1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a county election board may use an approved electronic voting system:

   1. (1) in any election;
   2. (2) in all or in some of the precincts within a political subdivision holding an election; and
   3. (3) instead of or in combination with any other voting method.

2. (b) A county election board may use an electronic voting system which includes a voter verifiable paper audit trail if the voting system:

   1. (1) otherwise complies with this chapter and IC 3-11-15 ; and
   2. (2) is certified by the Indiana election commission.

3. (c) A county election board may not use an approved electronic voting system purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired by the county after December 31, 2019, unless the system:

   1. (1) is certified by the Indiana election commission; and

   2. (2) includes a voter-verifiable paper audit trail.

      This subsection does not prohibit a county election board from having maintenance performed on an electronic voting system purchased, leased, or otherwise acquired by the county before January 1, 2020.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.71-2019, SEC.16.