Australian Capital Territory
Electoral (Computer Program) Approval 2008 
Notifiable Instrument NI2008 — 434
made under the
Electoral Act 1992,  s118A (Approval of computer program for electronic voting and vote counting)
1	Name of instrument
	This instrument is the Electoral (Computer Program) Approval 2008.
2	Commencement 
	This instrument commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Approval
3.1	I approve EVACS to allow electronic voting and to perform steps in the scrutiny of votes cast by electronic voting in an election. 
In sub-clause 3.1, EVACS means the computer program used by the ACT Electoral Commission for electronic voting and vote counting in an election.  A certified copy of the program is held on 4 CD ROMS (entitled eVACS Election Server 6.08-7, eVACS Data Entry Client 6.08-7, eVACS Polling Place Client 6.08-7, eVACS Polling Place Server 6.08‑7) certified by the Electoral Commissioner and kept at the office of the ACT Electoral Commissioner, O’Connell Centre, Cnr Stuart Street and Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT.
3.2	I approve SEMA Ballot Scanning system to perform steps in the scrutiny of votes cast by paper ballot paper means in an election.
In sub-clause 3.2, SEMA Ballot Scanning system means the computer program used by the ACT Electoral Commission for scanning and imaging paper ballot papers, and verifying the preferences on those ballot papers in accordance with the formality requirements of section 180 of the Electoral Act before the verified ballot paper preferences are transferred to EVACS.  A certified copy of the program is held on 2 CD ROMS (entitled SEMA Ballot Scanning System Server 1.2) certified by the Electoral Commissioner and kept at the office of the ACT Electoral Commissioner, O’Connell Centre, Cnr Stuart Street and Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT.
4	Revocation
	This instrument revokes notifiable instrument NI 2007-59.

Phillip Green
Electoral Commissioner
18 September 2008