Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 133 - Secretary of State
Chapter 8230 - OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS
PROCEDURES FOR CENTRAL COUNT OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEMS
Part 8230.3450 - PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES
The operators of the central count voting system shall take and subscribe to the election judges' oath.
The state chair of a major political party or a designee may appoint by written certificate one person to be present in the immediate area of the central count voting system during all activities and operations of the center. The major political party representative may observe all procedures but may not interfere in any way and may not touch any voting system or ballot materials.
Persons assigned to administer the central counting center shall compare the seal number on the container containing the official test deck and predetermined results with that recorded in the certificate of the public accuracy test to see that they agree.
Statutory Authority: MS s 206.57; 206.81