KRS 120.005: Definitions.

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 abs entee 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;

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

voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(4) "Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that is either:

(a) A direct recording electronic voting machine that:

1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechani cal 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 tabulation 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; and

(5) "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 record 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 ma terials to the voter, such as notices, instructions,

forms, or paper ballots.