Tex. Elec. Code § 129.021 · Subchapter B. PRE-ELECTION ACCEPTANCE AND TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEM
ACCEPTANCE TESTING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "hash validation" means a mathematical function that, when applied to a file, creates a unique string of letters and numbers that may be used to confirm that a voting system and its source code have not been altered.
(b) Immediately after receiving a voting system from a vendor, the general custodian of election records shall:
(1) verify that the system delivered is certified by the secretary of state;
(2) perform a hardware diagnostic test on the system as provided by Section 129.022(b);
(3) perform a public test of logic and accuracy on the system as provided by Section 129.023;
(4) perform a hash validation on each ballot marking device, each unit of automatic tabulating equipment, and each tabulation computer to verify that the source code of the equipment has not been altered; and
(5) perform any additional test that the secretary of state may prescribe.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 682 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (S.B. 2166), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.129.htm
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