Section 7-208. Escrow requirements

Prior to the use of any voting machine
  or system in any election in the state, on or after September first, two
  thousand six, the state board  of  elections  and  the  local  board  of
  elections using such voting machine or system shall:
    1. Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such voting machine,
  system  or  equipment  shall  place  into escrow with the state board of
  elections a complete copy of all programming, source coding and software
  employed by the voting machine, system or equipment which shall be  used
  exclusively  for  purposes  authorized  by  this  chapter  and  shall be
  otherwise confidential.
    2. Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such voting machine,
  system or equipment file with the  state  board  of  elections  and  the
  appropriate  local  boards  of elections a waiver, prepared by the state
  board of elections, which shall  waive  all  rights  of  the  vendor  or
  manufacturer  to  assert intellectual property or trade secret rights in
  any court of competent jurisdiction hearing a challenge to  the  results
  of any election and requesting that programming source coding, firmware,
  and  software  as  well  as  voting  machines  or  systems  be tested by
  independent experts under court supervision and  at  the  conclusion  of
  such proceeding shall be sealed.
    3.  Require that the manufacturer and/or vendor of such equipment file
  with the state board of elections and the appropriate  local  boards  of
  elections  a  consent  to  having  and cooperating in the testing of any
  programming, source coding, firmware, or software, pursuant to an  order
  of  any  board of elections or court of competent jurisdiction. Any such
  board or agent thereof shall be required to maintain the confidentiality
  of any proprietary material.