{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 129.022","heading":"HARDWARE DIAGNOSTIC TEST.","body":"(a) The general custodian of election records shall conduct a successful hardware diagnostic test before a voting system is used in an election.\n(b) The hardware diagnostic test must ensure that each part of the system functions properly as prescribed by the secretary of state.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 682 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 8. VOTING SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 129. DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES","SUBCHAPTER B. PRE-ELECTION ACCEPTANCE AND TESTING OF VOTING SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.129.htm#129.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"4a8777865af16f6f5a0142b97a5f6502f21410953f50f6b5941f8d82ed2699ef","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}