As used in this chapter:
(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;
(2) “Ballot box” means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;
(3) “Voting equipment” means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;
(4) “Voting machine” or “machine” means a part of a voting system that is either: (a) A direct recording electronic voting machine that:
1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-operated components that may be actuated by the voter;
2. Processes the data by means of a computer program;
3. Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory components; and
4. Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and on a printed copy; or
(b) One (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
(5) “Voting system” means:
(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
(b) The practices and associated documentation used to:
1. Identify system components and versions of those components;
2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;
3. Maintain record 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: June 29, 2021
History: Amended 2021 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 65, effective June 29, 2021. — Amended
2020 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 31, effective July 15, 2020. — Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch.
360, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1982.