Sec. 13. (a) Before an electronic voting system is delivered to a precinct, the county election board shall have the system put in order, set and adjusted, and ready for use in voting. As part of the system's preparation, the county election board may conduct any of the comparisons and determinations required under section 17 of the chapter. However, notwithstanding any action taken by the county election board, each precinct election board must also perform the comparisons and determinations required under section 17 of this chapter before the opening of the polls. The board may employ one (1) or more competent persons to prepare systems in accordance with this section.
(b) While acting under subsection (a), the county election board may restrict access to parts of the room where voting systems and other election material are being handled to safeguard this material.