Texas Election Code Title 8, Chapter 122 - State Supervision Over Voting Systems
SUBCHAPTER A VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS
- Texas Section 122.001 - Voting System Standards
(a) A voting system may not be used in an election unless the system: (1) preserves the secrecy of the ballot; (2) is suitable for...
- Texas Section 122.002 - Inspection Of Voting Systems And Equipment By Secretary Of State
The secretary of state may inspect at any time, including the day of an election, a voting system or the voting system equipment used in...
- Texas Section 122.003 - Action By Secretary Of State
(a) If the secretary of state determines after inspecting a voting system or voting system equipment that the system or equipment does not comply with...
- Texas Section 122.004 - Preparation Of Software By Secretary Of State
(a) The secretary of state may prepare any type of software for use with an electronic voting system. (b) The software is subject to the...
SUBCHAPTER B APPROVAL OF VOTING SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT
- Texas Section 122.005 - Venue For Offenses
Venue for prosecution of an offense under this chapter is in the county in which the offense was committed. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 122.031 - Approval Of System And Equipment Required
(a) Before a voting system or voting system equipment may be used in an election, the system and a unit of the equipment must be...
- Texas Section 122.032 - Requirements For Approval Generally
(a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the equipment is designed...
- Texas Section 122.033 - Additional Requirements For Approval Of Voting Machine
In addition to other requirements for approval, a voting machine must be equipped with: (1) a security system capable of preventing operation of the machine;...
- Texas Section 122.0331 - Additional Requirements For Electronic Voting System
(a) Copies of the program codes and the user and operator manuals and copies or units of all other software and any other information, specifications,...
- Texas Section 122.034 - Application For Approval And Fee
(a) A person desiring approval of a voting system or voting system equipment must submit a written application for approval to the secretary of state....
- Texas Section 122.035 - Appointment Of Examiners
(a) On submission of an application for approval of a voting system or voting system equipment, the secretary of state shall appoint four persons as...
- Texas Section 122.036 - Examination And Report By Examiners
(a) The examiners shall examine the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitted at the time and in the...
- Texas Section 122.037 - Compensation Of Examiners
(a) Each examiner appointed under this subchapter, other than an employee of the secretary of state or attorney general, is entitled to compensation for services...
- Texas Section 122.0371 - Public Hearing Required
(a) After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application...
- Texas Section 122.038 - Action By Secretary Of State
(a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the voting system...
SUBCHAPTER C MODIFICATION IN DESIGN OF APPROVED SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT
- Texas Section 122.039 - Report By Secretary Of State
(a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each application submitted under this subchapter. The report must state whether the system or...
- Texas Section 122.061 - Approval Of Modified Design Required
Before a voting system or voting system equipment that is modified in design after its approval may be used in an election, the modified design...
- Texas Section 122.062 - Requirements For Approval
The requirements for approval of a modified design are the same as those prescribed by Subchapter B for the initial approval of the voting system...
- Texas Section 122.063 - Application For Approval
A person desiring approval of a modified design must submit a written application for approval to the secretary of state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch....
- Texas Section 122.064 - Review Of Application
(a) The secretary of state shall review an application for approval of a modified design. (b) The secretary may approve the modified design by written...
- Texas Section 122.065 - Review And Examination Of Additional Material
(a) The secretary of state shall review additional information in support of an application and examine the modified system or equipment submitted. (b) The secretary...
- Texas Section 122.066 - Examination Fee
(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe an examination fee or fee schedule to compensate examiners appointed by the secretary under this subchapter. (b) The...
- Texas Section 122.067 - Appointment Of Examiners
(a) If the secretary of state requires an independent examination of the modified system or equipment, the secretary shall appoint four persons as examiners, one...
- Texas Section 122.068 - Examination And Report By Examiners
The examiners shall examine the modified system or equipment and prepare and deliver examination reports in the same manner as for an application for initial...
- Texas Section 122.069 - Compensation Of Examiners
(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), an examiner appointed by the secretary of state under this subchapter, other than the secretary's employee, is entitled...
- Texas Section 122.0691 - Public Hearing Required
(a) This section applies only if an examination of the modified design by independent examiners was conducted. (b) After the delivery of the examiners' reports...
- Texas Section 122.070 - Action By Secretary Of State
(a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the modified design...
SUBCHAPTER D REEXAMINATION OF VOTING SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT
- Texas Section 122.071 - Report By Secretary Of State
(a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each application submitted under this subchapter. The report must state whether the modified design...
- Texas Section 122.091 - Reexamination Of Approved System Or Equipment Authorized
(a) The secretary of state may reexamine a voting system or voting system equipment as provided by this subchapter at any time after the system...
- Texas Section 122.0911 - Assistance Required By Secretary Of State
(a) If the secretary of state determines that the assistance of a particular person is necessary for the proper and efficient reexamination of a voting...
- Texas Section 122.092 - Appointment Of Examiners
(a) The secretary of state shall appoint four persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the secretary, to assist in...
- Texas Section 122.093 - Examination And Report By Examiners
(a) The examiners shall examine the system or equipment to be reexamined at the time and in the manner directed by the secretary of state....
- Texas Section 122.094 - Compensation Of Examiners
(a) An examiner appointed under this subchapter, other than an employee of the secretary of state or attorney general, is entitled to compensation for services...
- Texas Section 122.0941 - Public Hearing Required
After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the reexamined voting system or voting system equipment satisfies the applicable requirements...
- Texas Section 122.095 - Action By Secretary Of State
(a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the voting system...
- Texas Section 122.096 - Effect Of Secretary Of State's Action
(a) A voting system or voting system equipment for which approval is suspended may not be used in an election held after the date the...
- Texas Section 122.097 - Notice Of Secretary Of State's Action
Not later than the fifth day after the date an order taking action under Section 122.095(c) is issued, the secretary of state shall deliver a...
- Texas Section 122.098 - Subsequent Approval
If a voting system or voting system equipment subject to an order under Section 122.095(c) is subsequently approved under Subchapter B, the approval nullifies the...
- Texas Section 122.099 - Report By Secretary Of State
(a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each reexamination. The report must state whether the system or equipment satisfied the approval...
Last modified: September 28, 2016