{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 129.055","heading":"EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE.","body":"The sole purpose of voting system equipment is the conduct of an election, and only software certified by the secretary of state and necessary for an election may be loaded on the equipment.\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 C. VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.129.htm#129.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"cc80ce87ffdbfe4ee4bd7360e4e395fa25850e39c46f13e4399710a4ffd3de46","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-129.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}