Elec. Code, § 19204 · Article 1. Procedures for Certification of Voting Systems
Elec. Code, § 19204
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve any voting system that includes features that permit a voter to produce, and leave the polling place with, a copy or facsimile of the ballot cast by the voter at that polling place.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by renumbering Section 19200.5 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 11. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=19204.
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