HB 1541-1_ Filed 02/20/2003, 13:22
Adopted 2/20/2003


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COMMITTEE REPORT


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14

                                                        NO:
0

MR. SPEAKER:
    Your Committee on       Elections and Apportionment     , to which was referred       House Bill 1541     , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (03)AM154104.1. -->     Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 3-5-2-26.2; (03)AM154104.1. -->     "SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-26.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 26.2. "HAVA" refers to the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 through 15545). A reference to:
        (1) "Section 101" of HAVA is a reference to 42 U.S.C. 15301; and
        (2) "Section 102" of HAVA is a reference to 42 U.S.C. 15302.
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SOURCE: IC 3-5-2-53; (03)AM154104.2. -->     "SECTION 2. IC 3-5-2-53 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 53. "Voting system" means the following:
        (1) Before January 1, 2006,
a combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment that is used to cast and count votes. The term includes the software and firmware required to program and to control the equipment. Equipment that is not an integral part of a voting system but that can be used as an adjunct to the system is considered to be a component of the system.
         (2) After December 31, 2005, as provided in 42 U.S.C. 15481:
            (A) the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment (including the software, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment) that is used:
                (i) to define ballots;
                (ii) to cast and count votes;
                (iii) to report or display election results; and
                (iv) to maintain and produce any audit trail information; and
            (B) the practices and associated documentation used:
                (i) to identify system components and versions of those components;
                (ii) to test the system during its development and maintenance;
                (iii) to maintain records of system errors and defects;
                (iii) to determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the initial qualification of the system; and
                (iv) to make available any materials to the voter (such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots).
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    Page 3, line 14, delete "Title II, Subtitle D, Part 1" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15401 through 42 U.S.C. 15408.".
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    Page 3, line 37, delete "the federal act" and insert " HAVA".
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    Page 4, line 22, delete "Title II, Subtitle D, Part 1of the federal act" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15401 through 42 U.S.C. 15408".
    Page 4, line 23, delete "Title III of the federal act" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15481 through 42 U.S.C. 15502".
    Page 4, line 24, delete "Section 251(b) of the federal act," and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15401(b),".
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    Page 4, line 31, delete "Section 251(b)(2)(B)" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15401(b)(2)(B)".
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    Page 4, line 42, delete "December 30, 2000." and insert " November 7, 2000.".
    Page 5, line 9, delete "chapter and the" and insert " chapter and HAVA.".
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    " Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "department" refers to the Indiana department of administration established by IC 4-13-1-2.
    (b) The department shall award quantity purchase agreements to vendors for new voting systems or upgrades or expansion of existing voting systems by counties.
    (c) The department may not issue a quantity purchase agreement for a voting system that does not satisfy the requirements for voting systems established under this title.
    (d) A quantity purchase agreement awarded under this section must include options for a county to:
        (1) purchase;
        (2) lease-purchase; or
        (3) lease;
new voting systems or upgrades or expansion of existing voting systems.
    (e) A quantity purchase agreement awarded under IC 3-11-6.5-1 (before its repeal) that otherwise complies with the requirements of this section is valid under this section.
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    Page 5, line 13, delete "precinct" and insert " polling place".
    Page 5, line 19, delete "Sections 261 through 265 of the Help America" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15421 through 42 U.S.C. 15425".
    Page 5, line 20, delete "Vote Act of 2002".
    Page 5, line 20, after "to" insert " do the following:".
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        " (1) Make".
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        " (2) Provide individuals with disabilities and the other individuals described in subdivision (1) with information about the accessibility of polling places, including outreach programs to inform those individuals about the availability of

accessible polling places.
        (3) Train election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on how best to promote the access and participation of individuals with disabilities in elections for federal office.
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    Page 6, line 17, after "section." insert " The county election board shall provide information required by the election division under this section not later than deadlines established by the election division.".
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    Page 7, line 20, strike "or the individual's identification card number issued".
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    Page 8, line 26, delete "Section 303(b)(4)(A) of the Help America Vote" and insert " 42 U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(A).".
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SOURCE: IC 3-11-5-27; (03)AM154104.24. -->     "SECTION 24. IC 3-11-5-27 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 27. This chapter expires January 1, 2006.".
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        " (2) A voting system must do the following:
            (A) Permit the voter to verify (in a private and independent manner) the votes selected by the voter on the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted.
            (B) Provide the voter with the opportunity (in a private and independent manner) to change the ballot or correct any error before the ballot is cast and counted (including the opportunity to correct the error through the issuance of a replacement ballot if the voter was otherwise unable to change the ballot or correct any error).
            (C) If the voter selects votes for more than one (1) candidate for a single office, the voting system must:
                (i) notify the voter that the voter has selected more than one (1) candidate for a single office on the ballot;
                (ii) notify the voter before the ballot is cast and counted

of the effect of casting multiple votes for the office; and
                (iii) provide the voter with the opportunity to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted.
            A voting system must ensure that any notification required under this clause preserves the privacy of the voter and the confidentiality of the ballot.
        (3) A voting system must produce a record with an audit capacity for the voting system that satisfies the following:
            (A) The voting system must produce a permanent paper record with a manual audit capacity for the voting system.
            (B) The voting system must provide the voter with an opportunity to change the ballot or correct any error before the permanent paper record is produced.
            (C) The paper record produced under clause (A) must be available as an official record for any recount conducted with respect to any election in which the voting system is used.
        (4) A voting system must provide alternative language accessibility under the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1973aa_1a.
        (5) The error rate of a voting system in counting ballots (determined by taking into account only those errors that are attributable to the voting system and not attributable to an act of the voter) must comply with the error rate standards established by the voting systems standards approved by the Federal Election Commission on April 30, 2002.
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SOURCE: IC 3-11-6.5; (03)AM154104.40. -->     "SECTION 40. IC 3-11-6.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003].".
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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to HB 1541 as introduced.)


and when so amended that said bill do pass.

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Representative Mahern


AM154104/DI 75    2003