KRS 119.005

As used in this chapter:

(1) A “ballot” or “official ballot” means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a special ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary or regular or special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(2) “Ballot box” means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(4) “Voting equipment” means any physical component of a voting system and includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(5) “Voting machine” or “machine” means a part of a voting system that consists of: A direct recording electronic voting machine that: Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-operated components that may be actuated by the voter;

(6) Processes the data by means of a computer program;

(7) Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory components; and

(8) Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and on a printed copy; or

(9) One (1) or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a combination of a ballot-marking device and an electronic or automatic vote-tabulating device; and

(10) “Voting system” means: The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment, that is used to: Define ballots;

(11) Cast and count votes;

(12) Report or display election results; and

(13) Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(14) The practices and associated documentation used to: Identify system components and versions of those components;

(15) Test the system during its development and maintenance;

(16) Maintain records of system errors and defects;

(17) Determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the initial qualification of the system; and

(18) Make available any materials to the voter, such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots.