| Summary |
A distributed ledger is a permanent database that is consensually
shared, synchronized, and publicly accessible. A distributed ledger allows
information to be entered into a publicly available common database from
multiple locations at different times. The bill establishes a system for the
use of distributed ledgers in elections.
In the case of an elector who votes in person:
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A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
observer team, verifies that the elector is eligible to vote,
and updates the voter eligibility status distributed ledger to
reflect this process;
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A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
assignment observer team, assigns the elector an election
token, which is a unique anonymous text identifier, and
updates the token assignment status and voter eligibility
status distributed ledgers to reflect the assignment;
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The elector completes the elector's ballot and the election
token is attached to that ballot; and
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An election official ensures that the elector is provided
with a copy of the elector's ballot and election token.
In the case of an elector who votes by mail:
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A vetting registrar, in the presence of a vetting registration
observer team, notifies the elector that the elector's ballot
has been received and will only be counted after the elector
acknowledges the ballot's receipt;
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If the elector confirms the receipt of the elector's ballot
with the vetting registrar, in the presence of the vetting
registration observer team, the vetting registrar shall
indicate this confirmation on a form attached to the ballot
and update the voter eligibility status distributed ledger to
reflect the confirmation; and
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A token assignment registrar, in the presence of a token
assignment observer team, assigns the ballot an election
token, which is a unique anonymous text identifier, and
updates the token assignment status and voter eligibility
status distributed ledgers to reflect the assignment.
Before any ballot is counted, it is verified, in the presence of a
token assignment observer team, that a unique election token is attached
to the ballot. Upon counting a ballot, unless the ballot is counted as part
of a manual count, a cast vote record of the ballot must be created and
entered into the cast vote record distributed ledger.
The public may access the various distributed ledgers described in
the bill to confirm that the approach in the bill is followed, and that votes
are counted accurately, and that the public may access a tally status report
distributed ledger as votes are counted to track election results.
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