Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 15.20.900 - Optically scanned or electronically generated ballots(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the director may adopt regulations that provide procedures for the tabulation of electronically generated ballots or optically scanned ballots, including procedures for (1) tests of the counting programs developed for each precinct tabulator to ensure that the system is functioning properly;(2) security for the voting and tabulation of ballots;(3) the transmission and accumulation of vote totals to assure the integrity of the vote counting process;(4) observation by the public of the counting process in the regional offices; and(5) the disposition of ballots.(b) The state ballot counting review board established under AS 15.10.180 shall test the counting programs for the tabulation of electronically generated ballots or optically scanned ballots and certify their accuracy in accordance with the regulations adopted under (a) of this section.