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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 33.10.01.02" title_num="33" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="System Description.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Precinct Tabulator. The precinct tabulator is digital scanning and tabulating equipment with a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Liquid crystal display and touch panel interface;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Removable memory device to store ballot images and election results;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Thermal printer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Battery back-up.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Ballot Marking Device.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The ballot marking device is an accessible device with a thermal printer and battery back-up.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The ballot marking device includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An audio-tactile keypad;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Connected headphones; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Plug and play option for certain assistive technologies.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>High Speed Tabulator.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The high speed tabulator is digital scanning and tabulating equipment used in a counting center.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The high speed tabulator includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Liquid crystal display and touch panel interface;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Removable memory device to store ballot images and election results; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Printers.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Election Management System. The Election Management System is the software that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Defines the election;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Creates the ballot layout;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Programs the memory devices; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Creates reports, audit logs, and archives.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Election Reporting Manager. Election reporting manager is software that collects and tabulates votes from the tabulators and produces various result reports and audit logs.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Ballot Box. The ballot box is the plastic case on which the precinct tabulator sits and into which voted ballots are stored.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>