{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 129.054","heading":"NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(c) The secretary of state may not waive any requirements of this section.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 682 (H.B. 2524), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 598), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 8. VOTING SYSTEMS","CHAPTER 129. DIRECT RECORDING ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES","SUBCHAPTER C. VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.129.htm#129.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"3d5700f4962a2425b0b5296e058d8c420be5ee0d0a83d5c9a5724da6db0e8134","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}