Subject: Division of Elections/Rulemaking: Emergency R1S-ER08-4 Post-Election Certification Voting System Audit
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:25:10 -0400
From: "Matthews, Maria I." MIMatthews@dos.state.fl.us
Dear Supervisors and Interested Persons:The Division of Elections filed today emergency rule 1SER08-4, entitled Post-Election Certification Voting System Audit. The emergency rule takes effect immediately. This rule and the four forms incorporated by reference are attached:
- Form DS-DE 105 A, entitled “Audit Team Worksheet for Direct Recording Electronic Ballots” (eff. 07/08)
- Form DS-DE 105 B, entitled “Audit Team Worksheet for Marksense Ballots” (eff. 07/08).
- Form DS-DE 106, entitled “Precinct Summary” (eff. 07/08).
- Form DS-DE 107 entitled “Post-Election Certification Voting System Audit Report” (eff. 07/08).
The emergency rule is founded on the underlying section 101.591, Florida Statutes, which was precleared by the Department of Justice in January 2008, and became effective July 1, 2008.The language in this emergency rule mirrors the language that is being developed under proposed new rule R1S-5.026. The Notice of Emergency Rule will be published on July 13, 2008 in the Florida Administrative Weekly (vol/no. 34/27) and will be posted on the Division of Elections’ website (http://election.dos.state.fl.us/laws/EmergencyRules/emergencyRules.shtm) by July 2, 2008.Note that rulemaking for R1S-5.026 is ongoing and Notice of Proposed Rule will be published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on July 18, 2008 (vol/no. 34/28].Please contact us if you have any questions or comments regarding this emergency rule or proposed new rule 1S-5.026. Thank you.Respectfully,Maria MatthewsAssistant General CounselFlorida Department of StateR.A.Gray Building500 S. Bronough StreetTallahassee, Florida 32399850.245.6536850.245.6127 (fax)Please note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Written communications (including e-mail content and addresses) to or from state officials regarding state business constitute public records and are available to the public and media upon request unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.Please take a few minutes to provide feedback on the quality of service you received from our staff. The Florida Department of State values your feedback as a customer. Kurt Browning, Florida’s Secretary of State, is committed to continuously assessing and improving the level and quality of services provided to you. Simply click on the link to the "DOS Customer Satisfaction Survey." Thank you in advance for your participation. DOS Customer Satisfaction Survey
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![]() | 1SER-08-04 Post-Election Certification Voting System Audit Final 07-01-08.DOC 61K View as HTML Open as a Google document Download |
![]() | DS DE 107 Voting Systems Audit Report Final 07-01-08.doc 34K View as HTML Open as a Google document Download |
![]() | DS DE 105A Audit Team Worksheet - DRE Ballots Final 07-01-08.doc 43K View as HTML Open as a Google document Download |
![]() | DS DE 105B Audit Team Worksheet - Marksense Ballots Final 07-01-08.doc 50K View as HTML Open as a Google document Download |
![]() | DS DE 106 Precinct Summary Final 07-01-08.doc 43K View as HTML Open as a Google document Download |