July 10, 2024
Each component of the equipment shall require no more than two
				persons to move it from its storage location to the polling site. It may
				require a lifting mechanism to be used to load it onto a truck for transport to
				and from the polling site.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-8 - Quality assurance. User documentation. Manufacturer support

Current through July 10, 2024
The manufacturer shall supply, at the manufacturer's expense,
				any special tools required to repair or maintain the equipment. The
				manufacturer shall ensure that trained personnel are available to assist the
				purchasing town in the event the election officials and/or the local
				technicians/mechanics are unable to resolve a problem with the DRE voting
				system. Factory engineers shall be reachable by telephone during normal
				business hours in non-election periods and be on 24 hour call during election
				periods. Election periods are defined as the eight calendar days prior to the
				conduct of a general election, special election, primary or referendum as well
				as election day. In the first primary and first election in which the DRE
				voting system is used in each municipality, a qualified manufacturer's
				representative shall be present, in person, in the municipality to respond to
				requests for assistance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-9 - Quality assurance. Manufacturer training

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Town
			 clerks and registrars of voters.
The manufacturer shall provide
			 training, including written documentation and other training materials, to the
			 town clerk and the registrars of voters of the purchasing town. The training
			 shall include:
(1) how to design and produce
			 the ballot,
(2) how to set up the
			 system for an election,
(3) how to
			 prepare the system and the removable memory devices for an election,
(4) how to test the system and related
			 components prior to the election, and
(5) any other tasks essential to ensure a
			 correct and efficient operation of the system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-10 - Quality assurance. Warranty provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
The warranty for the DRE voting system shall provide that the
				system and all supporting materials are free from defects for a period of five
				years following the conduct of the first general election or first primary in
				which the system is used. The equipment shall conform to its published
				specifications and all the promotional materials and literature that were given
				to the purchasing jurisdiction. Additionally, the equipment shall conform to
				the specifications required in sections
				9-241-1 to
				9-241-36,
				inclusive, of these regulations. The manufacturer shall give a lifetime license
				to use the software and shall provide, free of charge, any updates to the
				software, hardware and firmware necessary to correct defects in the voting
				system for the life of the system. The DRE voting system shall have an
				anticipated useful life expectancy of at least 20 years.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-11 - Hardware standards. Ballot

Current through July 10, 2024
In a primary, the ballot shall be capable of including the
				contests for all parties conducting a primary. In an election, the ballot shall
				be able to accommodate at least nine political parties as required by Conn.
				Gen. Stat. §
								9-242.
				Political party and candidate names shall be printed in the style and type size
				as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-250 and federal
				law. The DRE shall be able to provide for bilingual presentation of offices,
				questions and instructions to the voter. The ballots prepared for certification
				testing by the state shall be of such size and complexity to represent the
				maximum conditions encountered in Connecticut elections, and shall include at
				least one for each kind of election conducted in Connecticut--presidential
				election; gubernatorial election; municipal election, including nonpartisan
				offices, questions, and multiple vote on liquor permit question; presidential
				preference primary; town committee primary; delegate primary; primary before
				gubernatorial election; primary before municipal election; special election;
				adjourned election between two candidates of one party; and referendum. In an
				election, the ballot shall be clearly displayed in the proper format, so that
				the names of the parties are listed, as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-250, with
				identifiable buttons or other markings associated with each candidate's name,
				the office for which he is running and the political party or organization
				which nominated him. In a primary, the names of candidates shall appear on the
				ballot in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-437.
				The order of the parties, offices and candidates on the ballot shall be in
				conformance with law. The ballot shall also provide for voting in referenda.
				The system shall indicate to the voter those contests and referenda which have
				not been voted. If the system uses printed ballots, it shall be capable of
				accepting printed ballots from different sources. This includes the current
				method of employing the services of a printing firm, or alternatively, the use
				of a computer graphics package and a plotter. An optional automatic ballot
				formatting subsystem which can be linked to the DRE system software would be
				advantageous. The manufacturer shall provide the direction and assistance that
				will be required by the purchasing town in formatting its ballots for the first
				primary and the first general election using the new DRE voting
				system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-12 - Hardware standards. Voter capacity

Current through July 10, 2024
Each DRE voting device shall be capable of processing the
				ballots cast by at least 999 voters. The system shall shut down prior to
				exceeding its maximum capacity and provide a warning prior to implementing the
				shut down process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-13 - Hardware standards. Security. Machine access

Current through July 10, 2024
As required by Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-266
				the voting system shall be safeguarded while in storage. The design and
				construction of the system shall permit the equipment to be secured so as to
				prevent any tampering. Recharging of the back-up power supply shall not result
				in the destruction of any seals or locks provided to prevent tampering. As
				specified in Conn. Gen. Stat. §§
								9-244
				and
				9-246,
				the DRE voting system shall provide machine access devices to lock and seal the
				machines after they have been prepared for voting prior to opening the polls
				and to lock and seal the machines from additional voting after the polls are
				closed and the votes have been recorded. Firmware shall be secured in an
				independent and anti-magnetic compartment. In addition, the system shall be
				constructed so that in the event tampering does take place, it will be visibly
				noticeable. This shall be accomplished by providing protective seals, covers
				and locks with keys with the system. In order to gain access to the machine it
				would require that such a seal or lock be destroyed. Additionally, provisions
				shall be made by the manufacturer to ensure the security of the removable
				memory devices. These devices record the vote selections made on the DRE device
				and store the results of the device tally.
The removable memory devices shall be protected from tampering
				at all times including the following:
(1) pre-election testing,
(2) after pre-election testing; prior to the
			 election,
(3) in transit to and
			 from the storage, testing and polling place areas,
(4) in the DRE device itself, and
(5) in storage after the conduct of the
			 election. The manufacturer shall provide the procedure and equipment necessary
			 to ensure that the removable memory devices used in the primary, election or
			 referenda are secured from tampering. A protective case or container shall be
			 provided for the transport of the removable memory devices after the election.
			 The removable memory devices shall be secured in this case while in transit and
			 in storage for ten days after the election. The case shall be equipped with a
			 locking mechanism to prevent unauthorized access.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-14 - Hardware standards. Security. Voter access

Current through July 10, 2024
The DRE voting system shall be designed and constructed so as
				to permit voters' access to only those areas of the device used by the voter
				for the casting of votes. Additionally, the device shall be capable of being
				locked or otherwise secured so as to prevent voting at any time other than
				during voting hours in an election or when the system is being
				tested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-15 - Hardware standards. Security. Moderator access

Current through July 10, 2024
Moderators shall not be capable of gaining access to any
				internal compartment of the equipment that controls the casting of votes or the
				manipulation of vote counters. The electronic voting equipment shall be
				designed and constructed so as to limit moderator access to the control panel
				and supply compartments. The system shall be provided with a visual control
				panel or other means that provides the moderators with equipment operational
				status and identifies irrecoverable error conditions. This display shall
				indicate if the equipment has malfunctioned and the services of the
				technician-mechanic are required. The control panel shall also provide
				diagnostic error messages to the technician-mechanic that will enable the
				technician-mechanic to identify the source of the problem in the minimum amount
				of time. Supplies which will require interim replenishment should be limited to
				hard-copy paper, printer ribbons, ink cartridges, batteries, light bulbs and
				seals. Following an election the moderator shall be able to lock and seal the
				machine against further voting, print the voting results, remove the removable
				memory device, close the machine, lock it with a key, seal it with a numbered
				seal and return it to its storage container.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-16 - Hardware standards. Security. Technician/mechanic access

Current through July 10, 2024
The electronic voting equipment shall be designed and
				constructed in a manner which permits the technician/mechanic to perform
				routine service as well as all field maintenance and repairs. The equipment
				shall be constructed so as to allow the technician/mechanic access to the
				internal compartments and mechanisms of the equipment with the exception of
				those parts of the equipment which are categorized by the manufacturer as
				proprietary. Field service shall include the testing necessary to identify the
				source of a malfunction; the adjustment, repair or replacement of
				malfunctioning circuits or components; and the testing necessary to verify that
				repairs were performed correctly. Prior to an election the
				technicians/mechanics shall be able to open the machine from its storage
				container, install a properly programmed removable memory device in the
				machine, test the machine and otherwise prepare the machine for the ballot to
				be voted, close the machine, lock it with a key, seal it with a numbered seal
				and prepare it for transport to the polling place. The machine may not be
				opened for voting without damaging the seal so that it is evident that the
				machine has been opened.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-17 - Hardware standards. Security. Factory engineer access

Current through July 10, 2024
The factory engineer shall be provided with access to all
				components of the electronic voting equipment. However, the local election
				officials may designate one or more watchers trained in the operation of the
				system to oversee the work of the factory engineer. Factory engineer
				maintenance tasks shall be limited to complex and infrequent maintenance
				functions which require access to proprietary firmware or specialized
				facilities and equipment which cannot be obtained by the purchasing
				municipality. The DRE voting system shall be designed and constructed so as to
				minimize factory service. Factory maintenance tasks shall number not more than
				two percent of all maintenance tasks and their frequency shall not exceed five
				percent of the total frequency of all preventive maintenance
				tasks.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-18 - Hardware standards. Overvote protection

Current through July 10, 2024
In accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-242
				the DRE voting system shall permit each voter to vote in an election:
(1) for all the persons and offices for whom
			 the voter is lawfully entitled to vote,
(2) for as many persons for an office as the
			 voter is entitled to vote, and
(3)
			 on any ballot referenda on which the voter is entitled to vote. In accordance
			 with Conn. Gen. Stat. §
								9-242
			 the DRE voting system shall be designed and constructed in a manner which
			 prevents the voter from casting more than the number of votes to which he or
			 she is legally entitled. This includes: (1) the casting of more than one ballot
			 in an election, (2) the casting of more than one vote for a candidate for a
			 single position office, (3) the casting of a vote for more than the permitted
			 number of candidates in a multiposition office,
(4) the casting of more than one vote for a
			 candidate who is nominated by more than one party for the same office,
(5) the casting of a vote
			 (including a write-in vote) for the same candidate more than once for the same
			 office,
(6) in a primary, the
			 casting of a vote on more than one party ballot, and
(7) in a referendum, the casting of a vote on
			 a question on which the voter is not legally entitled to vote.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-19 - Hardware standards. Undervote identification

Current through July 10, 2024
The DRE voting system shall visually identify an undervoting
				condition to the voter. Undervoting occurs in the following situations:
(1) voter does not cast any votes on the
			 entire ballot,
(2) voter does not
			 cast any votes in a contest on the ballot,
(3) voter does not vote for the maximum
			 number of candidates in a multiposition office,
(4) voter does not vote for referenda on the
			 ballot. If the voter chooses to cast the ballot without voting the maximum
			 number of votes permitted, the system shall accept the ballot after proper
			 identification of the undervoting, so long as one vote is cast on the ballot.
			 Additionally, the system shall tally the number of undervotes, as defined
			 above, by contest. The system shall be optionally equipped to identify to the
			 moderator that the system will not accept the ballot because the voter has not
			 cast any votes on the entire ballot.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-20 - Hardware standards. Write-in

Current through July 10, 2024
The DRE shall be equipped with a means for voters to cast
				write-in votes at elections and to be set to prohibit write-in votes at a
				primary. The write-in procedure shall be easy to perform and made possible
				through the use of a pencil or pen or a keyboard device. It shall enable the
				recording of as many names of candidates as the voter is legally entitled to
				select for each contest. The write-in shall be captured as hard-copy so that it
				may be reviewed by the election officials in the vote tally process. The vote
				tally mechanism in the equipment shall provide a total of write-in votes cast
				for each contest on the ballot in order that a full accounting may be
				performed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-21 - Hardware standards. Enclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
The DRE device shall be provided with a curtain or some other
				means of enclosing the voter while the ballot is cast. Curtains or other
				privacy enclosures used to conceal the voter while in the voting booth shall be
				designed and constructed, either electronically or manually, to open and close
				with ease. Curtains or other privacy enclosures shall permit the disabled voter
				and those voters in wheelchairs to easily enter and exit the equipment without
				obstruction. Such an enclosure shall be constructed so that no one in the
				polling place will be able to see for which candidates or questions a voter,
				including a voter in a wheelchair, is casting his vote.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-22 - Hardware standards. Noise restriction

Current through July 10, 2024
The DRE voting system shall not produce any sounds or audible
				noises that would serve to indicate how an elector has voted. This applies to
				noise associated with the write-in voting process. An audible tone indicating
				to the voter and the moderators that the vote has been recorded by the
				equipment and that preparations for the next voter need to be made is
				permissible.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-23 - Hardware standards. Vote recordation

Current through July 10, 2024
A minimum of three means of vote recordation shall be provided
				with each DRE voting system. Votes shall be recorded within the equipment's
				internal memory, on hard-copy output and on a removable memory device. In
				addition to the printed report of vote totals, the system shall be capable of
				producing a printed report of individual selections made by all voters on the
				DRE device so that a separate manual tally may be made. This physical
				accounting of vote selections allows a cross check between the results computed
				from the removable memory device and the results computed from the hard-copy.
				Additionally, there shall be a randomization of the voters' selections on this
				output so that it is not possible to determine how any particular voter cast
				his ballot. The DRE voting system shall be capable of consolidating voting
				district totals electronically and in written report into a single consolidated
				report at the polling place. This voting system shall also output on hard-copy
				and removable memory device the town-wide election results in a single
				consolidated report. The system shall optionally provide a means for
				consolidating the data of all voting machines and absentee ballots for each
				voting district of the municipality, for each political subdivison of the
				municipality and for the entire municipality into one report.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-24 - Software standards. Design and coding

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				9-241-1 to
				9-241-36,
				inclusive, of these regulations, the term "software" shall subsume the term
				"firmware." The voting system software shall make extensive use of high-level
				languages. It is mandatory that a high level programming language be used for
				that segment of the ballot tabulation software associated with the logical and
				numerical operations on vote data. The use of assembly or machine languages for
				device controllers and handlers is acceptable, but assembly language code shall
				also adhere to modularity and structured programming methods.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-25 - Software standards. Configuration management

Current through July 10, 2024
All changes to the baseline software submitted for evaluation
				shall be subject to testing at the discretion of the secretary of the state.
				The manufacturer shall maintain the following technical documentation for the
				voting system software:
(1) system
			 overview,
(2) program descriptions,
(3) standards and conventions,
(4) operating environment,
(5) functional specifications,
(6) program specifications and
(7) testing
			 specifications.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-26 - Software standards. Vote recording accuracy

Current through July 10, 2024
The manufacturer shall be capable of demonstrating provisions
				for accuracy within the software. The system shall detect an attempt to cast a
				ballot when no voting selections have been made or when no selection or less
				than the legally entitled number of selections have been made (undervoting).
				The system shall be able to be adjusted to accommodate both of the following
				two alternatives:
(1) a completely
			 blank ballot shall not be accepted when attempted by the voter but shall be
			 accepted when attempted by a technician-mechanic testing the machine,
			 or
(2) a completely blank ballot
			 shall be accepted only after a warning message has been clearly displayed to
			 the voter and the intention to cast a blank ballot has been acknowledged by the
			 voter. For partially cast ballots, the system shall differentiate between
			 intentional undervotes and failure to register one or more selections as the
			 result of hardware or software malfunction. The system shall be capable of
			 interpreting any and all undervotes existing when the ballot is cast as the
			 correct number of "no votes" in the offices and referenda in which they occur.
			 As part of the vote-tally process, the system shall compare the sum of all vote
			 selections and of "no votes" with the total number of votes which can be
			 legally made on the entire ballot and produce an error message to the polling
			 place official if any discrepancy is detected.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-27 - Software standards. Audit trails

Current through July 10, 2024
The system shall be capable of the following:
(1) detecting and reporting its status and
			 degree of operability by means of diagnostic software and hardware,
(2) detecting and reporting the
			 identification of the election and polling place for which it has been
			 programmed and the identification of the specific ballot which has been
			 installed in it,
(3) detecting,
			 monitoring, and reporting the proper execution of initialization procedures
			 performed prior to the opening of the polling place and the initiating of
			 ballot counting operations,
(4)
			 detecting and reporting the procedure associated with the opening and closing
			 of the polling place,
(5)
			 detecting and reporting the enabling of a ballot, the selection of a party in a
			 primary, the exclusion of a portion of the ballot according to jurisdictional
			 entitlement of a specific voter, other functions required for compatibility
			 with the voter's affiliation and residence location, and
(6) detecting and recording significant
			 events such as the casting of a ballot, submitting a ballot for counting in a
			 voting district count device, starting and completing a central count in the
			 voting district and an error condition which cannot be disposed of by the
			 system itself.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-30 - Functional requirements. Pre-election tests and verification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Prior to the primary, election or
			 referenda, representatives of the parties shall attend the pre-election test
			 that exercises the hardware, software and firmware of each DRE device and
			 removable memory device to be used in the election. This test requires that the
			 DRE systems and the removable memory devices be tested independently of each
			 other to ensure that they are functioning as required and that their circuitry
			 and logic have not been altered.
(b) To ensure that the removable memory
			 devices are in proper working order and have been protected throughout their
			 storage period and in transit, the manufacturer shall supply a written test
			 procedure and mechanism that records votes for a set of pre-selected offices
			 and candidates on the removable memory devices. The removable memory devices
			 shall then be read by a device separate from the DRE system and a vote tally
			 taken. This tally shall be compared against the known result for any
			 discrepancies. Removable memory devices failing this test procedure shall be
			 retested. Upon failing a second time, the removable memory devices shall be
			 properly marked and secured from use in the election.
(c) To ensure that the DRE devices are
			 functioning correctly and have been protected from tampering while in storage
			 and transit, the manufacturer shall provide a written test procedure and
			 mechanism that tests buttons and records votes for a set of predetermined
			 offices and candidates on the DRE systems. The removable memory devices shall
			 not be connected to the DRE systems during this phase of the pre-election test.
			 The vote tally process shall then be performed on each device and the result
			 compared against the known result.
(d) Any deviation in the results shall
			 require the DRE device to be retested. A second failure to produce the required
			 results shall require the machine to be secured against further use until the
			 registrars of voters have been notified and instructions issued.
(e) Each DRE device and removable memory
			 device to be used in the election shall then be tested together.
(f) After verification of the results of the
			 pre-election test is completed the counters of the DRE systems and the
			 removable memory devices shall be reset to zero, except for the protective
			 counter. Proper verification of the counters shall be made by producing the
			 tally on each device. After the completion of the pre-election test, the DRE
			 systems and the removable memory devices shall be secured from access until
			 such time as they are to be moved to the polling place.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-31 - Functional requirements. Verification at the polling place

Current through July 10, 2024
The manufacturer of the DRE system shall provide written
				instructions and procedures for verifying at the polling place that the
				removable memory devices have been installed into the correct DRE devices and
				that the proper ballot formats have been programmed into the DRE devices and
				removable memory devices.