Sec. 9-241. Examination and approval of machines by secretary. Subsequent alteration made by voting machine companies. Use of hole-punch voting machines prohibited. Regulations. Agreement with The Uni
Sec. 9-241. Examination and approval of machines by secretary. Subsequent
alteration made by voting machine companies. Use of hole-punch voting machines
prohibited. Regulations. Agreement with The University of Connecticut or Connecticut State University System. (a) Any person owning or holding an interest in any
voting machine, as defined in subsection (w) of section 9-1, may apply to the Secretary
of the State to examine such machine and report on its accuracy and efficiency. The
Secretary of the State shall examine the machine and determine whether, in the Secretary's opinion, the kind of machine so examined (1) meets the requirements of section
9-242, (2) can be used at elections, primaries and referenda held pursuant to this title,
and (3) in the case of an electronic voting machine examined by the Secretary after the
Voting Technology Standards Board submits the report required under section 9-242c,
complies with the standards adopted by said board under section 9-242c. If the Secretary
of the State determines that the machine can be so used, such machine may be adopted
for such use. No machine not so approved shall be so used. Each application shall be
accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars and the Secretary of the State shall not
approve any machine until such fee and the expenses incurred by the Secretary in making
the examination have been paid by the person making such application. Any voting
machine company that has had its voting machine approved and that subsequently alters
such machine in any way shall provide the Secretary of the State with notice of such
alterations, including a description thereof and a statement of the purpose of such alterations. If any such alterations appear to materially affect the accuracy, appearance or
efficiency of the machine, or modify the machine so that it can no longer be used at
elections, primaries or referenda held pursuant to this title, at the discretion of the Secretary of the State, the company shall submit such alterations for inspection and approval,
at its own expense, before such altered machines may be used. The Secretary of the
State may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning
examination and approval of voting machines under this section. No voting machine
that records votes by means of holes punched in designated voting response locations
may be approved or used at any election, primary or referendum held pursuant to this
title.
(b) The Secretary of the State may enter into an agreement with The University of
Connecticut or a member of the Connecticut State University System to perform or assist
in performing the following functions: (1) Any technical review, testing or research
associated with the certification of voting equipment, (2) any technical review, testing
or research associated with the decertification of voting equipment, (3) the development
of standards for the use of voting equipment during any election, primary or referenda,
(4) the development of standards to ensure the accuracy of voting equipment, (5) the
development of standards and procedures for the security, set-up and storage of voting
equipment, (6) the development of standards, procedures and oversight of post-election
audits, (7) the development of standards for recanvass procedures to ensure the accuracy
and reliability of any such recanvass, (8) the development of standards and procedures
for the testing, security and use of an election management system, (9) the development
of standards and procedures for the programming of ballots and voting equipment, (10)
research and analysis of data formats for ballot programming and election-related electronic data, and (11) the development of any other standards necessary to protect the
integrity of voting equipment.
(1949 Rev., S. 1190; 1953, S. 718d; P.A. 73-304; P.A. 84-319, S. 33, 49; P.A. 93-384, S. 7, 28; P.A. 03-7, S. 2; P.A.
05-235, S. 14; P.A. 07-194, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 73-304 provided for notice to secretary of the state by any voting machine company of alterations to
already approved machines under certain conditions; P.A. 84-319 amended section to reflect changes made in Secs. 9-241a and 9-242; P.A. 93-384 authorized the secretary of the state to adopt regulations re examination and approval of
machines, effective June 29, 1993; P.A. 03-7 prohibited use of voting machines that record votes by means of holes punched
in designated locations and made technical changes, effective April 29, 2003; P.A. 05-235 inserted Subdiv. (1) and (2)
designators, added Subdiv. (3) re compliance of electronic voting machines with standards adopted by Voting Technology
Standards Board and made technical changes; P.A. 07-194 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec.
(b) re agreement with The University of Connecticut or member of Connecticut State University system, effective July
5, 2007.