(a) On any day not more than 10 days prior to the election day, the Supervisor of Elections shall have the electronic voting machines tested to ascertain that the equipment will correctly count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. Public notice of the time and place of the test shall be given at least 48 hours prior thereto by publication or announcement once in all media services of general circulation in the Territory. The board of elections of each district shall convene, and each member of the board shall certify as to the accuracy of the test. For the test, the board of elections may designate one member to represent it. The test shall be open to representatives of the political parties, the press and the public.
(b) If any error is detected, the cause therefor shall be ascertained and corrected and an errorless count shall be made before the electronic voting machine is approved for use in the election. The equipment shall be tested with and without electricity.