California · Elections Code
ELEC §19295: A remote accessible vote by mail system or part of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall not do any of the following: (a) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to use a remote
What this law says, in plain English
Remote accessible vote-by-mail systems cannot have the capability to use a remote function, whether optional or required.
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A remote accessible vote by mail system or part of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall not do any of the following: (a) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to use a remote server to mark a voter’s selections transmitted to the server from the voter’s computer via the Internet. (b) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to store any voter identifiable selections on any remote server. (c) Have the capability, including the optional capability, to tabulate votes.
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