Section 19210.
19210. (a) A person, corporation, or public agency owning or having an interest in the sale or acquisition of a voting system or a part of a voting system may apply to the Secretary of State for certification that includes testing and examination of the applicant’s system by a state-approved testing agency or expert technicians and […]
Section 19211.
19211. (a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certification of a voting system or part of a voting system, the Secretary of State shall provide for a 30-day public review period and conduct a public hearing to give persons interested an opportunity to review testing and examination reports and […]
Section 19212.
19212. (a) (1) No later than 10 business days after the Secretary of State certifies or conditionally approves the use of a new or updated voting system, the vendor or county seeking certification or approval of the voting system shall cause an exact copy of the approved source code for each component of the voting system, including […]
Section 19200.
19200. The Secretary of State shall not approve any voting system, or part of a voting system, unless it fulfills the requirements of this code and the regulations of the Secretary of State. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 19201.
19201. (a) The Secretary of State may grant conditional approval to a voting system or part of a voting system under either of the following circumstances: (1) A voting system or part of a voting system was decertified as a result of a review by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 19232. (2) A certified voting system […]
Section 19202.
19202. (a) Except as authorized by Section 19209, a voting system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State prior to any election at which it is to be used. (b) A voting system that has been tested and approved for use in […]
Section 19203.
19203. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a voting system or a part of a voting system that uses paper ballots unless the paper used for the ballots is of sufficient quality that it maintains its integrity and readability throughout the retention period specified in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17300) […]
Section 19204.
19204. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve any voting system that includes features that permit a voter to produce, and leave the polling place with, a copy or facsimile of the ballot cast by the voter at that polling place. (Added by renumbering Section 19200.5 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. […]
Section 19204.5.
19204.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a voting system that cannot facilitate the conduct of a ballot level comparison risk-limiting audit. (b) (1) For purposes of this subdivision, a voting system that is “noncompliant” is a voting system that cannot facilitate the conduct of a ballot level comparison risk-limiting audit. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision […]
Section 19205.
19205. A voting system shall comply with all of the following: (a) No part of the voting system shall be connected to the Internet at any time. (b) No part of the voting system shall electronically receive or transmit election data through an exterior communication network, including the public telephone system, if the communication originates from or […]