§ 15642 Election Data Storage Security

• •Vote‑count storage devices must be stored securely.
• •If a recount is done, the officer must give an affidavit (a sworn statement).
• •The affidavit must say the storage is the original one used in the election and that it hasn't been altered.

After an election, a county decides to do a recount of the votes.

The election official who holds the computer file with the vote totals must keep that file in a locked place, and when the recount happens they must sign a statement saying, "This is the exact file we used on election day and I haven't changed anything."