Texas § EL.127.123 - SECURITY OF PROGRAM
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§ EL.127.123. SECURITY OF PROGRAM
SECURITY OF PROGRAM. (a) The tabulation supervisor shall protect the program prepared for the automatic tabulating equipment installed at the central counting station from tampering and unauthorized use, as prescribed by the secretary of state. (b) After the automatic counting of ballots is completed, the program shall be sealed in the container for the secured test materials. The program shall remain in the sealed container for the same period as the test materials and may be unsealed only under the same conditions as the test materials. (c) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for the security of programs for central counting station equipment for which compliance with this section is impracticable. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
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