Central Counting Room or Facility
Election Security and Compliance Checklist
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1. Does every person entering the room where voting system components or voted ballots are located, stored, or in use (may be the same room) record their name, date, and time of entry in an access log, whether handwritten or via automated key card system? (Rule20.4.3(a))
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1. Notes
2. In the voting system components room, is there a key card system in place which records the name, date, and time an individual accesses the room? (1-7-513.5; Rules 1.1.49,20.4.1(a))
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2. Notes
3. Are video surveillance camera(s) visible from within the central count facility and any other location containing voting system components? (Rule 20.4.2)
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Yes
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3. Notes
4. Does the county maintain on file Voting System Acceptable Use Policy (VS AUP) agreements signed by, and criminal background checks of, all staff members with access to the voting system? (Rule 20.5.2)
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Yes
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4. Notes
5. Does the county maintain on file Voting System Acceptable Use Policy (VS AUP) agreements signed by, and criminal background checks of, election judges with access to the voting system? (Rule 20.5.2)
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5. Notes
6. If the county has more than 50,000 active voters, is there video surveillance of areas where voted ballots are located?
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6. Notes
7. Do authorized users of voting system's Election Management System (EMS) log into the EMS server or client workstation with individual user accounts? (Rule 20.5.2(c))
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7. Notes
8. Do authorized users of voting systems workstations maintain access logs, recording the name, date, time, and reason for each instance of access to the workstation? (Rule 20.10.2(b)(1))(The access logs will probably be paper logs in notebooks or binders near each computer workstation in the central count facility, with fields for date, time, username, and reason for access.)
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8. Notes
9. Is the Election Management System (EMS) server case sealed with at least one tamper-evident seal? (Rules 20.5.1, 11.3.1, 11.3.2) (The server may be a Dell PowerEdge server designed for a rack, or an ordinary Dell desktop workstation.)
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9. Notes
10. Is the Election Management System (EMS) client workstation case sealed with at least one tamper-evident seal? (Rules 20.5.1,11.3.1, 11.3.2) (Some counties do not have a separate EMS client workstation because the same Dell desktop computer functions as both server and client.)
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N/A
10. Notes
11. Are all central scan workstation cases sealed with at least one tamper-evident seal? (Rules 20.5.1, 11.3.1, 11.3.2) (These are workstations paired with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) scanners.)
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11. Notes
12. Are all adjudication workstation cases sealed with at least one tamper-evident seal? (Rules 20.5.1,11.3.1, 11.3.2) (These are workstations with large displays that are not paired with scanners.)
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12. Notes
13. Are all ballot marking devices(BMDs) sealed in accordance with the Conditions of Use? (Rules 20.5.1, 11.3.1,11.3.2). (The Conditions of Use for each voting system and version certified in Colorado are available on the Voting Systems page of the Secretary of State’s website) (Some counties use BMDs in their central count areas to duplicate damaged ballots prior to scanning.)
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N/A
13. Notes
14. Are the BMD printer(s) sealed with at least one tamper-evident seal? (Rules 20.5.1, 11.3.1, 11.3.2)
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Yes
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N/A
14. Notes
15. Are usernames and passwords visible on EMS equipment, computers and laptops or on signature verification stations?
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Yes
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15. Notes
16. Is the Voter Intent Guide and CD4 Congressional Vacancy Election addendum available to and accessible by adjudication judges as they work?
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Yes
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16. Notes
17. Are the Signature Verification Guide and the 10/11/2023 Addendum available to and accessible by signature verification judges as they work? (Clerk’s Corner → Policy & Legal Resources)
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Yes
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17. Notes
18. Are all ballots not actively being processed by election judges, (including undeliverable ballots) stored in sealed containers and secure locations?
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Yes
No
18. Notes
19. Do Tier I signature verification judges have their own unique SCORE credentials?
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Yes
No
19. Notes
20. Does the county audit signature verification judges’ acceptance/rejection rate each day they work?(Ask county staff to provide you access to election judge audit log)
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Yes
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20. Notes
21. How does the county allow certified watchers to observe signature verification? Record Response:
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22. Who is responsible for sending cure letters within the required deadlines? Record Response:
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23. Who is responsible for processing daily correspondence, SBDR (Secure Ballot & Document Return),TXT2Cure and TXT2Sign submissions? Record Response:
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