Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-02 - Elections
Chapter 1360-02-02 - State Certification
Section 1360-02-02-.02 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING MACHINES

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1360-02-02-.02

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) No punch card voting machines or device will be approved for use in the State of Tennessee that does not:

(a) Provide facilities for voting for candidates at both primary and general elections or at nonpartisan elections or at a combination of a nonpartisan and partisan primary or general election;

(b) Permit a voter to vote for any person for any office, whether or not nominated as a candidate by a political party;

(c) Insure voting in absolute secrecy;

(d) Permit a voter to vote for any candidate or on any special measure for whom or on which such voter is lawfully entitled to vote;

(e) Provide sufficient illumination to enable the voters while in the voting booth to read the ballot labels and see the ballot card;

(f) Permit each voter, at presidential elections, by one punch or mark to vote for the candidates of any party for president, vice-president, and their presidential electors;

(g) Clearly indicate, through the use of similarly colored ballot pages and ballot cards, proper differentiation and identification of the various primaries being voted on in any election.

Authority: T.C.A.§§2-910,2-11-201(c).

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