Texas Election Code Title 8, Chapter 129 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 129.001 - Applicability
  (a) This chapter applies only to a voting system that uses direct recording electronic voting machines. (b) To the extent possible, the procedures applicable to...

SUBCHAPTER B PRE-ELECTION ACCEPTANCE AND

• Texas Section 129.002 - General Procedures
  (a) Each direct recording electronic voting machine must provide the voter with a screen in summary format of the voter's choices for the voter to...
• Texas Section 129.021 - Acceptance Testing
  Immediately after receiving a voting system from a vendor, the general custodian of election records shall: (1) verify that the system delivered is certified by...
• Texas Section 129.022 - Hardware Diagnostic Test
  (a) The general custodian of election records shall conduct a successful hardware diagnostic test before a voting system is used in an election. (b) The...
• Texas Section 129.023 - Public Test Of Logic And Accuracy
  (a) The general custodian of election records shall create a testing board consisting of at least two persons. The general custodian of election records shall...

SUBCHAPTER C VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY

• Texas Section 129.024 - Security Of Test Materials
  (a) On completing each test, the general custodian of election records shall place the test materials in a container provided for that purpose and seal...
• Texas Section 129.051 - Pre-election Security Procedure
  (a) The general custodian of election records shall create and maintain an inventory of all electronic information storage media. (b) The general custodian of election...
• Texas Section 129.052 - Transport Of Voting System Equipment
  (a) The general custodian of election records shall adopt procedures for securely storing and transporting voting system equipment. The procedures shall include provisions for locations...
• Texas Section 129.053 - Access To Voting System Equipment
  The general custodian of election records shall secure access control keys or passwords to voting system equipment. Use of access control keys or passwords must...
• Texas Section 129.054 - Network Connections And Wireless Technology
  (a) A voting system may not be connected to any external communications network, including the Internet. (b) A voting system may not have the capability...
• Texas Section 129.055 - Equipment And Software
  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...
• Texas Section 129.056 - Plan For Machine Failure
  The general custodian of election records shall create a contingency plan for addressing direct recording electronic voting machine failure. This plan must include the timely...
• Texas Section 129.057 - Use Of Machine In Early Voting
  A direct recording electronic voting machine deployed for early voting may not be deployed on election day. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch....

Last modified: September 28, 2016