Florida Florida Statutes
§ 101.56062 — Standards for accessible voting systems
FS § 101.56062Ch. 101
Statute text
View on source(1)Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, each voting system certified by the Department of State for use in local, state, and federal elections must include the capability to install accessible voter interface devices in the system configuration which will allow the system to meet the following minimum standards:(a) The voting system must provide a tactile input or audio input device, or both.
(b)The voting system must provide a method by which voters can confirm any tactile or audio input by having the capability of audio output using synthetic or recorded human speech that is reasonably phonetically accurate.
(c)Any operable controls on the input device which are needed for voters who are visually impaired must be discernible tactilely without actuating the keys.
(d)Audio and visual access approaches must be able to work both separately and simultaneously.
(e)If a nonaudio access approach is provided, the system may not require color perception. The system must use black text or graphics, or both, on white background or white text or graphics, or both, on black background, unless the office of the Secretary of State approves other high-contrast color combinations that do not require color perception.
(f)Any voting system that requires any visual perception must offer the election official who programs the system, prior to its being sent to the polling place, the capability to set the font size, as it appears to the voter, from a minimum of 14 points to a maximum of 24 points.
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