Texas Election Code - ELEC § 122.001. Voting System Standards

(1) preserves the secrecy of the ballot;

(2) is suitable for the purpose for which it is intended;

(3) operates safely, efficiently, and accurately and complies with the voting system standards adopted by the Election Assistance Commission;

(4) is safe from fraudulent or unauthorized manipulation;

(5) permits voting on all offices and measures to be voted on at the election;

(6) prevents counting votes on offices and measures on which the voter is not entitled to vote;

(7) prevents counting votes by the same voter for more than one candidate for the same office or, in elections in which a voter is entitled to vote for more than one candidate for the same office, prevents counting votes for more than the number of candidates for which the voter is entitled to vote;

(8) prevents counting a vote on the same office or measure more than once;

(9) permits write-in voting;  and

(10) is capable of providing records from which the operation of the voting system may be audited.

(1) mechanical voting machines;  or

(2) a punch-card ballot or similar form of tabulating card.