Cal. Elec. Code § 19101
Secretary of State Requirements
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
The Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Elections and Reapportionment and the Chairperson of the Assembly Standing Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments shall meet with the Secretary of State and assist the Secretary of State to the extent that the participation is not incompatible with their positions as Members of the Legislature. For the purposes of this division, the chairpersons of the committees named shall constitute a joint interim legislative committee on the subject of this chapter and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19200) and shall have the powers and duties imposed upon those committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish voting system standards and regulations governing the use of voting systems that meet the minimum requirements of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 21081 et seq.) and that incorporate best practices in election technology. The Secretary of State may require additional testing to ensure that voting systems meet the requirements of this code.
(b) Voting system standards adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following requirements:
(1) The machine or device and its software shall be suitable for the purpose for which it is intended.
(2) The system shall preserve the secrecy of the ballot.
(3) The system shall be safe from fraud or manipulation.
(4) The system shall be accessible to voters with disabilities pursuant to Section 19242 and applicable federal laws.
(5) The system shall be accessible to voters who require assistance in a language other than English if the language is one in which a ballot or ballot materials are required to be made available to voters pursuant to Section 14201 and applicable federal laws.
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