08 NCAC 12 .0101. DEFINITIONS

In this Chapter:

(1)           "director" means the county director of elections;

(2)           "board" means the county board of elections;

(3)           "facsimile (fax) transmission" means transmission by a telefacsimile machine (FAX) or any other form of facsimile (fax) transmission device which transports an authentic copy of a document from one user of the device to the other;

(4)           "electronic mail (email)" means transmission via the World Wide Web using a software application such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Pegasus, and others to enable transmission from one email address to another email address;

(5)           "transmission statement" means the printout from the sender's fax machine or device that indicates the status of the transmission by fax.  The transmission statement shall either confirm that the fax transmitted successfully or indicate that it was not received; and

(6)           Any reference to deadlines should be assumed to represent Eastern Standard Time.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 163-22; 163-257;

Temporary Adoption Eff. April 15, 2002;

Eff. August 1, 2004.