§1362. Method of procuring voting machines; parts and supplies; and of contracting for the maintenance of voting machines

A.(1) All voting machines used in this state shall be procured by the secretary of state, out of state funds appropriated for that purpose, on the basis of a competitive request for proposals process or public bids submitted to the secretary of state in accordance with specifications prepared by him. The specifications may require tests and examinations of the operation of the machines, and the secretary of state, for that purpose, may employ experts to report thereon and charge the expense thereof to the responders or bidders. Advertisement and letting of contracts for the procurement of voting machines shall be in accordance with the Louisiana Procurement Code contained in Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, particularly the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the secretary of state is authorized to procure directly from the supplier, through the Department of State, voting machine parts, supplies, and other election paraphernalia and to contract with the manufacturer through the Department of State for the maintenance of the voting machines.

B. Title to all voting machines purchased by the secretary of state shall vest in the state.

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 77, §1, eff. June 26, 1981; Acts 1985, No. 754, §1; Acts 1995, No. 300, §1, eff. June 15, 1995; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014.