The sole purpose of voting system equipment is the conduct of an election, and only software certified by the secretary of state and necessary for an election may be loaded on the equipment.
Tex. Elec. Code § 129.055
EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 682 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 2, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.