44.3.1712    PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS PRIOR TO ELECTION

(1) No more than 30 days prior to an election in which a voting system is used, the election administrator shall publicly test and certify that the system is performing properly.

(2) The Secretary of State shall ensure that at least 10% of all voting systems in the state, including each model of each type of voting system, have been randomly tested and certified at least once every calendar year. This rule shall be implemented through review by the Secretary of State of its prescribed voting system testing and certification forms completed by the county.

History: 13-17-211, MCA; IMP, 13-17-212, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 2671, Eff. 10/27/06; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1329, Eff. 6/27/08.