California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 6.2 - Procedures and Standards for Reviewing Voting Systems, Parts of a Voting System, and Ballot Marking Devices for Certification or Conditional Approval
Section 20707 - Changes or Modifications to a Certified Voting System

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 20707

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

(a) Any person, corporation, or public agency owning or having an interest in the sale or acquisition of a voting system or part of a voting system may submit a written request for review of any proposed change or modification to a certified voting system to the Secretary of State's office. All requests shall be submitted in writing to the Office of Voting Systems Technology Assessment at 1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by email to votingsystems@sos.ca.gov.

(b) The written request for review for a change or modification shall, at a minimum, include:

(1) Documentation supporting the need for each change or modification;

(2) A list of every voting system component -- hardware, firmware, or software -- that interacts directly or indirectly with the voting system component or components for which administrative approval of a change or modification is requested;

(3) Version numbers of all affected hardware, firmware, or software; and

(4) Classification of each modified hardware, firmware, or software component as either commercial off the shelf (COTS), third-party, or vendor-developed. Where applicable, the name of any third-party company that developed the modified component shall be included.

(c) Any change or modification must be examined for conformance as set forth in the "California Voting System Standards (October 2014)."

(d) The applicant shall pay for all expenditures associated with the testing, pursuant to section 20702.

1. New section filed 12-10-2014; operative 4-1-2015 (Register 2014, No. 50).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19100, 19101, 19216 and 19242, Elections Code. Reference: Sections 19100, 19216 and 19222, Elections Code.

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