Submission and Approval Schedule

The Secretary shall decide whether to approve all types of voting equipment according to the following schedule: (1) Equipment must be approved by the Secretary before it may be used. (2) The Secretary shall make and file his report in his office, together with a written or printed description and drawings and photographs clearly identifying the equipment, within 30 days after the time of submission. (3) No electronic voting system and no direct electronic voting machine may be approved after January 1, 1992 that does not meet the voting system standards adopted by the Federal Election Commission on February 5, 1990, as they may be amended fromtime to time, and that has not been tested by an independent test authority to confirm compliance. (4) Only voting equipment approved by the Secretary at least 180days before a state primary or state election shall be used at such primary or election, unless it is to be used in a field test (950 CMR 50.04(3)) before final approval of the equipment. (5) Any additional printing cost incurred by the Secretary as a result of finalapprovalor field testing of new voting equipment, after receipt by the State Purchasing Agent of the proposed state ballot printing contract, shall be the responsibility of the vendor.