To ensure compliance with these regulations, the Secretary of State may make biennial inspections, with or without prior notice, of each warehouse and of the facilities of each certified ballot printer, and of the records, equipment, and process of the ballot printer as the Secretary of State deems necessary.

The Secretary of State reserves the right to make additional inspections. If the Secretary of State finds that any ballot printer not in compliance with these regulations, the Secretary of State shall require corrective action necessary to ensure compliance. The action may include, for warehouses found to be not in compliance with these regulations, requiring the withdrawal of ballot cards unfinished ballot cards or test ballots from such warehouse, and the transfer of such ballot materials to warehouses which are in compliance with these regulations or order the destruction of such ballot materials. This action may also include, but is not limited to, the withdrawal of certification of the ballot printer.

Note: Authority cited: Section 13004, Elections Code. Reference: Section 13004, Elections Code.

History

1. Renumbering of former section 20230 to new section 20231, including amendment of section heading and section, filed 1-11-2018; operative 1-11-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 2).