Sec. 4. (a) To receive reimbursement for the purchase of voting systems under this chapter, a county must file an application with the election division, in the form required by the election division. The secretary of state shall review the application and make a recommendation to the budget committee regarding the application.
(b) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for reimbursement under this chapter if the budget agency determines any of the following:
(1) The county has purchased or will purchase a new voting system or an upgrade or expansion of an existing voting system to comply with HAVA that would be eligible for reimbursement under HAVA and this chapter from any fund account.
(2) The county has purchased or will purchase a new voting system to replace a voting system that the county cannot use because the county is unable to obtain technical or other operating support for its current voting system. This subdivision applies only if the purchase of a new voting system is eligible for reimbursement under HAVA.