119.005 Definitions for chapter.

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As used in this chapter:

(1)A "ballot" or "official ballot" means the official presentation of offices and

candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions

submitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper

ballot, an absentee ballot, a special ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal

provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been

authorized for the use of the voters in any primary or regular or special election by

the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(2)"Ballot box" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or

otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(3)"Election administration information system" means any computer-based

information technology application used by the Commonwealth in the

administration of elections;

(4)"Election officer" has the same meaning as in KRS 118.015;

(5)"Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and

includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(6)"Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that consists of one

(1)or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a combination of a

ballot-marking device and an electronic or automatic vote-tabulating device; and

(7)"Voting system" means:

(a)The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or

electronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and

documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment, that

is used to:

1. Define ballots;

2. Cast and count votes;

3. Report or display election results; and

4. Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(b)The practices and associated documentation used to:

1. Identify system components and versions of those components;

2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;

3. Maintain records of system errors and defects;

4. Determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the

initial qualification of the system; and

5. Make available any materials to the voter, such as notices, instructions,

forms, or paper ballots.