(a) Before preparing a voting machine for an election, the county clerk shall, not later than two (2) days before a test of a voting machine or not later than twenty-four (24) hours before any re-test of a voting machine, post a public notice in the office of the county clerk and on the website of the county clerk and notify in writing the county chairman of each political party having a candidate on the ballot and all independent candidates, stating the time and place where the voting machine will be prepared for the election. The political party representatives, representatives of independent candidates, at the county clerk's discretion not less than three (3) members of the public, but not more than a number that will ensure the orderly testing of machines, and members of the public may be present at the preparation of the voting machine for the election, to see that the machine is tested for accuracy and is properly prepared and that all registering counters are set at zero (00000). The county clerk, in the presence of these attendees, shall prepare the voting machine for the election and set all registering counters at zero (00000). He shall then test each registering counter for accuracy by casting votes on it until the registering counter is correctly registering each vote cast on it. The county clerk shall then reset each registering counter to zero (00000) and shall immediately lock and seal the voting machine with a numbered metal seal and make a record of the number of the seal on the certificate for the machine. The seal shall be so placed as to prevent operation of the machine or its registering counters without breaking the seal. The county clerk shall then immediately make a record on the certificate for the machine of the reading shown on the protective counter. (b) Inspection of voting machines shall begin not less than two (2) weeks before an election and continue until all machines to be used are publicly tested and sealed. Immediately following testing of a machine, the county clerk shall make a certificate in writing stating the serial number of each machine, whether the machine has all the registering counters set at zero (00000), and whether the machine has been tested by voting on each registering counter to prove that each registering counter is in perfect and accurate condition, the number registered on the protective counter, and the number on the seal with which the machine is sealed against operation. A copy of this certificate shall be filed with the secretary of state and the certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the county clerk. (c) No voting machine shall be used in any election unless the individual machine is tested and prepared in accordance with this section. Every voting machine used in an election, including but not limited to all electronic ballot marking devices, shall be individually tested.
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