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Part 8220.0250
8220.0250 DEFINITIONS.
Subpart 1.
Scope.
As used in chapters 8220 and 8230, terms defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 206.56, have the meanings given them in that section, and the following terms defined in this part have the meanings given them.
Subp. 1a.
Audit trail.
"Audit trail" means any documentation of changes made to voting system programming, the incident report, and the report generated by an electronic voting system on election day.
Subp. 3a.
Ballot counter.
"Ballot counter" means an automatic tabulator that is capable of counting votes on ballots as they are deposited into the tabulator.
Subp. 3b.
Ballot secrecy cover.
"Ballot secrecy cover" means a cover to be used by the voter to conceal the votes marked on the ballot.
Subp. 4a.
Ballot style.
"Ballot style" means a unique ballot format prepared for use in one or more precincts in which all ballot information is identical.
Subp. 5a.
Central count voting system.
"Central count voting system" means an electronic voting system designed for and certified by the secretary of state for use in a central counting center.
Subp. 5b.
Central counting center.
"Central counting center" means a place selected by the governing body of an election jurisdiction where an electronic voting system is used to count ballots from more than one precinct after voting hours have ended.
Subp. 11.
Demonstration ballot.
"Demonstration ballot" means a ballot of a distinctive color used to instruct voters in the use of the voting system.
Subp. 14.
Duplicate ballot.
"Duplicate ballot" means a ballot on which the word "DUPLICATE" is printed, stamped, or written to which election judges transfer a voter's selections from the original ballot when necessary.
Subp. 15.
Edit listing.
"Edit listing" means a computer-generated listing showing, in the order that they appear in the computer program for each precinct, the offices and questions to be voted on and the candidates' names.
Subp. 16.
Election jurisdiction.
"Election jurisdiction" means any municipality, school district, county, or special election district having responsibility for operating electronic voting systems to be used at an election.
Subp. 18.
Header card.
"Header card" means a special ballot used to initiate voting, end voting, or enable tabulation of absentee ballots.
Subp. 18a.
Incident report.
"Incident report" means a record made by election judges in the polling place on election day of unusual events that occurred in that polling place on election day.
Subp. 21.
Overvote.
"Overvote" means a condition of a voted ballot in which more votes have been cast for an issue or office than the number of votes that the voter is lawfully entitled to cast.
Subp. 22a.
Precinct counting center.
"Precinct counting center" means a precinct where a precinct count voting system is used to count votes on ballots at the precinct polling place as voters deposit the ballots into the ballot box.
Subp. 22b.
Precinct count voting system.
"Precinct count voting system" means an electronic voting system designed to store ballot configurations and vote totals on a removable memory unit and to tabulate ballots at the precinct polling place as voters deposit the ballots into the ballot box.
Subp. 24.
Public accuracy test.
"Public accuracy test" means a public test conducted prior to election day for the purpose of demonstrating the accuracy of the computer program and voting system which will be used to count the ballots and to demonstrate and explain the testing procedures being used to determine the accuracy.
Subp. 26.
Self-contained voting station.
"Self-contained voting station" means a unit that when assembled creates a private space enclosed beneath and on three sides and with adequate lighting in which a voter may mark a ballot.
Subp. 28a.
Summary statement.
"Summary statement" means the certification supplied by the election jurisdiction to each precinct on which to record the information required by Minnesota Statutes, section 204C.24, subdivision 1, and any other information requested by the election jurisdiction or the secretary of state.
Subp. 30.
Test deck.
"Test deck" means a set of preaudited mock voted ballots used to determine that the voting system and software to be used in the election accurately count and process the votes.
Subp. 33.
Undervote.
"Undervote" means a condition of a voted ballot in which fewer votes have been cast for an issue or office than permitted by law.
Subp. 35.
Vendor.
"Vendor" means an individual or organization other than an election jurisdiction supplying any element of an electronic voting system, including but not limited to hardware, software, and programming services.
History:
10 SR 1690; 20 SR 2787; 23 SR 459; 25 SR 616
Published Electronically:
May 25, 2010
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