California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 6.1 - Experimental Use of a Voting System in a Pilot Program › Article 1 - 1. Approval of Pilot Programs › Section 20687 - Pilot Program Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  plan for the pilot program shall include the following:
(1) A description of all devices that will be
				  utilized.
(2) The number of voters
				  the voting system is expected to serve as well as the voting system's maximum
				  capacity and any information about what specialized segment (for example,
				  precincts) of the voting population the voting system will serve, if
				  any.
(3) The number of each type of
				  device that will be deployed.
(4)
				  Details on how the device(s) will be set up and deployed, including who will be
				  doing the set up and deployment (i.e., county election officials, contractor,
				  etc.).
(5) A description, including
				  diagrams or pictures, where each device is located.
(6) The number of reserve/backup units that
				  will be available and how they will be deployed if needed.
(7) The source of ballots used by the voting
				  system, for example ballots prepared by a certified ballot printer or ballots
				  printed on demand by the voting system.
(8) Specifications about the ballot style
				  used on the system:
(i) Ballot type (e.g.,
				  poll ballot or VBM ballot);
(ii)
				  Ballot dimensions, including the length and width of the ballot card in
				  inches;
(iii) Ballot content,
				  includes the printed information for a specific election required by California
				  Elections Code Division 13; and
(iv) Vendor, brand, and specifications for
				  ballot paper being used.
(9) Outline of the system's ability to
				  accommodate voting in all languages in which the jurisdiction is required to
				  provide ballots under applicable state and federal laws.
(10) Outline of the system's ability to
				  accommodate voting by persons with a broad range of physical and cognitive
				  disabilities, as required by applicable state and federal laws.
(i) If the system will not accommodate
				  certain disabilities, a plan for how those voters can otherwise vote in the
				  election in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
(11) The current and projected
				  number of voting-eligible individuals in the jurisdiction.
(12) The geography and distribution of the
				  population in the jurisdiction.
(13) A description of how the risk-limiting
				  audit requirements of Elections Code section
				  19209,
				  subdivision (e) will be met.
(14)
				  If the voting system utilizes software and firmware with disclosed source code,
				  the location of a repository where the code is publicly available.
(i) This repository shall remain publicly
				  available for the duration of the pilot program. If its location changes, that
				  location shall be made available to the public and the Secretary of State
				  immediately upon such change.
(ii)
				  The jurisdiction engaging in the pilot program must designate a responsible
				  person for repository management and make that person's name available to the
				  Secretary of State.
(iii) If there
				  are multiple applications or products within the source code, each shall be
				  clearly identified.
(15)
				  Information about the ballot on demand system, if one is included as a module
				  to the voting system, to indicate how that ballot on demand system could meet
				  certification testing criteria in Section
				  20263 of Title 2 of the California
				  Code of Regulations.