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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-33 - Functional requirements. Provision for recanvass

Current through July 10, 2024
To provide the capability for recounting the results of a
				contested election, the DRE voting system shall be capable of performing the
				following:
(1) the removable memory
			 devices shall be capable of being reread on a different DRE tally device than
			 was used originally and a comparison made of the recount totals to the original
			 totals,
(2) the system shall be
			 capable of re-running the vote-tally process on all DRE voting devices
			 producing new removable memory devices which then are used to produce new
			 voting district tallies and a new town tally, and
(3) the system shall produce hard-copy output
			 containing the selections made by each voter to be used to manually count the
			 votes cast for each candidate for each office in each contest and arrive at a
			 manual tally of the election.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-34 - Escrow

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to submitting any system to qualification testing, the
				manufacturer shall deposit the source code, operating systems, specialized
				compilers and documentation materials with an escrow agent acceptable to the
				secretary of the state and under conditions acceptable to the secretary of the
				state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 241 - Standards for Approval of Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines › Section 9-241-36 - Acceptance testing

Current through July 10, 2024
A municipality shall perform acceptance testing prior to
				contractual acceptance of a DRE voting system. The object of this testing is to
				determine if the hardware and software delivered comply with state and
				municipal requirements and perform in accordance with the same equipment's
				performance in state qualification and certification testing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-1 - General standards

Current through July 10, 2024
The secretary of the state may approve only those marksense and
				punchcard 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 9-242-1 to
				9-242-39,
				inclusive, of these regulations and the requirements of the Connecticut
				constitution and the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-2 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				9-242-1 to
				9-242-39,
				inclusive, of these regulations, a punch-card or marksense voting system is one
				which records votes, counts votes, and produces a tabulation of the vote count,
				using one or more ballot cards imprinted on either or both faces with text and
				voting response locations. The punchcard voting system records votes by means
				of holes punched in designated voting response locations; the marksense voting
				system records votes by means of marks made in the voting response locations.
				The voting machine shall be of the precinct count system type wherein ballot
				cards are fed into the machine by the voter and the ballots are tabulated at
				the polling place. The system shall tabulate ballots as they are cast and shall
				print the results after the close of polling. It shall produce 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. These voting
				machines shall, in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-242(c),
				warn the voter of overvotes by returning the ballot to the voter with such
				message, shall not record over-votes, and shall not record more than one vote
				of a voter for the same person for an office.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-3 - System functions not required in Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
The secretary of the state may approve a marksense or punchcard
				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 in any election shall be equipped with a straight ticket
				device.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-4 - 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
			 9-242-1 to
			 9-242-39,
			 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 back-up
			 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 punchcard or marksense
			 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-5 - 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 voters confined
				to wheelchairs. The mark-sense and punchcard systems 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 counting
				device shall be easily accessible to voters confined to
				wheelchairs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-6 - 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-8 - Hardware standards. Ballot cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Punchcard and marksense voting machines that will be processed
				by general purpose card readers shall utilize card stock, punch configurations,
				and punch field locations which comply with industry standards for Automatic
				Data Processing (ADP) supplies and equipment. Ballots intended for use only
				with their parent system may be of any material and configuration consistent
				with the requirements of the system. As part of stock finishing, each distinct
				ballot configuration shall have a unique identification code punched or marked
				for machine verification. All candidates, offices and questions shall be
				printed on the ballot and not on an ancillary device.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-9 - Hardware standards. Ballot printing

Current through July 10, 2024
In punchcard and marksense voting systems, the content and
				arrangement of printing on ballot cards affects the suitability of systems for
				election use. Printing shall comply with Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-250, Section
				9-242-15
				of these regulations, and specifications of the secretary of the
				state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-10 - Hardware standards. Punching stylus

Current through July 10, 2024
The stylus for use with automatic punchcard systems shall be
				suitable for use with the vote recorder and ballots used by the system, and it
				shall be designed so as to reliably remove chad, and to avoid excessive damage
				or wear to vote recorder components.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-11 - Hardware standards. Vote recorder

Current through July 10, 2024
Vote recorders which utilize ballots to be processed by general
				purpose card readers shall comply with industry standards for punch
				configuration and location. Otherwise, they shall produce punched or marked
				ballot cards in any manner which is compatible with their parent
				system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-12 - 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 election officials and/or the local
				technicians/mechanics are unable to resolve a problem with a punchcard or
				marksense 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 punchcard or marksense 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-13 - 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-14 - Quality assurance. Warranty provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
The warranty for the marksense or punchcard system shall
				provide that the system and all supporting materials, except the ballots, 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
				9-242-1 to
				9-242-39,
				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 punchcard or marksense voting system
				shall have an anticipated useful life expectancy of at least 20
				years.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-15 - Hardware standards. Ballot

Current through July 10, 2024
In an election, the ballot shall be able to accommodate at
				least nine political parties as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-242.
				Political party and candidate names shall be printed in the style and type size
				as required by Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-250, federal
				law and section
				9-242-9
				of these regulations. The ballots to be printed 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 selection 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
				printed in the proper format, so that the names of the parties are listed, as
				required by Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-250, with
				identifiable markings or punch areas associated with each candidate's name, the
				office for which he is running and the political party or organization that
				nominated him. The order of the parties, offices and candidates on the ballot
				shall be in conformance with law. In a primary, the names of candidates shall
				appear on the ballot in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-437.
				In a primary, the recording device shall be capable of recording the contests
				for all parties conducting a primary. The ballot shall also provide for voting
				in referenda. The system shall be capable of accepting printed ballots from
				different sources including the current method of employing the services of a
				printing firm. 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 marksense or punchcard
				voting system.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-16 - Hardware standards. Voter capacity

Current through July 10, 2024
Each precinct count 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-17 - Hardware standards. Security. Machine access

Current through July 10, 2024
As required by Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				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. Sections
				9-244
				and
				9-246,
				the punchcard or marksense 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. All pre-printed
				ballots shall be secured and sealed until the polls open and resealed
				immediately upon the closing of the polls. All voted and spoiled ballots shall
				also be sealed upon the closing of the polls. 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 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 punchcard or marksense 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-18 - Hardware standards. Security. Voter access

Current through July 10, 2024
The punchcard or marksense voting system shall be designed and
				constructed so as to permit voter 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-19 - 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. 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-20 - 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
				the repairs were performed correctly. Prior to the 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-21 - 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 punchcard and marksense voting systems 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-22 - Hardware standards. Overvote protection

Current through July 10, 2024
In accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. Section
				9-242
				the punchcard or marksense 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. Section
			 9-242,
			 the punchcard and marksense systems shall be designed and constructed in a
			 manner which warns the voter when he has voted for more than the number of
			 candidates to which he is legally entitled to vote for an office. The machine
			 shall warn the voter and return the ballot to the voter giving him an
			 opportunity to vote a new ballot. The voting machine shall prohibit the voter
			 from casting more than one ballot in an election. The voting machine shall
			 count only one vote of a voter for a candidate nominated by more than one party
			 for the same office and prevent the counting of a vote (including a write-in
			 vote) of a voter for the same candidate more than once for the same office. The
			 voting machine shall count no votes for an office where the voter voted for
			 more than the permitted number of candidates for an office.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-23 - Hardware standards. Write-in

Current through July 10, 2024
The punchcard or marksense voting system shall provide a means
				of recording the selection of candidates for any office whose names do not
				appear on the ballot at an election. The write-in procedure shall be easy to
				perform and made possible through the use of a pencil or pen. The ballot shall
				be printed to enable the voter to fill in as many names of candidates as the
				voter is legally entitled to select for each contest. The machines may retain
				separately those ballots with write-in votes so that they may be tabulated at
				the close of the polls. 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-24 - Hardware specifications. Enclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
The punchcard or marksense system shall be provided with an
				enclosure that meets the requirements of Conn. Gen. Stat. Sections
				9-242,
				9-257,
				9-259,
				9-261 and
				9-262
				and sufficient lighting for use by the voter when completing the ballot.
				Curtains or other privacy enclosures for the voter shall be designed and
				constructed, either electronically or manually, to open or 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 and to vote their ballot. 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-25 - Hardware standards. Noise restriction

Current through July 10, 2024
The punchcard and marksense voting systems shall not produce
				any sounds or audible noises that would serve to indicate how an elector has
				voted. This applies to the 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-26 - Hardware standards. Vote recordation

Current through July 10, 2024
The system shall provide a means for consolidating the data of
				all voting machines and absentee ballots for each voting district of the
				municipality, for each political subdivision of the municipality and for the
				entire municipality into one report.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-27 - Software standards. Design and coding

Current through July 10, 2024
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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-28 - 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-29 - 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 accept a completely blank ballot, but 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 › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-30 - 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, polling place and specific ballot formats for
			 which it has been programmed,
(3)
			 evaluating the accuracy of the ballot reader and the arithmetic-logic unit,
(4) detecting, monitoring, and
			 reporting the proper execution of the initialization procedures performed prior
			 to the opening of the polling place and the initiating of ballot counting
			 operations,
(5) detecting and
			 reporting the procedure associated with the opening and closing of the polling
			 place, and
(6) detecting and
			 recording significant events such as the submitting of a ballot for counting in
			 a voting district count device, starting and completing a central count and an
			 error condition which cannot be disposed of by the system itself.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-31 - Functional requirements. Programming and software installation

Current through July 10, 2024
Each punchcard or marksense device shall be provided with the
				means of ensuring that the correct removable memory device has been connected
				to it and that the software correctly matches the ballot formats that it is
				intended to process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-33 - Functional requirements. Pre-election tests and verification

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) In punchcard and marksense systems, each
			 precinct count device, and all central counting equipment, shall contain
			 provisions for verifying its proper preparation for an election, and for
			 verifying that both the hardware and the software are functioning correctly.
			 These tests and diagnostic procedures may be executed manually or
			 automatically, and may allow for operator intervention to validate the proper
			 execution of individually-selected equipment functions.
(b) Prior to the primary, election or
			 referenda, representatives of the parties shall attend the pre-election test
			 that exercises the hardware and software of each punch-card or marksense
			 device, the removable memory devices and ballots to be used in the election.
			 The manufacturer shall supply a written test procedure and mechanism that
			 records votes for a set of pre-selected offices and candidates.
(c) After verification of the results of the
			 pre-election test is completed, the counters of the punchcard and marksense
			 systems and the removable memory devices shall be reset to zero. Proper
			 verification of the counters shall be made by producing the tally on each
			 device. After the completion of the pre-election test, the punchcard and
			 marksense systems, the removable memory devices and ballots shall be secured
			 from access until such time as they are to be moved to the polling
			 place.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-34 - Functional requirements. Verification at the polling place

Current through July 10, 2024
The manufacturer of the punchcard and marksense systems shall
				provide written instructions and procedures for verifying at the polling place
				that the removable memory devices have been installed into the correct
				punchcard and marksense devices and that the proper ballot formats have been
				programmed into the devices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-35 - Functional requirements. Opening the polling place

Current through July 10, 2024
The punchcard and marksense systems may provide for the use of
				a key in readying the equipment for casting ballots. The punchcard and
				marksense systems shall provide a means of verifying that the ballot punching
				or marking devices are properly prepared and ready for use. All systems shall
				provide a voting booth or similar facility, in which the voter may punch or
				mark the ballot in privacy, and a secure receptacle for holding voted ballots.
				Precinct count equipment shall provide a means of activating the ballot
				counting device, verifying that the device has been properly prepared, and
				allowing the counting of ballots.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-36 - Functional requirements. Provisions for recanvass

Current through July 10, 2024
To provide the capability for recounting the results of a
				contested election, the punchcard and marksense voting systems shall be capable
				of performing the following:
(1) the
			 removable memory devices shall be capable of being reread on a different
			 punchcard or marksense tallying device than was used originally and a
			 comparison made of the recount totals to the original totals,
(2) the system shall keep the ballots of each
			 voter to be used to manually count the votes cast for each candidate for each
			 office in each contest and arrive at a manual tally of the election, and
(3) the system shall be capable of
			 re-running the vote-tally process on all punchcard and marksense voting devices
			 producing new removable memory devices which are then used to produce new
			 voting district tallies and a new town tally.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-37 - Escrow

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to submitting any system to qualifications testing, the
				manufacturer shall deposit the source code, operating systems, specialized
				compilers and documentation materials with an escrow agent acceptable to the
				secretary of the state and under conditions acceptable to the secretary of the
				state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-38 - Voting machines approved prior to regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
Nothing in Sections
				9-242-1 through
				9-242-39,
				inclusive, of these regulations shall affect voting machines approved prior to
				the adoption of said sections of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242 - Standards for Approval of Marksense and Punchcard Voting Machines › Section 9-242-39 - Acceptance testing

Current through July 10, 2024
A municipality shall perform acceptance testing prior to
				contractual acceptance of punchcard and marksense voting systems. The object of
				this testing is to determine if the hardware and software delivered comply with
				state and municipal requirements and perform in accordance with the same
				equipment's performance in state qualification and certification
				testing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242a - Marksense Voting Tabulator › Section 9-242a-1 - General statutes shall apply

Current through July 10, 2024
Except as otherwise provided by sections 9-242a-1 to
				9-242a-28, inclusive,
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the provisions of the
				Connecticut General Statutes concerning procedures relating to voting machines
				and absentee ballots at elections, primaries and referenda shall apply as
				nearly as may be, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of the State, to
				marksense voting machines approved by the Secretary of the State under section
				9-242
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Except as otherwise provided by sections
				9-242a-1 to
				9-242a-28, inclusive,
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the provisions of sections
				9-304 and 9-306 of the Connecticut General Statutes concerning penalties
				relating to paper ballots, shall apply to marksense voting machines approved by
				the Secretary of the State under section
				9-242
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242a - Marksense Voting Tabulator › Section 9-242a-2 - Number of voting tabulators and ballots

Current through July 10, 2024
The officials of a municipality purchasing or leasing an
				approved marksense voting tabulator shall provide a number of voting tabulators
				sufficient to provide a voting tabulator for each voting district for each
				primary and election and shall provide a sufficient number of spare voting
				tabulators where more than one party is holding a primary in a polling place,
				and the tabulator can be programmed to separately tabulate the votes cast in
				each primary, a single tabulator may be used to tabulate the votes cast in all
				such primaries and different colored ballots may be used for each party holding
				a primary. Such officials shall provide a number of ballot boxes for each
				voting district sufficient to hold a number of ballots equal to the number of
				electors eligible to vote at each primary or election in the voting district.
				They shall provide a number of voting booths sufficient to provide at least one
				for each two hundred and fifty or fraction of two hundred and fifty electors
				eligible to vote at each primary and election in the municipality or voting
				district, as the case may be, and shall provide other necessary equipment. If
				the Connecticut General Statutes authorize separate voting tabulators for one
				voting district in the primary of one party or in an election be placed in the
				same room of the polling place of another voting district, the Secretary of the
				State shall prescribe that separate ballots be issued and may prescribe that
				they may be processed on the same voting tabulator in the primary of such party
				or in such election. Such officials shall also provide a secure long-term
				storage location as described in section
				9-242A-8
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies in which to store the
				marksense voting tabulators and memory cards. The location shall remain locked
				at all times and access to such location shall be exclusively controlled by the
				registrars of voters. Access shall only be granted to such location for the
				purpose of tabulator programming, maintenance, testing, set-up and education
				and voter outreach. Nothing in this section shall preclude the registrars of
				voters from using alternative secure short-term storage locations for marksense
				voting tabulators and memory cards after adjustment and programming of the
				tabulator has taken place pursuant to 9-242a-4 and until the close of the polls
				on election day. For the purposes of this regulation any storage location used,
				either long term or short term, shall have characteristics as detailed in
				section
				9-242a-8.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242a - Marksense Voting Tabulator › Section 9-242a-3 - Counting of absentee ballots

Current through July 10, 2024
The registrars of voters of a town may authorize marksense
				voting tabulators approved by the Secretary of the State to be used to count
				absentee ballots at an election, primary or referendum.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242a - Marksense Voting Tabulator › Section 9-242a-4 - Adjustment and programming voting tabulators. Printing ballots and absentee ballots

Current through July 10, 2024
The registrars shall direct the preparation, adjustment and
				programming of the voting tabulator by a suitable technician who is adequately
				trained by a representative of the manufacturer and approved by the Secretary
				of the State in accordance with the ballot layout established by the municipal
				clerk. The municipal clerk and registrars shall direct a printer approved by a
				representative of the manufacturer or the Secretary of the State to print a
				number of official ballots determined by the registrar of voters and a number
				of absentee ballots determined by the municipal clerk in accordance with
				specifications approved by the Secretary of the State. Official and absentee
				ballots may be printed on different colored paper to enable poll workers to
				readily identify the different types of ballots. The ovals on the official
				ballots may be printed in a color other than black to ensure greater
				accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Finally, ballots may be
				printed on both sides of the page as long as a separate page of instructions is
				provided with each absentee ballot and is available for use in each polling
				place.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 9 - Elections › 242a - Marksense Voting Tabulator › Section 9-242a-5 - Inspection and test voting the voting tabulator

Current through July 10, 2024
Beginning as soon as ballots and ballot cards are available and
				not later than the tenth day before the election or primary, the registrars
				shall conduct ballot card testing of every programmed memory card with samples
				of each different ballot card printed for the election or primary. The purpose
				of the test is to ensure that (1) ballots are printed properly, (2) timing,
				diagnostic and card identification marks are correctly located on the ballot,
				(3) memory cards are programmed with accurate information, and (4) the voting
				tabulators tally ballots correctly. The Secretary of the State shall prescribe
				the procedure to (A) test unvoted ballot cards, (B) test fully voted ballot
				cards, and (C) count a series of test ballots. All those present, including the
				registrars or their designees, the technician certified under section
				9-242-13
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, if any, the town chairmen,
				candidates and watchers, shall certify (i) as to the numbers of the voting
				tabulators, (ii) that the voting tabulators have been test-voted with samples
				of the ballots and found to be working properly, (iii) that the candidate,
				question and public counters are set back to zero, (iv) as to the numbers
				registered on the protective counters of the tabulator, if provided, and (v) as
				to the numbers on the seals sealing the memory cards into the voting tabulator.
				This certificate and the test ballots shall be filed with the municipal clerk
				and kept for sixty days after the election. Each voting tabulator shall be
				sealed and placed in its carrying case together with the ender card and sealed
				in its carrying case. The voting tabulator in its carrying case and any spare
				tabulators shall be delivered by the registrars to the central secure location
				designated by the registrars meeting such specifications as the secretary may
				prescribe, until delivery of such voting tabulators to the election officials
				as described in 9-242a-8 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. The
				registrars shall immediately secure the keys to the voting tabulator. Not later
				than eight o'clock p.m. of the day before the election, the moderators shall
				appear in the office of the registrars of voters to receive checklists, the
				voting tabulator seal number as reported on the report of pre-election testing,
				and supplies necessary to conduct the election. In addition, the registrars of
				voters shall deliver ballots to the election officials as described in 9-242a-8
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.