44.3.2905    OTHER ELECTION SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

(1) Any type of component that is used within a voting system as defined in 13-1-101, MCA, shall not be connected to a computer network at any time. 

(2) Workstations, desktops, laptops, or other computing devices used by county election departments and connected to a computer network shall have endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools or behavioral-based anti-virus software installed, operating as recommended by the vendor and updated with the latest signatures or other version as required and supported by the vendor.

History: 13-1-205, MCA; IMP, 13-1-205, MCA; NEW, 2022 MAR p. 1089, Eff. 6/25/22; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 285, Eff. 2/10/24.