KRS 118.015: Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Political party" means an affiliation or organization of electors representing a

political policy and having a constituted authority for its government and

regulation, and whose candidate received at least ten percent (10%) of the total vote

cast at the last preceding election at which presidential electors were voted for;

(2) "Election," used in reference to a state, district, county, or city election, includes the

decisions of questions submitted to the qualified voters as well as the choice of

officers by them;

(3) "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 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, regular election, or special election by the Secretary of State or the county

clerk;

(4) "Ballot box" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed, or

otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(5) "Election officer" means any person tasked with election administration within this

state, as context dictates the defined role, including but not limited to the Secretary

of State and his or her employees, members of the State Board of Elections and

staff, members of the county boards of election and staff, precinct election officers,

election officials, and poll workers;

(6) "Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and

includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(7) "Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that consists of:

(a) A direct recording electronic voting machine that:

1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or

electro-operated components that may be actuated by the voter;

2. Processes the data by means of a computer program;

3. Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory

components; and

4. Produces a tabulati on of the voting data stored in a removable memory

component and on a printed copy; or

(b) 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;

(8) "Voting system" means:

(a) 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:

1. Define ballots;

2. Cast and count votes;

3. Report or display election results; and

4. Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(b) The practices and associated documentation used to:

1. Identify system components and versions of those components;

2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;

3. Maintain records of system errors and defects;

4. Determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the

initial qualification of the system; and

5. Make available any mate rials to the voter, such as notices, instructions,

forms, or paper ballots;

(9) "Resident," used in reference to a candidate in a state, district, county, or city

election means actual resident, without regard to the residence of the spouse of the

candidate;

(10) "Political organization" means a political group not constituting a political party

within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section but whose candidate received

two percent (2%) or more of the vote of the state at the last preceding election f or

presidential electors; and

(11) "Political group" means a political group not constituting a political party or a

political organization within the meaning of subsections (1) and (10) of this section.