(1)(a) The election officer shall be responsible for ensuring that each computer with software on it is validated when installing.
- (b) If the hash values do not match then the software may not be used. The election officer shall notify the lieutenant governor within one business day of the identification of the mismatch.
- (2) Systems must pass validation with no errors or unknown warnings during installation, or during any validation review, or they may not be used in an election until the system has been successfully validated.
- (3) The election officer, or a designee, shall always be present during the validation.
- (4) The election officer, or a designee, shall perform the validation, unless written permission is obtained from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor before the validation is performed.
KEY: elections, lieutenant governor, software, validation, voting, equipment, hash
Date of Last Change: October 23, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 20A-5-905