Elections: remote accessible vote by mail systems.

Existing law regulates the voting procedures for military or overseas voters and provides that a military or overseas voter has the right to register for, and to vote by a vote by mail ballot in, any election within the state. Existing law defines a "ballot marking system" as any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking a ballot for a military or overseas voter. This bill would rename a "ballot marking system" as a "remote accessible vote by mail system." The bill would define a "remote accessible vote by mail system" as a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot remotely, outside a polling location, for a voter with disabilities or a military or overseas voter who would then be required to print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to the elections official. The bill would also make conforming changes.