Section 3-712. SECRECY OF THE BALLOT

 

712.1Before any optical scan voting equipment (“OSVE”) is used for deposit of voted ballots, the Precinct Captain shall:

 

(a)Inspect the interior of the OSVE to show any voters and/or watchers that all ballot receiving areas are empty;

 

(b)Secure and lock the ballot receiving areas of the OSVE;

 

(c)Produce a zero-printout and, after ascertaining that vote totals opposite all voting positions are set at zero (0000), sign said printout; and

 

(d)Inspect OSVE counter display to insure that it reads zero (0000).

 

712.2From the time of the procedure specified in § 712.1 until the close of the polls, the polling official attending the OSVE shall ascertain that:

 

(a)Only official ballots are deposited in the OSVE;

 

(b)Nothing is removed from the OSVE; and

 

(c)The secrecy of each voter’s ballot is preserved.

 

712.3Each voter shall pass his or her voted paper ballot through the OSVE before leaving the early voting center or polling place.

 

712.4Provision shall be made for maintaining the secrecy of the voted ballot while the voter carries it from voting booth to OSVE.

 

712.5The OSVE’s shall be attended by a polling place official at all times, from the opening of the polls until the ballots, memory cards, or other electronic media are returned to the counting center.

 

 

authority

The District of Columbia Election Code of 1955, approved August 12, 1955, as amended (69 Stat. 699; D.C. Official Code § 1-1001.05(a)(14) (2014 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 39 DCR 2467, 2480 (April 10, 1992); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7403 (July 30, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5753-55 (July 17, 2009); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 4245, 4248 (May 14, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14744 (November 13, 2015).