{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"361","citation":"Elec. Code, § 361","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS [1. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Definitions [300. - 362.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-0.5/chapter-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 1.   (AB 2631)   Effective January 1, 2015.","effective":"2015-01-01","html":"<p>“Voting machine” means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scanner and a direct recording voting system, into which a voter may enter his or her votes, and which, by means of electronic tabulation and generation of printouts or other tangible, human-readable records, furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for or against each measure.</p>","text":"“Voting machine” means any electronic device, including, but not limited to, a precinct optical scanner and a direct recording voting system, into which a voter may enter his or her votes, and which, by means of electronic tabulation and generation of printouts or other tangible, human-readable records, furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for or against each measure.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/definitions-361","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}