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DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS 19001-19402›CHAPTER 3. Certification of Voting Systems 19200-19275›ARTICLE 3. Inspection of Certified and Conditionally Approved Voting Systems 19230-19233

§ 19233

California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The Secretary of State shall conduct random audits of the software installed on direct recording electronic voting systems, as defined in Section 19271, to ensure that the installed software is identical to the software that has been approved for use on that voting system. The Secretary of State shall take steps to ensure that the process for conducting random audits does not intentionally cause a direct recording electronic voting system to become more vulnerable to any unauthorized changes to the software that has been approved for its use.

(Added by renumbering Section 19223 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 38. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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