(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe specific requirements and standards, consistent with this code, for the certification of an electronic device used to accept voters under Chapter 63 that require the device to:
(1) produce an electronic copy of the list of voters who were accepted to vote for delivery to the election judge after the polls close;
(2) display the voter’s original signature in accordance with § 63.002;
(3) accept a voter for voting even when the device is off-line;
(4) provide the full list of voters registered in the county with an indication of the jurisdictional or distinguishing number for each territorial unit in which each voter resides;
(5) time-stamp when each voter is accepted at a polling place, including the voter’s unique identifier;
(6) if the county participates in the countywide polling place program under § 43.007 or has more than one early voting polling place, transmit a time stamp when each voter is accepted, including the voter’s unique identifier, to all polling place locations;
(7) time-stamp the receipt of a transmission under Subdivision (6); and
(8) produce in an electronic format compatible with the statewide voter registration list under § 18.061 data for retention and transfer that includes:
(A) the polling location in which the device was used;
(B) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (5); and
(C) the dated time stamp under Subdivision (7).
(b) A device described by this section must be certified annually by the secretary of state.

(c) The secretary of state shall adopt rules that require a device described by this section used during the early voting period or under the countywide polling place program under § 43.007 to update data in real time. If a county uses a device that does not comply with the rule in two consecutive general elections for state and county officers, the secretary of state shall assess a noncompliance fee. The noncompliance fee shall be set at an amount determined by secretary of state rule.