§ 19287 Remote Voting System Certification

This law says the Secretary of State must give the public 30 days to look at and talk about a mail‑in voting system before deciding to approve it, and must tell people how to see the decision.

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•30‑day public review and hearing before any certification decision.
•Notice must be given in a Sacramento newspaper, on the Secretary’s website, and by written letters to counties and anyone who asks.
•The final decision must be written, explain the reasons, and be open for anyone to read.

Example

A company builds a new mail‑in voting system and asks the state to certify it so it can be used in elections.

The Secretary of State has to announce a 30‑day public review, put a notice in a Sacramento newspaper, post it online, and send letters to county election officials. During that time anyone can read test reports and speak at a hearing. After the review the Secretary writes a decision that anyone can read.

(a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certification of a remote accessible vote by mail system, the Secretary of State shall provide for a 30-day public review period and conduct a public hearing to give interested persons an opportunity to review testing and examination reports and express their views for or against certification or conditional approval of the remote accessible vote by mail system. (b) The Secretary of State shall give notice of the public review period and hearing in the manner prescribed in Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation published in Sacramento County. The Secretary of State shall also provide notice of the hearing on his or her Internet Web site. The Secretary of State shall transmit written notice of the hearing, at least 14 days prior to the public review period and hearing, to each county elections official, to any person that the Secretary of State believes will be interested in the public review period and hearing, and to any person who requests, in writing, notice of the public review period and hearing. (c) The decision of the Secretary of State to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certification of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall be in writing and shall state the findings of the Secretary of State. The decision shall be open to public inspection. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 14. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)

This law says the Secretary of State must give the public 30 days to look at and talk about a mail‑in voting system before deciding to approve it, and must tell people how to see the decision.

Key Takeaways

•30‑day public review and hearing before any certification decision.
•Notice must be given in a Sacramento newspaper, on the Secretary’s website, and by written letters to counties and anyone who asks.
•The final decision must be written, explain the reasons, and be open for anyone to read.

Example

A company builds a new mail‑in voting system and asks the state to certify it so it can be used in elections.

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