Relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.
What changed between versions
Added a new requirement to test electronic pollbook systems used in elections, ensuring voter databases and ballot assignments are correctly loaded and functioning.
Expanded testing procedures to include verification of disabled voter features and provisional votes, ensuring all system functions work correctly for all voters.
Added a requirement for the general custodian of election records to demonstrate that voting equipment source code has not been altered using a representative sample of devices.
Modified the public notice requirement for logic and accuracy tests to allow publication on a political subdivision's Internet website or bulletin board, depending on availability.
Repealed Section 127.096(a-1) of the Election Code, which previously required the general custodian to provide test materials to the presiding judge before subsequent tests.
Defined 'hash validation' as a mathematical function used to confirm voting system source code has not been altered.
Added a provision allowing for delayed testing if the 48-day deadline cannot be met, requiring notification to the secretary of state within 24 hours.
Added requirements for publishing written explanations of unsuccessful tests online and conducting public retests.
