Tex. Election Code § 122.003
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 122.003, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 122.003. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Official statutory text
(a) If the secretary of state determines after inspecting a voting system or voting system equipment that the system or equipment does not comply with applicable standards or deviates from an approved system or equipment, the secretary by written order may:
(1) prohibit the use of the system or equipment or any part of the system or equipment by an authority that adopted the system or equipment for use in an election; or
(2) limit the use of the system or equipment or any part of the system or equipment to circumstances or conditions stated in the order.
(b) The secretary shall amend or rescind an order issued under this section if the secretary determines that the system or equipment has been modified to comply with applicable standards or to not deviate from an approved system or equipment.
(1) prohibit the use of the system or equipment or any part of the system or equipment by an authority that adopted the system or equipment for use in an election; or
(2) limit the use of the system or equipment or any part of the system or equipment to circumstances or conditions stated in the order.
(b) The secretary shall amend or rescind an order issued under this section if the secretary determines that the system or equipment has been modified to comply with applicable standards or to not deviate from an approved system or equipment.
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