(a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish standards and regulations governing the use of remote accessible vote by mail systems.

(b) Remote accessible vote by mail system standards adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following requirements:

Terms Used In California Elections Code 19283

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Remote accessible vote by mail system: means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot for a voter who shall print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to the elections official. See California Elections Code 303.3
  • Software: includes all programs, voting devices, cards, ballot cards or papers, operating manuals or instructions, test procedures, printouts, and other nonmechanical or nonelectrical items necessary to the operation of a voting system. See California Elections Code 355

(1) The machine or device and its software shall be suitable for the purpose for which it is intended.

(2) The remote accessible vote by mail system shall preserve the secrecy of the ballot.

(3) The remote accessible vote by mail system shall be safe from fraud or manipulation.

(4) The remote accessible vote by mail system shall be accessible to voters with disabilities and to voters who require assistance in a language other than English if the language is one in which a ballot or ballot materials are required to be made available to voters.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 10. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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