Current through September 9, 2024
(a)
Town
clerks and registrars of voters. The manufacturer shall provide
training, including written documentation and other training materials, to the
town clerk and the registrars of voters of the purchasing town. The training
shall include:
(1) how to design and produce
the ballot,
(2) how to set up the
system for an election,
(3) how to
prepare the system and the removable memory devices for an election,
(4) how to test the system and related
components prior to the election, and
(5) any other tasks essential to ensure a
correct and efficient operation of the system.
(b)
Moderators. The manufacturer
shall provide training, including written documentation and other training
materials, to the moderators. The training shall include:
(1) how to correctly set up the DRE system in
the polling place,
(2) how to admit
voters to the system and enable them to cast a correct ballot,
(3) how to close down the system at the end
of the election day, and
(4) how to
produce the election tally reports required by law.
(c)
Technicians/Mechanics. The
manufacturer shall provide full and detailed written instructions for use by
the local technicians/mechanics to perform the following:
(1) system set-up,
(2) system operation,
(3) system close-down,
(4) system maintenance, and
(5) system service. The instructions shall
include an in-depth review of the system-produced diagnostic messages which
identify system malfunctions. Each message shall be fully explained along with
the steps necessary to correct the problem encountered. Instructions shall
include photographs and/or detailed schematics with narrative text describing
each procedure. After the purchase and delivery of the equipment, but prior to
the preparation for the first election, the manufacturer shall provide a
training course for local technicians/mechanics which shall include a
presentation of the steps necessary to perform system set-up, maintenance and
service. This course shall provide the technicians/mechanics with a hands-on
opportunity to participate in the demonstration of such functions. The
manufacturer shall test and certify to the secretary of the state those
technicians/mechanics who are competent to set up, program, test and close down
the DRE machine.
(d)
Voters. Demonstrator Machine. The manufacturer shall provide a
hands-on voter training device that can be set up at each polling place. This
device shall closely resemble the electronic voting system in appearance and be
suitable for use by the voters as a demonstration unit. The device shall
replicate the actual voting system as much as possible so that the vote casting
function is easily understood by the voter.
