§ 19200 Voting System Approval Requirements

Elections Code·California

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This law says the Secretary of State can only approve voting machines if they follow all the rules in this code and the Secretary’s own regulations.

Key Takeaways

•Voting systems must follow the code’s requirements.
•They also must follow any extra rules the Secretary of State sets.
•If they don’t meet both, they cannot be approved for use.

Example

A company builds a new electronic voting machine and asks the state to let it be used in elections.

If the machine doesn’t meet every rule in the code and the Secretary’s regulations, the Secretary of State must say no and the machine can’t be used.

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§ 19200 Voting System Approval Requirements

The Secretary of State shall not approve any voting system, or part of a voting system, unless it fulfills the requirements of this code and the regulations of the Secretary of State. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

Secretary of State voting system requirements of this code regulations of the Secretary of State

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 19200.

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