Sec. 127.154. IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR EQUIPMENT. (a) Each unit of automatic tabulating equipment must have a permanent identification number. Each part of that equipment that contains the ballot tabulation must also have a permanent identification number.
(b) Each of the identification numbers shall be recorded on the appropriate ballot and seal certificate.
(c) A ballot tabulation produced by automatic tabulating equipment that does not comply with Subsection (a) may not be used.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 127 - Processing Electronic Voting System Results
Subchapter F. Processing Results in System Without Centralized Counting
Section 127.151. Applicability of Subchapter; Procedures Prescribed by Secretary of State
Section 127.152. Test of Tabulating Equipment Required
Section 127.153. Test Repeated if Equipment Malfunctions
Section 127.154. Identification Numbers Required for Equipment
Section 127.155. Presiding Judge to Sign Tape
Section 127.156. Tabulation at Central Counting Station if Discrepancy Exists in Ballot Totals