| 63 | | - | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-567, to read: START_STATUTE16-567. Polling place and voting center equipment; custody; violation; classification a. NOTWITHSTANDING any other law, any voting equipment that is used in a polling place or voting center may not have internet access and must prohibit access by any means to any data or RESULTS, except that poll workers may use electronic pollbooks to check in voters, verify identification and determine the appropriate ballot style for the voter. If the equipment has an accessible port, the port must be locked with a tamper-proof seal and must be logged in the chain of custody document when broken or accessed. The delivery, use and return of the EQUIPMENT shall be logged on a chain of CUsTODY document so that the name and signature of every person who delivers, receives, uses and returns that equipment is recorded and retained as an official election record. END_STATUTE B. A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-605, to read: START_STATUTE16-605. Counting center equipment; election results; data; custody; violation; classification A. NOTWITHSTANDING any other law, any tabulation equipment that is used in a central counting center or other tabulation center may not have internet access and must prohibit access by any means to any data or RESULTS until used by authorized election personnel only. If the equipment has an accessible port, the port must be locked with a tamper-proof seal and must be logged in the chain of custody document when broken or accessed. Only authorized personnel, including political party observers, may be present at the tabulation of votes. The use and return of the EQUIPMENT that contains election results and data, including any removable data storage device, shall be logged on a chain of CUsTODY document so that the name and signature of every person who delivers, receives, uses and returns the storage device or other EQUIPMENT that contains election data and election results is recorded and retained as an official election record. For any removable storage device, two observers who are not members of the same political party shall be present at all times, including the insertion and removal of the device and during any TRANSPORTATION of the device. The removable storage device may not be under the sole CUSTODY and control of only one person. B. notwithstanding subsection a of this section, the election process shall continue without regard to whether observers are present. Observers shall not be allowed in county vehicles. C. A person who knowingly violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. D. Notwithstanding any other law, all activities at the counting center shall be included in a nonstop video that is posted to the county's website. END_STATUTE |
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| 66 | + | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 16, chapter 4, article 9, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-567, to read: START_STATUTE16-567. Polling place and voting center equipment; custody; violation; classification a. NOTWITHSTANDING any other law, any voting equipment that is used in a polling place or voting center may not have internet access and must prohibit access by any means to any data or RESULTS. If the equipment has an accessible port, the port must be locked with a tamper-proof seal and must be logged in the chain of custody document when broken or accessed. The delivery, use and return of the EQUIPMENT shall be logged on a chain of CUsTODY document so that the name and signature of every person who delivers, receives, uses and returns that equipment is recorded and retained as an official election record. END_STATUTE B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. Sec. 2. Title 16, chapter 4, article 10, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 16-605, to read: START_STATUTE16-605. Counting center equipment; election results; data; custody; violation; classification A. NOTWITHSTANDING any other law, any tabulation equipment that is used in a central counting center or other tabulation center may not have internet access and must prohibit access by any means to any data or RESULTS until used by authorized election personnel only. If the equipment has an accessible port, the port must be locked with a tamper-proof seal and must be logged in the chain of custody document when broken or accessed. Only authorized personnel, including political party observers, may be present at the tabulation of votes. The use and return of the EQUIPMENT that contains election results and data, including any removable data storage device, shall be logged on a chain of CUsTODY document so that the name and signature of every person who delivers, receives, uses and returns the storage device or other EQUIPMENT that contains election data and election results is recorded and retained as an official election record. For any removable storage device, two observers who are not members of the same political party shall be present at all times, including the insertion and removal of the device and during any TRANSPORTATION of the device. The removable storage device may not be under the sole CUSTODY and control of only one person. B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. C. Notwithstanding any other law, all activities at the counting center shall be included in a nonstop video that is posted to the county's website. END_STATUTE |
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