1. (3)
2. (2)
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4. (5) technology application used by information system" means any computer-based the As used in this chapter:
5. (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; "Ballot box" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots; "Election administration information administration of elections; "Election officer" has the same meaning as in KRS 118.015; "Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation; "Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that consists of one

6. (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 "Voting system" means:

   1. (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 the Commonwealth
   2. (7)
   3. (6) in
   4. (b) The practices and associated documentation used to: Identify system components and versions of those components; Test the system during its development and maintenance; 1. 2. 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.

Effective: April 27, 2024

History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 224, sec. 26, effective April 27, 2024. -- Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 24, effective April 7, 2022. -- Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 63, effective June 29, 2021. -- Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 30, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1982.