Sec. 127.1231. SECURITY OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the general custodian of election records shall ensure that any computer terminals located outside the central counting station that are capable of accessing the automatic tabulating equipment during the tabulation are capable of inquiry functions only and shall ensure that no modem access to the tabulating equipment is available during the tabulation.
(b) The secretary of state may prescribe procedures for the use of a system to allow results to be transmitted by a modem to the central counting station from units of automatic tabulating equipment located at a precinct polling place or at a regional tabulating center serving several precincts. The system must provide for a secure transmission of data. Results may not be transmitted under this subsection until the polls close on election day.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1349, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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