California Elections Code

§ 19218

ELEC § 19218 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 19 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The Secretary of State may seek all of the following relief for an unauthorized change in hardware, software, or firmware in a voting system certified or conditionally approved in California:

(1)A civil penalty from the offending party or parties, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation. For purposes of this subdivision, each voting system component found to contain the unauthorized hardware, software, or firmware shall be considered a separate violation. A penalty imposed pursuant to this subdivision shall be apportioned 50 percent to the county in which the violation occurred, if applicable, and 50 percent to the office of the Secretary of State for purposes of bolstering voting systems security efforts.

(2)Immediate commencement of proceedings to withdraw certification or conditional approval for the voting system in question.

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Legislative history

Added by renumbering Section 19214.5 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 29. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.