1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to elections; setting standards for and
1.3 providing for the acquisition of electronic voting
1.4 systems; appropriating money from the Help America
1.5 Vote Act account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.6 sections 201.022, by adding a subdivision; 206.56,
1.7 subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, by adding subdivisions;
1.8 206.57, subdivisions 1, 5; 206.61, subdivisions 4, 5;
1.9 206.80; 206.81; 206.82, subdivision 1; 206.83; 206.84,
1.10 subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 206.90, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 8,
1.11 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.12 chapter 206.
standards stuff, just getting the state ready for HAVA. 1.13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.14 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 201.022, is
1.15 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.16 Subd. 3.
The If this was not happening already, this could be a good thing, consulting with county election officials "Assistive voting standard interpretation of HAVA, fair enuf. "Audio ballot reader" standard stuuf under HAVA "Automatic agian Standard "Ballot" includes ballot cards and "Counting center" means a Defining the room of office where the counting occurs "Electronic ballot Another definition "Electronic ballot Ibid "Electronic voting Ibid "Manual marking device" Ibid standard, Outlines certification process. Cites sections 206.55 to 206.90 of your state election law, which is worth looking into, the actual nuts & Bolts of who participates, what the standards are, etc, in the certification of voting equipment is essential in an overall understanding. In federal Reitterates HAVA, title III, Section 301. Most states do this-- I dont understand why they need to pass a law that restates the HAVA federal law. On the "State Partisan Political parties like the idea of the line vote being possible- just like with a lever voting macine. Most like this feature ti be used in the new voting equipment, standard fare. The provisions of the election Again standard, it appears that if you used paper ballots before that this alternating will coninue with the new equipment. Mostly restating parts of HAVA. Interesting to note-- "6.29 (3) securely transmits a ballot electronically"--- what would be the definition of Secure? Most equipment does not use encryption when transmitting results via a modem. (a) The secretary of 7.4 & 7.5 are real good stuff. In the current environment this is about as good as it gets-- but better than NJ state election law The contracts must OK here is the BUT-- is there a trigger for an audit of source code in voting equipment-- in other words-- if there is a problem at what point do you stop and examine all idividual voting or vote counting equipment to verify that the equipment has the exact same code that is in Escrow? A program or programs for use in Outlines what appears to be pre election teting of equipment, standard fare. Standard again, good part-- The The ballot information must be in the The official in For the purposes of this In instructing In precincts using optical scan voting The official in Automatic tabulating (a) $6,000,000 is Very Interesting-- giving couties untill 2009. Most states are trying to get the purchases done by the end of this year. To receive a grant under Each county receiving a grant under $290,000 is Wheelcahir ramps to be installed (a) $54,000 is required by HAVA, to develop a state HAVA plan.
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