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CA Elec Code § 19257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19257.

19257.  (a) All bonds authorized by this article, when duly sold and delivered as provided herein, constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the state is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof. The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be repaid within 10 years from the date they are issued.(b) There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as provided herein. All officers required by law to perform any duty in regard to the collection of state revenues shall collect this additional sum.(c) On the dates on which funds are remitted pursuant to Section 16676 of the Government Code for the payment of the then maturing principal of, and interest on, the bonds in each fiscal year, there shall be returned to the General Fund all of the money in the fund, not in excess of the principal of, and interest on, any bonds then due and payable. If the money so returned on the remittance dates is less than the principal and interest then due and payable, the balance remaining unpaid shall be returned to the General Fund out of the fund as soon as it shall become available, together with interest thereon from the dates of maturity until returned, at the same rate of interest as borne by the bonds, compounded semiannually. This subdivision does not grant any lien on the fund or the moneys therein to holders of any bonds issued under this article. However, this subdivision shall not apply in the case of any debt service that is payable from the proceeds of any refunding bonds. For purposes of this subdivision, “debt service” means the principal (whether due at maturity, by redemption, or acceleration), premium, if any, or interest payable on any date to any series of bonds.(Added by renumbering Section 19236 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 55. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19258.

19258.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby continuously appropriated from the General Fund, for purposes of this article, a sum of money that will equal both of the following:(a) That sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and the interest on, the bonds issued and sold as provided herein, as that principal and interest become due and payable.(b) That sum necessary to carry out Section 19259, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.(Added by renumbering Section 19237 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 56. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19259.

19259.  For purposes of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of a sum of money not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee to be sold pursuant to this article. Any sums withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. All moneys made available under this section to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this article.(Added by renumbering Section 19238 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 57. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19260 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19260.

19260.  The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out this article. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this article. The board shall execute whatever documents are required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this article.(Added by renumbering Section 19239 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 58. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19261.

19261.  Upon request of the board, supported by a statement of its plans and projects approved by the Governor, the committee shall determine whether to issue any bonds authorized under this article in order to carry out the board’s plans and projects and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out these plans and projects progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued or sold at any one time.(Added by renumbering Section 19240 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 59. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19262.

19262.  (a) The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds authorized by this article at the time or times established by the Treasurer.(b) Whenever the committee deems it necessary for an effective sale of the bonds, the committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell any issue of bonds at less than their par value, notwithstanding Section 16754 of the Government Code. However, the discount on the bonds shall not exceed 3 percent of the par value thereof.(Added by renumbering Section 19241 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 60. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19263 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19263.

19263.  Out of the first money realized from the sale of bonds as provided by this article, there shall be redeposited in the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund, established by Section 16724.5 of the Government Code, the amount of all expenditures made for purposes specified in that section, and this money may be used for the same purpose and repaid in the same manner whenever additional bond sales are made.(Added by renumbering Section 19242 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 61. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19264 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19264.

19264.  Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The approval of the voters for the issuance of bonds under this article includes approval for the issuance of bonds issued to refund bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.(Added by renumbering Section 19243 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 62. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19265.

19265.  Notwithstanding any provision of the bond act, if the Treasurer sells bonds under this article for which bond counsel has issued an opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excludable from gross income for purposes of federal income tax, subject to any conditions which may be designated, the Treasurer may establish separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the earnings on those proceeds, and may use those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required by federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or permitted under federal law necessary to maintain the tax-exempt status of the bonds or to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.(Added by renumbering Section 19244 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 63. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19266 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 5 - Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)|Section 19266.

19266.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this article are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by Article XIII B.(Added by renumbering Section 19245 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 64. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014. Note: This section (as originally numbered) was added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 902, and approved in Prop. 41 on March 5, 2002.)
CA Elec Code § 19270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19270.

19270.  (a) The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a direct recording electronic voting system unless the system includes an accessible voter verified paper audit trail.(b) On and after January 1, 2006, a city or county shall not contract for or purchase a direct recording electronic voting system unless the system has been certified or conditionally approved for use by the Secretary of State.(c) As of January 1, 2006, all direct recording electronic voting systems in use on that date, regardless of the date it was contracted for or purchased, shall have received federal qualification and include an accessible voter verified paper audit trail. If the direct recording electronic voting system does not include an accessible voter verified paper audit trail, the system shall be replaced or modified to include an accessible voter verified paper audit trail. (d) All direct recording electronic voting systems shall include a method by which a voter may electronically verify, through a nonvisual method, the information that is contained on the paper record copy of that voter’s ballot. (e) A paper record copy that is printed by a voter verified paper audit trail component shall be printed in the same language that the voter used when casting his or her ballot on the direct recording electronic voting system. For languages that lack a written form, the paper record copy shall be printed in English.(Added by renumbering Section 19250 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 66. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19271 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19271.

19271.  As used in this article:(a) “Accessible” means that the information provided on the paper cast vote record from the voter verified paper audit trail mechanism is provided or conveyed to voters via both a visual and a nonvisual method, such as through an audio component.(b) “Direct recording electronic voting system” means a voting system that records a vote electronically and does not require or permit the voter to record his or her vote directly onto a tangible ballot.(c) “Voter verified paper audit trail” means a paper cast vote record containing a copy of each of the voter’s selections that allows each voter to confirm his or her selections before the voter casts his or her ballot for systems that do not contain a paper ballot.(d) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests. A paper cast vote record is not a ballot.(e) “Parallel monitoring” means the testing of a randomly selected sampling of voting equipment on election day designed to simulate actual election conditions to confirm that the system is registering votes accurately.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 5. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19272.

19272.  To the extent that they are available for expenditure for the purposes of this article, federal funds or moneys from the Voting Modernization Fund, created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 19254, shall be used. No moneys from the General Fund shall be expended for the purposes of this article.(Added by renumbering Section 19252 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 68. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19273.

19273.  (a) On a direct recording electronic voting system, the electronic record of each vote shall be considered the official record of the vote, except as provided in subdivision (b).(b) (1) The voter verified paper audit trail shall be considered the official paper audit record and shall be used for the required 1-percent manual tally described in Section 15360 and any full recount or post-election audit.(2) The voter verified paper audit trail shall govern if there is any difference between it and the electronic record during a 1-percent manual tally, full recount, or post-election audit.(Added by renumbering Section 19253 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 69. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19274.

19274.  The Secretary of State shall not certify or conditionally approve a direct recording electronic voting system unless the paper used for its voter verified paper audit trail is of sufficient quality that it maintains its integrity and readability throughout the retention period specified in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17300) of Division 17.(Added by renumbering Section 19254 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 70. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19275 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3 - Certification of Voting Systems|ARTICLE 6 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems|Section 19275.

19275.  (a) For each statewide election, the Secretary of State shall conduct parallel monitoring of each direct recording electronic voting system on which ballots will be cast. This section shall only apply to precincts that have more than one direct recording electronic voting system.(b) The results of the parallel monitoring shall be made available prior to the certification of the election.(Added by renumbering Section 19255 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 71. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19300.

19300.  A voting machine shall, except at a direct primary election or any election at which a candidate for voter-nominated office is to appear on the ballot, permit the voter to vote for all the candidates of one party or in part for the candidates of one party and in part for the candidates of one or more other parties.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 61. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 19301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19301.

19301.  (a) A voting machine shall provide in the general election for grouping under the name of the office to be voted on, all the candidates for the office with the designation of the parties, if any, by which they were respectively nominated or which they designated pursuant to Section 8002.5.(b) With respect to a party-nominated office, the designation may be by usual or reasonable abbreviation of party names. With respect to a voter-nominated office, the voting machine shall conform to the format specified in subdivision (a) of Section 13105.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 46. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 19302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19302.

19302.  The labels on voting machines and the way in which candidates’ names are grouped shall conform as nearly as possible to the form of ballot provided for in elections where voting machines are not used.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 19303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19303.

19303.  If the voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for presidential electors of one party and in part for those of one or more other parties or those not nominated by any party, it may also be provided with: (a) one device for each party for voting for all the presidential electors of that party by one operation, (b) a ballot label therefor containing only the words “presidential electors” preceded by the name of the party and followed by the names of its candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, and (c) a registering device therefor which shall register the vote cast for the electors when thus voted collectively.If a voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for delegates to a national party convention of one party and in part for those of one or more other parties or those not nominated by any party, it may be provided with one device for each party for voting by one operation for each group of candidates to national conventions that may be voted for as a group according to the law governing presidential primaries.No straight party voting device shall be used except for delegates to a national convention or for presidential electors.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 19304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 19304.

19304.  A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 19320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures|Section 19320.

19320.  Before preparing a voting machine for any general election, the elections official shall mail written notice to the chairperson of the county central committee of at least two of the principal political parties, stating the time and place where machines will be prepared. At the specified time one representative of each of the political parties shall be afforded an opportunity to see that the machines are in proper condition for use in the election.The party representatives shall be sworn to perform faithfully their duties but shall not interfere with the officials or assume any of their duties. When a machine has been so examined by the representatives, it shall be sealed with a numbered metal seal. The representatives shall certify to the number of the machines, whether all of the counters are set at zero (000), and the number registered on the protective counter and on the seal.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 19321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures|Section 19321.

19321.  The elections official shall affix ballot labels to the machines to correspond with the county voter information guide for the election. He or she shall employ competent persons to assist him or her in affixing the labels and in putting the machines in order. Each machine shall be tested to ascertain if it is operating properly.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 82. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines|ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures|Section 19322.

19322.  When a voting machine has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be locked against voting and sealed. After that initial preparation, a member of the precinct board or some duly authorized person, other than the one preparing the machines, shall inspect each machine and submit a written report. The report shall note the following:(1) Whether all of the registering counters are set at zero (000), (2) whether the machine is arranged in all respects in good order for the election, (3) whether the machine is locked, (4) the number on the protective counter, (5) the number on the seal. The keys shall be delivered to the election board together with a copy of the written report, made on the proper blanks, stating that the machine is in every way properly prepared for the election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)