{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"19281","citation":"Elec. Code, § 19281","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS [19001. - 19402.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3.5. Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems [19280. - 19295.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-19/chapter-3.5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 605, Sec. 14.   (SB 1328)   Effective September 25, 2024.","effective":"2024-09-25","html":"<p>(a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State before the election at which it is to be first used. The Secretary of State may impose additional conditions of approval as deemed necessary for the certification of the remote accessible vote by mail system.</p><p>(b) All other uses of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall be subject to the provisions of Section <a href=\"/elec/19202\">19202</a>.</p>","text":"(a) A remote accessible vote by mail system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State before the election at which it is to be first used. The Secretary of State may impose additional conditions of approval as deemed necessary for the certification of the remote accessible vote by mail system. (b) All other uses of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall be subject to the provisions of Section 19202.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/certification-of-remote-accessible-vote-by-mail-systems-19281","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}