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02 Aug 08
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`Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008'
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- permits verification through the use of--
- `(I) a paper record;
- `(II) an electronic record;
- `(III) an audio record;
- `(IV) a video record;
- `(V) a pictorial record; or
- `(VI) another independently produced record.
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The requirements of this paragraph apply to any voting system other than
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a voting system purchased before January 1, 2009
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on and after January 1, 2012
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In the case of a State or jurisdiction which is granted a waiver by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to this subparagraph, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `2014' for `2012'.'.
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`(C) Audio records.
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recommended protocols for auditing the security of elections, including chain of custody protocols, the maintenance, security, and accuracy of voter registration lists, and other procedures
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(8) CHAIN OF CUSTODY PROTOCOLS- No voting system may be used in an election for Federal office unless the chain of custody for the handling of all voting systems, technologies, and other innovations used in connection with voting systems for independent verification and for other voting processes and purposes (including ballots and independently verified records under section 301(a)(7)) is documented by State election officials, under standards developed by the State, and made available to the Commission upon request.
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Software disclosed under this subparagraph shall be disclosed to the Commission and to any State using such voting system in electronic form and shall include such information as is necessary to assess the integrity and efficacy of such software.
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Any disclosure required under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be made before any voting system containing such software is used in an election for Federal office, except that in the case of software additions or patches which are necessary for the secure and proper functioning of the voting system and the disclosure of which cannot be made in adequate time prior to the election, such disclosure shall be made in a reasonable period of time after the election.
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`(ii) DISCLOSURE TO GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES- Information disclosed under this paragraph may be provided to the Commission, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Chief State election official of any State using such electronic voting software in a voting system, or any other Federal or State governmental entity responsible for the administration or enforcement of election laws, but only for the purposes of administering or enforcing election laws, or for review, analysis, and reporting as provided in subparagraphs (F) and (G).
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only if the information published does not compromise the integrity of the software or result in the disclosure of trade secrets or other confidential commercial information, or violate intellectual property rights in such software.
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The Commission shall ensure such disclosure does not include any trade secrets or confidential information and does not violate intellectual property rights.
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