Cal. Elec. Code § 19232
Inspection of Certified and Conditionally Approved Voting Systems
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Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2011
As used in this article, the following words have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the Voting Modernization Board, established pursuant to Section 19235.
(b) “Bond” means a state general obligation bond issued pursuant to this article adopting the provisions of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
(c) “Bond act” means this article authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds and adopting the State General Obligation Bond Law by reference.
(d) “Committee” means the Voting Modernization Finance Committee, established pursuant to Section 19233.
(e) “Fund” means the Voting Modernization Fund, created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19234.
(f) “Voting system” means any voting machine, voting device, or vote-tabulating device that does not utilize prescored punch card ballots.
The Secretary of State shall review voting systems periodically to determine if they are defective, obsolete, or otherwise unacceptable. The Secretary of State has the right to withdraw his or her certification or conditional approval previously granted under this chapter of any voting system or part of a voting system should it be defective or prove unacceptable after such review. Six months’ notice shall be given before withdrawing certification or conditional approval unless the Secretary of State for good cause shown makes a determination that a shorter notice period is necessary. Any withdrawal by the Secretary of State of his or her previous certification or conditional approval of a voting system or part of a voting system shall not be effective as to any election conducted within six months of that withdrawal.
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