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2023 Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 8 - Voting Systems
Chapter 129 - Direct Recording Electronic Voting Machines
Subchapter C. Voting System Security
Section 129.054. Network Connections and Wireless Technology

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TX Elec COde § 129.054 (2023)
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Sec. 129.054. NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY. (a) A voting system may not be connected to any external communications network, including the Internet. Beginning September 1, 2026, a voting system may not be capable of being connected to any external or internal communications network, including the Internet.

(b) A voting system may not have the capability of permitting wireless communication unless the system uses line-of-sight infrared technology that shields the transmitter and receiver from external infrared transmissions and the system can only accept transmissions generated by the system. Beginning September 1, 2026, a voting system may not have the capability of permitting wireless communication.

(c) The secretary of state may not waive any requirements of this section.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 682 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 598), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

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