California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 19001. - 19001. This division shall be liberally construed so that the...

Section 19002. - 19002. Any provision of this division, insofar as it is...

Section 19003. - 19003. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the...

Section 19004. - 19004. Voting equipment may be loaned or rented for any...

Section 19005. - 19005. In the case of electrical failure or other emergency,...

Section 19006. - 19006. It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a)...

CHAPTER 2 - Secretary of State Requirements

Section 19100. - 19100. The Secretary of State shall study and adopt regulations...

Section 19101. - 19101. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish...

Section 19102. - 19102. The Secretary of State shall study the performance of...

Section 19103. - 19103. The Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Elections...

Section 19104. - 19104. (a) The Secretary of State shall do both of...

Section 19105. - 19105. The Secretary of State may investigate any alleged violation...

CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems

ARTICLE 1 - Procedures for Certification of Voting Systems

Section 19200. - 19200. The Secretary of State shall not approve any voting...

Section 19201. - 19201. (a) The Secretary of State may grant conditional approval...

Section 19202. - 19202. (a) Except as authorized by Section 19209, a voting...

Section 19203. - 19203. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally...

Section 19204. - 19204. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally...

Section 19204.5. - 19204.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or...

Section 19205. - 19205. A voting system shall comply with all of the...

Section 19206. - 19206. Except as authorized by Section 19209, both of the...

Section 19207. - 19207. The governing board may adopt for use at elections...

Section 19208. - 19208. The governing board may provide for the payment of...

Section 19209. - 19209. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms...

Section 19210. - 19210. (a) A person, corporation, or public agency owning or...

Section 19211. - 19211. (a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to...

Section 19212. - 19212. (a) (1) No later than 10 business days after...

Section 19213. - 19213. Within 60 days after the completion of the examination...

Section 19214. - 19214. Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification...

Section 19215. - 19215. (a) If a voting system or a part of...

Section 19216. - 19216. If a voting system or a part of a...

Section 19217. - 19217. The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative...

Section 19218. - 19218. (a) The Secretary of State may seek all of...

Section 19219. - 19219. (a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief...

ARTICLE 2 - Voting System Testing Agencies

Section 19220. - 19220. For purposes of this division, “state-approved testing agency” means...

Section 19221. - 19221. The Secretary of State shall do all of the...

Section 19222. - 19222. The person, corporation, or public agency applying for certification...

Section 19223. - 19223. The Secretary of State shall use a state-approved testing...

ARTICLE 3 - Inspection of Certified and Conditionally Approved Voting Systems

Section 19230. - 19230. The elections official of any county or city using...

Section 19231. - 19231. (a) If the Secretary of State has reason to...

Section 19232. - 19232. The Secretary of State shall review voting systems periodically...

Section 19233. - 19233. The Secretary of State shall conduct random audits of...

ARTICLE 4 - Accessible Voting Systems

Section 19240. - 19240. It is the intent of the Legislature that California...

Section 19241. - 19241. As used in this article: (a) “Access” means the...

Section 19242. - 19242. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish...

Section 19243. - 19243. In requiring access for voters with disabilities pursuant to...

Section 19244. - 19244. Compliance with this article in regard to voting technology...

Section 19245. - 19245. (a) A person injured by a violation of this...

Section 19246. - 19246. This article does not apply to voting by vote...

ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)

Section 19250. - 19250. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 19251. - 19251. The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing...

Section 19252. - 19252. As used in this article: (a) “Board” means the...

Section 19253. - 19253. (a) The Voting Modernization Finance Committee is hereby established...

Section 19254. - 19254. (a) The committee may create a debt or debts,...

Section 19255. - 19255. The Legislature may amend subdivisions (c) and (d) of...

Section 19256. - 19256. The Voting Modernization Board is hereby established and designated...

Section 19257. - 19257. (a) All bonds authorized by this article, when duly...

Section 19258. - 19258. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is...

Section 19259. - 19259. For purposes of this article, the Director of Finance...

Section 19260. - 19260. The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board...

Section 19261. - 19261. Upon request of the board, supported by a statement...

Section 19262. - 19262. (a) The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell...

Section 19263. - 19263. Out of the first money realized from the sale...

Section 19264. - 19264. Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article...

Section 19265. - 19265. Notwithstanding any provision of the bond act, if the...

Section 19266. - 19266. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as...

ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems

Section 19270. - 19270. (a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or...

Section 19271. - 19271. As used in this article: (a) “Accessible” means that...

Section 19272. - 19272. To the extent that they are available for expenditure...

Section 19273. - 19273. (a) On a direct recording electronic voting system, the...

Section 19274. - 19274. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally...

Section 19275. - 19275. (a) For each statewide election, the Secretary of State...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems

Section 19280. - 19280. The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally...

Section 19281. - 19281. (a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in...

Section 19283. - 19283. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish...

Section 19284. - 19284. (a) A person, corporation, or public agency owning or...

Section 19285. - 19285. The Secretary of State shall use a state-approved testing...

Section 19286. - 19286. The person, corporation, or public agency applying for certification...

Section 19287. - 19287. (a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to...

Section 19288. - 19288. Within 60 days after the completion of the examination...

Section 19289. - 19289. Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification...

Section 19290. - 19290. (a) If a remote accessible vote by mail system...

Section 19291. - 19291. If a remote accessible vote by mail system has...

Section 19292. - 19292. The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative...

Section 19293. - 19293. (a) The Secretary of State may seek all of...

Section 19294. - 19294. (a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief...

Section 19295. - 19295. A remote accessible vote by mail system or part...

CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 19300. - 19300. A voting machine shall, except at a direct primary...

Section 19301. - 19301. (a) A voting machine shall provide in the general...

Section 19302. - 19302. The labels on voting machines and the way in...

Section 19303. - 19303. If the voting machine is so constructed that a...

Section 19304. - 19304. A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate...

ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures

Section 19320. - 19320. Before preparing a voting machine for any general election,...

Section 19321. - 19321. The elections official shall affix ballot labels to the...

Section 19322. - 19322. When a voting machine has been properly prepared for...

Section 19323. - 19323. The elections official shall deliver to the polling place...

ARTICLE 3 - Precincts and Board Members

Section 19340. - 19340. Any member of a precinct board who has not...

Section 19341. - 19341. The precinct board shall consist of one inspector and...

ARTICLE 4 - Procedures at the Polls

Section 19360. - 19360. Before unsealing the envelope containing the keys and opening...

Section 19361. - 19361. The keys to the voting machines shall be delivered...

Section 19362. - 19362. The exterior of the voting machine and every part...

ARTICLE 5 - Closing the Polls

Section 19371. - 19371. Before adjourning, the precinct board shall do all of...

ARTICLE 6 - Counting Procedures

Section 19380. - 19380. The statement of the result of votes cast, which...

Section 19381. - 19381. The precinct board shall immediately transmit unsealed to the...

CHAPTER 5 - Voting System Replacement Contracts

Section 19400. - 19400. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 19402. - 19402. (a) (1) The Secretary of State shall use the...