Cal. ELEC § 19207.5
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 19207.5, part of California’s Elections Code — governs how elections are conducted, including voter registration, ballots, and campaign rules.
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Official statutory text
(a) An elections official or the governing body of any jurisdiction that administers elections shall use a voting machine, as defined in Section 361, or a voting system, as defined in Section 362, that has been certified pursuant to this division, to do all of the following:
(1) Provide sufficient numbers of voting machines or voting systems for accessibility pursuant to Section 19242 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(2) Tabulate votes.
(b) If a jurisdiction that administers elections terminates a contract for an existing certified voting system, that termination shall be provisional and shall not become final unless and until the jurisdiction that administers elections has satisfied all of the following:
(1) The jurisdiction has a plan to transition to a new voting system that will ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
(2) The jurisdiction has finalized and signed a new contract for a certified voting system.
(1) Provide sufficient numbers of voting machines or voting systems for accessibility pursuant to Section 19242 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(2) Tabulate votes.
(b) If a jurisdiction that administers elections terminates a contract for an existing certified voting system, that termination shall be provisional and shall not become final unless and until the jurisdiction that administers elections has satisfied all of the following:
(1) The jurisdiction has a plan to transition to a new voting system that will ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
(2) The jurisdiction has finalized and signed a new contract for a certified voting system.
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