Sec. 33.08.05.05. Post-Election Verification

A. Touchscreen Voting Unit. For each precinct selected under Regulation .04 using a touchscreen voting unit, the election director shall:

(1) Obtain the totals tapes from each touchscreen voting unit deployed to the precinct;

(2) Aggregate for each precinct the results reported on the totals tapes; and

(3) Compare those aggregated precinct results against the results for that precinct as reported by the Election Management System.

B. Optical Scan Voting Unit. For each precinct selected under Regulation .04, the election director shall:

(1) Obtain the totals tapes from each optical scan voting unit deployed to that precinct;

(2) In a manner and format specified by the State Administrator, aggregate the results reported on the totals tapes; and

(3) Compare those aggregated precinct results against the results for that precinct as reported by the Election Management System.

C. Notification.

(1) If the verification results and the Election Management System results agree, the election director shall report to the local board of canvassers and the State Administrator accordingly.

(2) If the verification results and the Election Management System results do not agree:

(a) The election director shall notify the State Administrator immediately; and

(b) The local board of canvassers may not certify the election until the cause of the discrepancy is discovered, resolved, and the State Administrator has approved the resolution.