Voting System Approval

California Elections Code section 19201 requires the Secretary of State to review and approve all voting systems before they can be bought or used in a California election.

Requirements for New Voting Systems

Application

Instructions (pdf ~124KB)
Part 1 - Request for Approval & System Identification (doc ~113KB)
Part 2 - Ownership & Control (doc ~33KB)
Part 3 - References (doc ~123KB)
Part 4 - Index of System Technical Documentation (doc ~79KB)
Part 5 - Change Log (xls ~52KB)

Template for California Use Procedures for Voting Systems (pdf ~30KB)
Requirements for Administrative Approval of Change or Modification (May 1, 2009) (pdf ~58KB)
Previous Requirements for New Voting Systems (2005) (pdf ~9KB)
Previous Conditions for Use of Voting Systems in California (September 16, 2005 - December 31, 2005) (pdf ~104KB)

Certification and Approval