The voting system vendor shall provide all equipment that was submitted for qualification testing and is necessary for the evaluation agent to fully test all system functions. Equipment shall include:

1. A. Optical scanners for precinct voting and central count optical scanners for absentee and provisional voting;
2. B. Any voting equipment and assistive devices for use by voters with disabilities;
3. C. Optical scan ballots for testing under COMAR 33.09.04.01C;
4. D. Election management server software;
5. E. All third-party software required to operate the system; and
6. F. All necessary ancillary equipment.

Authority: Election Law Article, §§2-102(b)(4), 2-202(b), 9-102(b), and 11-309, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:6 Md. R. 636); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 708)

Regulation .01 amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .02E amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .04B, D amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .05 amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .05A amended effective December 23, 2013 (40:25 Md. R. 2073); April 27, 2026 (53:8 Md. R. 356)

Regulation .06B amended effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)

Regulation .08 adopted effective August 19, 2013 (40:16 Md. R. 1346)