California · Elections Code

ELEC §19281: (a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State before the election at which it is

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Remote accessible vote-by-mail systems cannot be used in elections unless the Secretary of State has certified or conditionally approved them beforehand.

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(a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State before the election at which it is to be first used. The Secretary of State may impose additional conditions of approval as deemed necessary for the certification of the remote accessible vote by mail system. (b) All other uses of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall be subject to the provisions of Section 19202.

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