Sec. 127.123. SECURITY OF PROGRAM. (a) The tabulation supervisor shall protect the program prepared for the automatic tabulating equipment installed at the central counting station from tampering and unauthorized use, as prescribed by the secretary of state.
(b) After the automatic counting of ballots is completed, the program shall be sealed in the container for the secured test materials. The program shall remain in the sealed container for the same period as the test materials and may be unsealed only under the same conditions as the test materials.
(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for the security of programs for central counting station equipment for which compliance with this section is impracticable.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 127 - Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Subchapter E. Processing Results at Central Counting Station
Section 127.121. Programmer for Tabulating Equipment
Section 127.122. Approval of Program
Section 127.123. Security of Program
Section 127.1231. Security of Automatic Tabulating Equipment
Section 127.1232. Security of Voted Ballots
Section 127.124. Early Processing of Ballots
Section 127.125. Preparing Ballots for Automatic Counting
Section 127.126. Duplicating Ballots
Section 127.127. Operating Equipment and Handling Ballots Restricted
Section 127.128. Ballots Tabulated by Precinct
Section 127.129. Correction of Results After Equipment Malfunction
Section 127.130. Manual Counting
Section 127.1301. Centrally Counted Optical Scan Ballots
Section 127.131. Preparing Returns
Section 127.1311. Announcing Unofficial Results
Section 127.132. Disposition of Ballots, Returns, and Other Records