California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 6 - Escrow of Source Codes
Article 2 - Definitions
Section 20620 - Voting System, Ballot Marking System, and Election Management System

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 20620
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

A "voting system" means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. This includes the software that defines the election definition files, ballot layout and structure, results reporting, and event logging. "Voting system" does not include a ballot marking system.

A "ballot marking system" means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking a ballot for a military or overseas voter and is not connected to a voting system at any time.

An "election management system" is an electronic system that is used by a county in California to track voter registration or voter preferences, including, but not limited to, a voter's vote-by-mail status.

1. New article 2 and section filed 8-8-95; operative 9-7-95 (Register 95, No. 32).
2. Repealer of section 20620 and renumbering of former section 20621 to section 20620, including amendment of section heading, section and NOTE, filed 12-31-2014; operative 4-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 1).

Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Sections 2501 and 19212, Elections Code. Reference: Sections 2500, 2501 and 19212, Elections Code.

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