Section effective until December 31, 2021. See, also, section effective December 31, 2021.

1. (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, a county board of voter registration and elections may use other methods of voting by absentee ballot instead of by paper ballot. No voting machine or voting system, other than a paper-based system, may be used for in-person absentee voting that has not received written certification from the State Election Commission that:

   1. (1) the voting machine or voting system meets all statutory requirements for use in the State;
   2. (2) the voting machine or voting system can be secured against voting at times other than business hours of the county board of voter registration and elections; and
   3. (3) the results of elections can be held secure from release until the time for counting ballots at any polling place.
2. (B) The State Election Commission must develop standards and guidelines for these purposes.

HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 83, Section 1, eff August 10, 2001; 2020 Act No. 133 (S.635), Section 1.C, eff May 13, 2020.