1. A. Voter registration system software and instructions for its use in controlling the processing of information derived from the voter file shall be verified functionally, identified and approved by the secretary of state.
2. B. Verified, identified and approved voter registration system software and instructions shall be safeguarded at all times against loss or damage. The designated data processor shall be in charge of these safeguards subject to approval by the secretary of state.

History: 1953 Comp., § 3-5-21, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 122; 1975, ch. 255, § 73; 2001, ch. 146, § 6; 2005, ch. 270, § 30.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2005 amendment, effective July 1, 2005, changed "program records" to "voter registration system software" in Subsections A and B; deleted former Subsection B, which provided that program records and instructions for their use shall remain the property of the designated data processor; and relettered succeeding subsection accordingly.

The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, deleted "machine" preceding "processing" in Subsection A.