16-447. Number of voting devices; inspection of voting devices; specifications and number of booths

1. If an electronic voting system is in use in a regular primary election held for federal, state or county offices, the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall provide each polling place with at least two voting devices for each of the two political parties which cast the highest number of votes in this state at the last preceding general election. Two voting devices for each political party as provided in this subsection is the minimum number of voting devices required for two hundred fifty registered electors, and one additional voting device shall be provided for each additional one hundred twenty registered electors, or fraction in excess of such number of electors, except that for precincts with fewer than one hundred registered electors the board of supervisors may provide sufficient additional supplies, including repair parts, instead of a second voting device.

2. In a regular general election held for federal, state or county offices the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall provide at least two voting devices for two hundred fifty registered electors, and one additional voting device shall be provided for each additional one hundred twenty registered electors, or fraction in excess of such number of electors, except that for precincts with fewer than one hundred registered electors the board of supervisors may provide sufficient additional supplies, including repair parts, instead of a second voting device.

3. Prior to any election at which electronic voting devices are used, the board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall have the voting devices prepared for the election and shall mail a notice to the chairmen of the county committees of the different political parties, stating when and where the voting devices may be inspected before they are sealed and delivered to the polling places.

4. The board of supervisors or other authority in charge of elections shall have delivered to each polling place a sufficient number of voting booths and voting or marking devices. The voting booths shall be durably constructed and shall be of sufficient size and so designed as to enable the voter to mark his ballot in secrecy.

5. In any election other than the biennial primary and general elections, the election officer in charge of the election shall determine the number of voting devices to be used.

WARNING - The above text was curent June 2003, but may be outdated now.