- (a) The automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station shall be tested for each election as provided by this subchapter.
- (b) The first test of automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station and the test of automatic tabulating equipment used at a polling place shall be conducted in conjunction with the public test of logic and accuracy conducted under Section 129.023.
- (c) The automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station shall be tested immediately before each time the counting of ballots with the equipment begins.
- (d) The automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station shall be tested immediately after each time the counting of ballots with the equipment is completed.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1015 (S.B. 2166), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.