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DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS 19001-19402›CHAPTER 3. Certification of Voting Systems 19200-19275›ARTICLE 1. Procedures for Certification of Voting Systems 19200-19219

§ 19205

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A voting system shall comply with all of the following:

(a) No part of the voting system shall be connected to the Internet at any time.

(b) No part of the voting system shall electronically receive or transmit election data through an exterior communication network, including the public telephone system, if the communication originates from or terminates at a polling place, satellite location, or counting center.

(c) No part of the voting system shall receive or transmit wireless communications or wireless data transfers.

(Added by renumbering Section 19217 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 32. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)

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