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Elections Systems and Software

California Elections Code section 19201 specifies that no voting system may be purchased or used in a California election until the Secretary of State approves that system. Additonally, all direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines used in California must have an accessible voter-verified paper audit trail, pursuant to California Elections Code section 19250.

ES&S Unity 3.0.1.1 with AutoMARK (Approved - June 30, 2008)

Approval Document - June 30, 2008 (.pdf 5.81MB)
Post-Election Manual Tally Regulations
Letter to ES&S Denying Approval - March 17, 2008 (.pdf 6.08MB)
Hearing Agenda | Transcript - February 20, 2008
       Public Hearing Notice (.pdf 86KB)
       Video of Public Hearing
       Written Public Comment and Testimony
       Functional Test Report - February 15, 2008 (.pdf 178KB)
       Volume Test Report - February 15, 2008 (.pdf, 86KB)
       Source Code Report - February 15, 2008 (.pdf, 274KB)
       Red Team Report - February 15, 2008 (.pdf, 320KB)
       Accessibility Report - February 15, 2008 (.pdf, 936KB)

ES&S Unity 2.4.3 with AutoMARK (Additional Conditions for use in lieu of Top-to-Bottom Review - Added to August 3, 2005, Approval Document)

ES&S Unity 2.4.3 with AutoMARK (Approved - August 3, 2005)

Approval Document - August 3, 2005
Meeting Agenda | Transcript - June 16, 2005
       Item 2: Staff Report
       Item 2: Consultant's Report
       Item 2e: Use Procedures

ES&S Unity 2.4.3 (Prior Approval - September 17, 2004)

AutoMARK A200 Information

ES&S AutoMARK A200 (Approval)

Colusa County - August 15, 2008

Marin County - August 15, 2008

Merced County - August 15, 2008

Solano County - August 15, 2008

ES&S AutoMARK A200 (One-Time Administrative Approval)

June 3, 2008, Statewide Direct Primary Election

Colusa County - May 2, 2008

Marin County - May 2, 2008

Merced County - May 2, 2008

Solano County - May 2, 2008

February 5, 2008, Statewide Presidential Primary Election

Colusa County - December 6, 2007

Marin County - December 6, 2007

Merced County - December 6, 2007

Solano County - December 6, 2007

ES&S InkaVote Plus (Conditional Reapproval following the Top-to-Bottom Review - January 2, 2008)

Administrative Approval - Precinct Ballot Counter Monitor - July 22, 2008 (.pdf, 766KB)

Approval Document - January 2, 2008 (.pdf, 12.4MB)
Post-Election Manual Tally Regulations
Authorization of Los Angeles County's Microcomputer Tally/InkaVote Plus Blended System - September 29, 2006
Hearing Agenda | Transcript - November 26, 2007
       Accessibility Review - January 2, 2008 (.pdf, 697KB)
       Source Code Report - October 2, 2007 (.pdf, 172KB)
       Red Team Report - October 2, 2007 (.pdf, 123KB)
       Rescission and Withdrawal of Approval - August 3, 2007 (.pdf, 303KB)

ES&S InkaVote Plus (Prior Approval - April 21, 2006)

Approval Document - April 21, 2006
Meeting Agenda | Transcript - March 1, 2006
       Staff Report
       Staff Report (Supplemental)
       Consultant's Report
       Consultant's Report (Supplemental)
       Pre-Volume Test Error Reports
       Volume Test Error Reports
       Proposed Use Procedures

ES&S Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) System (Administrative Approval - September 14, 2007)

ES&S RCV System (Prior Approval - October 25, 2006)

ES&S RCV System (Prior Approval - March 7, 2005)

ES&S Optech Eagle (Prior Approval - October 27, 2004)

Approval Document - October 27, 2004
Meeting Agenda - Amended September 30, 2004 | Transcript - October 22, 2004
       Staff Report: Items 2a,c
       Consultant Report: Items 2a,c
       Procedures: Item 2a
       Procedures: Item 2c

ES&S iVotronic (Prior Approval - October 27, 2004)