SECTION 230:25-21-2. Printer certification process

(a)   A commercial printer participating in the printer certification process first shall be required to produce a quantity of ballots determined by the Secretary of the State Election Board from .pdf files supplied by the State Election Board. Production of these certification ballots shall be accomplished using the digital printing press on which ballots will be printed if a ballot printing contract is awarded to the printer. All ballots are 8 and one-half inches wide. Certification ballot print files shall include the following:

(1)   A specified quantity of 14-inch ballots (11-inch ballot with a 3-inch stub).

(2)   A specified quantity of 17-inch ballots (14-inch ballot with a 3-inch stub).

(3)   A specified quantity of 19-inch ballots (17-inch ballot with a 2-inch stub).

(b)   All ballots produced during the certification process shall be printed only on paper that has been tested and approved by the State Election Board for use with the voting device system. A listing of all such tested and approved paper is included in the specifications for ballot printing.

(c)   All certification ballots shall meet the post-production requirements included in the specifications for ballot printing, including, but not limited to, trim lines, stub, perforations, stitching, shrink-wrapping, and packaging.

(d)   All certification ballots shall be submitted to the Secretary of the State Election Board and shall be delivered no later than the date established at the beginning of the certification process.

[Source: Added at 30 Ok Reg 1648, eff 7-15-13; Amended at 36 Ok Reg 1543, eff 9-16-19]