Section 19233 Of Article 3. Inspection Of Certified And Conditionally Approved Voting Systems From California Elections Code >> Division 19. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.

. The Secretary of State shall conduct random audits of the software installed on direct recording electronic voting systems, as defined in Section 19271, to ensure that the installed software is identical to the software that has been approved for use on that voting system. The Secretary of State shall take steps to ensure that the process for conducting random audits does not intentionally cause a direct recording electronic voting system to become more vulnerable to any unauthorized changes to the software that has been approved for its use.