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(a) The county election board is responsible for defining the specific access
policies applying to voting systems and electronic poll books in each election and for
specifying when any variations from these policies are permitted.
(b) The county election board may adopt a resolution to establish a security protocol to
secure the voting systems and electronic poll books used in each election conducted in the
county. The security protocol must include an audit trail to detect unauthorized access to the
voting systems and electronic poll books. A resolution adopted under this subsection must
be adopted by the unanimous vote of the board's entire membership. If the board adopts a
resolution under this subsection, the requirements of subsections (c) through (g) do not apply
to the county when a copy of the resolution is filed with the election division. A resolution
adopted under this subsection is confidential. The person or entity conducting the voting
system technical oversight program and the election division shall be available to advise the
county election board in the development of a security protocol under this subsection.
(c) The county election board shall place a uniquely numbered seal on each voting system
and electronic poll book used in an election to secure the voting system and electronic poll
book and permit post-election auditing. The form of the seal and information contained on
the seal shall be prescribed by the election division and must make it impossible to access
the sealed part of the unit without detection.
(d) The county election board shall place the seal described in subsection (c) on the voting
system or electronic poll book immediately upon completion of the canvass of votes cast in
an election in which the voting system or electronic poll book was made available for use at
a precinct or vote center.
(e) The seal must remain in place except when the county election board orders unsealing
of the voting system or electronic poll book in one (1) of the following cases when the board
finds unsealing to be necessary:
(1) To conduct maintenance on the voting system or electronic poll book.
(2) To prepare the voting system or electronic poll book for use in the next election to
be conducted by the county in which the voting system or electronic poll book will be
made available.
(3) To install certified voting system hardware, firmware, or software on a voting
system or certified upgrades on an electronic poll book.
(4) To conduct a public test of the voting system or electronic poll book required by
state law.
(5) To conduct an audit authorized or required by this title.
(6) For the county election board to correct an error under IC 3-12-5-14.
(7) When ordered during a recount or contest proceeding under IC 3-12.
(f) The county election board shall reseal the voting system or electronic poll book
immediately after the completion of the maintenance, installation, audit, correction, recount
proceeding, or contest proceeding. When the county election board orders the unsealing of
the voting system or electronic poll book to prepare for the use of the equipment in an
election, the voting system or electronic poll book may remain unsealed until the canvassing
is completed under subsection (d).
(g) The county election board shall document when each voting system or electronic poll