Texas Election Code
§ 129.003 — PAPER AUDIT TRAIL REQUIRED
EL § 129.003Title 8. VOTING SYSTEMS · Ch. 129. DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "auditable voting system" means a voting system that:
(1)uses, creates, or displays a paper record that may be read by the voter; and
(2)is not capable of being connected to the Internet or any other computer network or electronic device.
(b)Except as otherwise provided by this section, a voting system that consists of direct recording electronic voting machines may not be used in an election unless the system is an auditable voting system.
(c)The electronic vote is the official record of the vote cast if a risk-limiting audit conducted under Section 127.302 produces strong evidence that the reported outcome of the election matches the results that a full counting of the paper records would reveal.
(d)The paper record is the official record of the vote cast:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 598), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.