Data retention

Rule 8. (1) Subject to subrule (2) of this rule, the electronic pollbook software and associated files must be deleted from all devices by the seventh day following the final canvass and certification of the election, unless a petition for recount has been filed and the recount has not been completed, a post-election audit has been scheduled, or the deletion of the data has been stayed by an order of the court or the secretary of state. If a precinct is selected for an audit, the electronic pollbook software and associated files must be deleted from all devices by the seventh day following completion of the audit. (2) The electronic pollbook software and associated files must not be deleted from devices until the bureau of elections or county clerk, as applicable, issues the release of security memorandum pertaining to that election.

History: 2025 MR 20, Eff. October 23, 2025.