California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 4 - Ballot Printing
Article 3 - Certification of Ballot Printers
Section 20223 - Ballot Printer Testing Criteria

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 20223

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

The testing pursuant to section 20222 shall include the following:

(a) The ballot printer must print 5,000 ballots cards for each ballot style for each voting system for which it seeks certification.

(b) The ballot cards shall be tabulated with the following accuracy and reject criteria as it relates to the acceptance by each component of the voting system for which certification is being sought:

(1) The accuracy error rate shall be zero; and

(2) The rejection rate shall not exceed two percent.

(c) The ballot cards produced shall be tested by being scanned in all orientations applicable to each voting system component for which certification is being sought.

(d) The ballot cards shall meet the voting system's ballot printing specifications, as certified by the Secretary of State as part of the voting system's Technical Data Package.

1. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed 3-26-2013; operative 7-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 13).
2. Renumbering of former section 20223 to section 20226 and new section 20223 filed 1-11-2018; operative 1-11-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 2).

Note: Authority cited: Section 13004, Elections Code. Reference: Section 13004, Elections Code.

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