New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle V - State Board of Elections
Part 6210 - Routine Maintenance and Testing of Voting Systems, Operational Procedures, and Standards for Determining Valid Votes
Section 6210.12 - Procedures
The county board shall adopt written procedures to further implement those provisions of the Election Law, the State Board regulations and the United States Election Assistance Commission's 2005 Voluntary Voting System Guidelines and any conditions specified in the State Board's certification of the voting system for use in New York elections. Such procedures shall include, but not be limited to, ballot security, ballot distribution and counting, the challenge process and systems evaluation. Such procedures shall also include security provisions covering the physical protection of facilities, data and communications access control, internal procedural security, contingency plans, and standards for programming, acceptance testing, audit trails and documentation. The State Board shall develop guidelines for the development of security procedures. All procedures shall be submitted to and approved by the State Board prior to the first use of these systems in an election.