Early Voting Inspections For Electronic Machines - Election

COMMISSION PRE-INSPECTION. The county election commission shall be required to pre-inspect every voting machine to be used in early voting prior to the start of early voting. Before examining the voting machines, the election commission shall mail notices to the chairpersons of the county executive committees of the political parties, independent candidates, and the press stating where and when the machines will be examined pursuant to T.C.A. § 2-9-105. Prior to this pre-inspection by the election commission, the voting machine technician shall prepare each machine to be used for voting and record all counter numbers and seal numbers on the technician’s certification. This form should be substantially identical to the certification form used for certification of voting machines at the polling places. All candidates’ names, counter numbers and seal numbers shall be verified. The case shall then be sealed with a numbered seal and the number recorded on the technician’s certification. In lieu of this inspection by the election commission, the commission may delegate its duty to examine the machines to the voting machine technician as provided in T.C.A. § 2-9-105(e).