§ 19290 Remote Voting System Defects

• •The rule applies only to voting‑by‑mail systems that have been certified or conditionally approved.
• •The vendor, or the public agency that owns the system, must report any defect, fault, or failure.
• •The report must be in writing and sent to the Secretary of State and all local election officials who use the system.
• •The report must be sent within 30 calendar days after the problem is discovered.

A county uses a mail‑in voting system and discovers a glitch that could cause ballots to be counted incorrectly.

The county (or the system’s vendor) must send a written notice to the Secretary of State and every local election office that uses the system, saying what the glitch is, within 30 days of learning about it.