Title EL, Election Code

Sec. 122.005. VENUE FOR OFFENSES. Venue for prosecution of an offense under this chapter is in the county in which the offense was committed. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER B. APPROVAL OF VOTING SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT

Sec. 122.031. APPROVAL OF SYSTEM AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED. (a) Before a voting system or voting system equipment may be used in an election, the system and a unit of the equipment must be approved by the secretary of state as provided by this subchapter. (b) The secretary of state …

Sec. 122.032. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL GENERALLY. (a) For a voting system or voting system equipment to be approved for use in elections, the voting system in which the equipment is designed to be used must: (1) comply with the standards prescribed by Subchapter A; and (2) begin…

Sec. 122.033. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF VOTING MACHINE. In addition to other requirements for approval, a voting machine must be equipped with: (1) a security system capable of preventing operation of the machine; (2) registering counters that can be secured against…

Sec. 122.0331. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM. (a) Copies of the program codes and the user and operator manuals and copies or units of all other software and any other information, specifications, or documentation required by the secretary of state relating…

Sec. 122.034. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AND FEE. (a) A person desiring approval of a voting system or voting system equipment must submit a written application for approval to the secretary of state. (b) An applicant must include with the application an application fee. (c) The se…

Sec. 122.035. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS. (a) On submission of an application for approval of a voting system or voting system equipment, the secretary of state shall appoint four persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the secretary. The attorney general …

Sec. 122.036. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS. (a) The examiners shall examine the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitted at the time and in the manner directed by the secretary of state. (b) After conducting the examination, each…

Sec. 122.037. COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS. (a) Each examiner appointed under this subchapter, other than an employee of the secretary of state or attorney general, is entitled to compensation for services rendered in connection with an application. (b) The secretary of state shall …

Sec. 122.0371. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. (a) After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitted satisfies the applicable requirements for approval, the secret…

Sec. 122.038. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitte…

Sec. 122.039. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each application submitted under this subchapter. The report must state whether the system or equipment was approved and the reasons for approval or denial. (b) The secretary …

Sec. 122.061. APPROVAL OF MODIFIED DESIGN REQUIRED. Before a voting system or voting system equipment that is modified in design after its approval may be used in an election, the modified design must be approved by the secretary of state as provided by this subchapter. Acts 1985…

Sec. 122.062. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL. The requirements for approval of a modified design are the same as those prescribed by Subchapter B for the initial approval of the voting system or voting system equipment. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended…

Sec. 122.063. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL. A person desiring approval of a modified design must submit a written application for approval to the secretary of state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 4, eff. Sept.…

Sec. 122.064. REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) The secretary of state shall review an application for approval of a modified design. (b) The secretary may approve the modified design by written order if the design satisfies the applicable requirements for approval. (c) If the secretary…

Sec. 122.065. REVIEW AND EXAMINATION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. (a) The secretary of state shall review additional information in support of an application and examine the modified system or equipment submitted. (b) The secretary may approve the modified design by written order if t…

Sec. 122.066. EXAMINATION FEE. (a) The secretary of state shall prescribe an examination fee or fee schedule to compensate examiners appointed by the secretary under this subchapter. (b) The fee for an examination may not exceed the fee for an application for initial approval of …

Sec. 122.067. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS. (a) If the secretary of state requires an independent examination of the modified system or equipment, the secretary shall appoint four persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the secretary. The attorney general sh…

Sec. 122.068. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS. The examiners shall examine the modified system or equipment and prepare and deliver examination reports in the same manner as for an application for initial approval of a system or equipment. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. …

Sec. 122.069. COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS. (a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), an examiner appointed by the secretary of state under this subchapter, other than the secretary's employee, is entitled to compensation in an amount set by the secretary. (b) The compensation rate fo…

Sec. 122.0691. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. (a) This section applies only if an examination of the modified design by independent examiners was conducted. (b) After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the modified design satisfies the applic…

Sec. 122.070. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the modified design satisfies the applicable requirements for approval. (b) The secreta…

Sec. 122.071. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each application submitted under this subchapter. The report must state whether the modified design was approved and must include a description of and the reason for the actio…

Sec. 122.091. REEXAMINATION OF APPROVED SYSTEM OR EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED. (a) The secretary of state may reexamine a voting system or voting system equipment as provided by this subchapter at any time after the system or equipment is approved under Subchapter B or C. (b) The secret…

Sec. 122.0911. ASSISTANCE REQUIRED BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) If the secretary of state determines that the assistance of a particular person is necessary for the proper and efficient reexamination of a voting system or voting system equipment under this subchapter, the secretary…

Sec. 122.092. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS. (a) The secretary of state shall appoint four persons as examiners, one of whom must be a full-time employee of the secretary, to assist in a reexamination of an approved voting system or voting system equipment. The attorney general shall …

Sec. 122.093. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS. (a) The examiners shall examine the system or equipment to be reexamined at the time and in the manner directed by the secretary of state. (b) After conducting the examination, each examiner shall prepare a written report on the …

Sec. 122.094. COMPENSATION OF EXAMINERS. (a) An examiner appointed under this subchapter, other than an employee of the secretary of state or attorney general, is entitled to compensation for services rendered in connection with a reexamination. (b) The secretary of state shall s…

Sec. 122.0941. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED. After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the reexamined voting system or voting system equipment satisfies the applicable requirements for approval, the secretary of state shall conduct a public h…

Sec. 122.095. ACTION BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) After reviewing the examiners' reports and considering the views expressed at the public hearing, the secretary of state shall determine whether the voting system or voting system equipment subject to reexamination satisfies the app…

Sec. 122.096. EFFECT OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S ACTION. (a) A voting system or voting system equipment for which approval is suspended may not be used in an election held after the date the suspension order is issued. (b) A voting system or voting system equipment for which approval…

Sec. 122.097. NOTICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S ACTION. Not later than the fifth day after the date an order taking action under Section 122.095(c) is issued, the secretary of state shall deliver a copy of the order to the presiding officer of each political subdivision that owns or…

Sec. 122.098. SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL. If a voting system or voting system equipment subject to an order under Section 122.095(c) is subsequently approved under Subchapter B, the approval nullifies the order. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1…

Sec. 122.099. REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE. (a) The secretary of state shall prepare a written report on each reexamination. The report must state whether the system or equipment satisfied the approval requirements and must include a description of and the reason for the action o…