ORS 246.560
Requirements for approval of equipment


(1)

A voting machine may not be approved by the Secretary of State unless the voting machine is constructed so that it:

(a)

Secures to the elector secrecy of voting.

(b)

Provides facilities for voting for the candidates of as many political parties or organizations as may make nominations and for or against as many measures as may be submitted.

(c)

Permits the elector to vote for any person and as many persons for an office and upon any measure for which the elector has the right to vote.

(d)

Permits the elector, except at a primary election, to vote for all the candidates of one party or in part for the candidates of one party and in part for the candidates of one or more other parties.

(e)

Correctly records on a separate ballot the votes cast by each elector for any person and for or against any measure.

(f)

Provides that a vote for more than one candidate cannot be cast by one single operation of the voting machine or vote tally system except for President and Vice President and electors for those offices.

(g)

Provides that straight party pointers shall be disconnected from all candidate pointers.

(h)

Contains a device that will duplicate the votes cast by each elector onto a paper record copy.

(i)

Contains a device that will allow each elector to view the elector’s paper record copy while preventing the elector from directly handling the paper record copy.

(2)

A vote tally system shall be:

(a)

Capable of correctly counting votes on ballots on which the proper number of votes have been marked for any office or measure that has been voted.

(b)

Capable of ignoring the votes marked for any office or measure if more than the allowable number of votes have been marked, but shall correctly count the properly voted portions of the ballot.

(c)

Capable of accumulating a count of the specific number of ballots tallied for a precinct, accumulating total votes by candidate for each office, and accumulating total votes for and against each measure of the ballots tallied for a precinct.

(d)

Capable of tallying votes from ballots of different political parties, from the same precinct, in a primary election.

(e)

Capable of accommodating the procedure established under ORS 254.155 (Order of candidate names on ballot).

(f)

Capable of automatically producing precinct totals in either printed, marked, or punched form, or combinations thereof. [Formerly 258.165; 1987 c.267 §6; 1993 c.713 §47; 1995 c.712 §6; 1999 c.999 §31; 2005 c.731 §3; 2005 c.797 §66]

Source: Section 246.560 — Requirements for approval of equipment, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors246.­html.

See annotations under ORS 258.165 in permanent edition.

246.012
Definitions
246.021
Time within which election documents must be received by elections officer
246.025
Use of signature stamp by person with disability
246.046
Secretary of State and county clerks to seek out evidence of violations
246.110
Secretary of State as chief elections officer
246.120
Directives, instructions and assistance to county clerks
246.140
Election law conferences for county clerks
246.150
Rules
246.160
Compilations and digests of election laws
246.170
Deposit of moneys received under ORS 246.160 in Secretary of State Miscellaneous Receipts Account
246.179
Reimbursement of county clerk for special elections for United States Senator or Representative and for recall elections involving state office
246.185
Elections Fund
246.190
Help America Vote Act complaint procedures
246.200
County clerk to conduct elections
246.210
County clerk to supervise local elections officials
246.245
Notification to county clerk when city boundary changed
246.250
Personnel
246.270
Office hours of county clerk on election days
246.410
Directives for fixing precinct and other electoral district boundaries
246.520
Applicable laws
246.530
Adoption, purchase or procurement of equipment
246.540
Joint purchase, maintenance and use
246.550
Examination and approval of equipment by Secretary of State
246.560
Requirements for approval of equipment
246.565
Audit of computerized voting system by Secretary of State
246.570
Sale of vote recording systems to counties
246.580
Content of vote recording system sale agreement
246.590
Loans from State Treasurer for purchase of voting equipment or computers
246.600
Deposits in Voting Machine Account
246.710
Declaring county elections emergency
246.820
Order to compel county clerk, city elections officer or elections official to comply with interpretation, rule, directive or instruction
246.910
Appeal from Secretary of State, county clerk or other elections official to courts
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