§16-12  Voting machines; requirements. No voting machine shall be installed for use in any election in the Stateunless it shall satisfy the following requirements:

(1)  It shall permit the voter to vote for as manypersons for an office as the voter is lawfully entitled to vote for, but nomore;

(2)  It shall prevent the voter from voting for thesame persons more than once for the same office;

(3)  It shall permit the voter to vote for or againstany question the voter may have the right to vote on, but no other;

(4)  In special primary and primary elections it shallbe so equipped that it will lock out all rows except those of the party ornonpartisan candidates selected by the voter;

(5)  It shall be provided with a protective counter orprotective device whereby any operation of the machine before or after theelection will be detected;

(6)  It shall be provided with a counter which shallshow at all times during an election how many persons have voted;

(7)  It shall be provided with a mechanical model,illustrating the manner of voting on the machine, suitable for the instructionof voters. [L 1970, c 26, pt of §2; am L 1973, c 217, §6(a); am L 1980, c 264,§5(a); gen ch 1985]