California Elections Code

§ 19212

ELEC § 19212 Effective Oct 1, 2025Div. 19 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(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 complete build and configuration instructions and related documents for compiling the source code into object code, to be transferred directly from the voting system testing agency that evaluated the voting system and is approved by the Secretary of State, and deposited into an approved escrow facility.

(2)No later than 10 business days after the Secretary of State certifies or conditionally approves a new or updated ballot marking system, the vendor or county seeking certification or approval of the ballot marking system shall cause an exact copy of the approved source code for each component of the ballot marking system, including complete build and configuration instructions and related documents for compiling the source code into object code, to be deposited into an approved escrow facility.

(b)The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations relating to all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 238, Sec. 10. (SB 851) Effective October 1, 2025.