Section 19242 Of Article 4. Accessible Voting Systems From California Elections Code >> Division 19. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt and publish rules and
regulations governing any voting technology and systems used by the
state or any political subdivision that provide voters with
disabilities the access required under the federal Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(b) At each polling place, at least one voting unit certified or
conditionally approved by the Secretary of State shall provide voters
with disabilities the access required under the federal Help America
Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(c) A local agency is not required to comply with subdivision (b)
in an election in which a candidate for federal office does not
appear on the ballot unless sufficient funds are available to
implement that provision. Funds received from the proceeds of the
Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Article 5 (commencing with
Section 19250)), from federal funds made available to purchase new
voting systems, or from any other source except the General Fund,
shall be used for that purpose.