A voting system shall comply with all of the following:

(a) No part of the voting system shall be connected to the Internet at any time.

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Terms Used In California Elections Code 19205

  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
  • 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. See California Elections Code 362

(b) No part of the voting system shall electronically receive or transmit election data through an exterior communication network, including the public telephone system, if the communication originates from or terminates at a polling place, satellite location, or counting center.

(c) No part of the voting system shall receive or transmit wireless communications or wireless data transfers.

(Added by renumbering Section 19217 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 32. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)