§ 15203 Vote Tabulating Device Location

• •A vote‑tabulating device can be placed anywhere in the state if the local elections official approves it.
• •The same device can be owned, borrowed, leased, or shared by two or more counties, cities, or other political subdivisions.
• •The device can be used to count ballots in any election, not just a specific one.

County A wants to count votes in a small town that doesn't have its own machine, so it puts the machine in the town hall after getting approval. County B, right next door, also uses the same machine on the same day by borrowing it.

Because the elections official approved the location and the machine can be shared, both counties can legally use that one device to count their ballots.