SB1037

THE CONTEXT: The Secretary of State (SOS) is required to appoint a committee to investigate and test various types of vote recording or tabulating machines or devices that can be used in elections. The committee must submit recommendations to the SOS who is required to make final adoption of certified types, makes or models for use in elections in Arizona.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require the SOS to ensure that electronic voting systems including, without limitation, vote recording and vote tabulating machines and elections management systems that are approved for use pursuant to statute: a; do not have hardware installed that supports direct or indirect internet connectivity or other form of remote access or software that allows any change to results in files or a database; b; supports the usage and tracking of users based on unique credentials that are changed at least once per election cycle for each user; c; log any deletions of ballot images, windows event logs and results files and maintain election software logs; and d; maintain the previously outlined information as election data for 22 months, state that indirect internet connectivity includes the use of an election management system gateway system. Prohibiting the Use of Voting Machinery with Internet Access in Polling Places, and prohibit any voting equipment used in a polling place or voting center from having internet access and requires such equipment to prohibit access to any aggregated data or results.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would require the SOS to ensure that electronic voting systems including, without limitation, vote recording and vote tabulating machines and elections management systems that are approved for use pursuant to statute: a. do not have hardware installed that supports direct or indirect internet connectivity or other form of remote access or software that allows any change to results in files or a database; b. supports the usage and tracking of users based on unique credentials that are changed at least once per election cycle for each user; c. log any deletions of ballot images, windows event logs and results files and maintain election software logs; and d. maintain the previously outlined information as election data for 22 months, and would also state that indirect internet connectivity includes the use of an election management system gateway system. Prohibiting the Use of Voting Machinery with Internet Access in Polling Places, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.