each certified voting system, including a voting system deemed certified under
subsection (f) of this section, governing its operation and use.

(2) The regulations shall specify the procedures necessary to assure that
the standards of this title are maintained, including:

(i) A description of the voting system;

(ii) A public information program by the local board, at the time of
introduction of a new voting system, to be directed to all voters, candidates, campaign
groups, schools, and news media in the county;

(iii) Local election officials' responsibility for management of the

system;

(iv) The actions required to assure the security of the voting system;

(v) The supplies and equipment required;

(vi) The storage, delivery, and return of the supplies and equipment
necessary for the operation of the voting system;

(vii) Standards for training election officials in the operation and use
of the voting system;

(viii) Before each election and for all ballot styles to be used, testing
by the members of the local board to ensure the accuracy of tallying, tabulation, and
reporting of the vote, and observing of that testing by representatives of political
parties and of candidates who are not affiliated with political parties;

(ix) The number of voting stations or voting booths required in each
polling place, in relation to the number of registered voters assigned to the polling
place;

(x) The practices and procedures in each polling place appropriate
to₍ the operation of the voting system;

(xi) Assuring ballot accountability in systems using a document
ballot;

(xii) The actions required to tabulate votes; and

(xiii) Postelection review and audit of the system's output.

(3) Certification of a voting system is not effective until the regulations
applicable to the voting system have been adopted.

(f) (1) [A ] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
A voting system authorized by law before July 1, 1978, including the use of paper
ballots, shall be deemed certified.

(2) ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2002, A VOTING SYSTEM THAT USES
MECHANICAL LEVER MACHINES MAY NOT BE DEEMED CERTIFIED.