120.005 Definitions.
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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)"Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and includes
voting machines where voting machines are in operation;
(4)"Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that is either:
(a)A direct recording electronic voting machine that:
1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or
electro-operated components that may be actuated by the voter;
2. Processes the data by means of a computer program;
3. Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory
components; and
4. Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory
component and on a printed copy; or
(b)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
(5)"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 record 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.