Sec.9-241-15. Hardware standards. Security. Moderator access

Moderators shall not be capable of gaining access to any internal compartment of the equipment that controls the casting of votes or the manipulation of vote counters. The electronic voting equipment shall be designed and constructed so as to limit moderator access to the control panel and supply compartments. The system shall be provided with a visual control panel or other means that provides the moderators with equipment operational status and identifies irrecoverable error conditions. This display shall indicate if the equipment has malfunctioned and the services of the technician-mechanic are required. The control panel shall also provide diagnostic error messages to the technician-mechanic that will enable the technician-mechanic to identify the source of the problem in the minimum amount of time. Supplies which will require interim replenishment should be limited to hard-copy paper, printer ribbons, ink cartridges, batteries, light bulbs and seals. Following an election the moderator shall be able to lock and seal the machine against further voting, print the voting results, remove the removable memory device, close the machine, lock it with a key, seal it with a numbered seal and return it to its storage container.

(Effective January 21, 1994)