This section sets rules for what equipment must be used in an electronic recount and when different equipment may be allowed.
Sec. 214.043. EQUIPMENT USED FOR RECOUNT. (a) The recount supervisor shall designate the automatic tabulating equipment to be used for an electronic recount in precincts in the supervisor's jurisdiction. (b) A recount of ballots originally counted on automatic tabulating equipment at a polling place must be made on the same or a similar unit of equipment unless the person requesting the recount requests that other equipment be used. (c) A recount of ballots originally counted at a central counting station must be made on the same equipment unless: (1) the equipment is unavailable or is not in usable condition; or (2) the person requesting the recount requests that other equipment be used. (d) If the equipment used for the original count is available and in usable condition, the recount supervisor is not required to grant a request that the recount be made on different equipment unless the request is contained in the recount document or in a written request filed with the supervisor before the supervisor gives notice of the time and place for beginning the recount. (e) Equipment other than that used for the original count must: (1) be located at a site that complies with Section 127.001(c) unless all persons entitled to notice of the recount consent to a site that does not comply; and (2) be approved by: (A) the programmer for the election if the ballots were counted at a polling place and the unit to be used for the recount was not used in the election; or (B) the programmer for the election or the tabulation supervisor of the central counting station at which the ballots were counted, if counted at a central counting station. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.