In Texas, a precondition to submission of a voting system for is a summary CERTIFICATION report from a Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory declaring that the system meets Federal voting system requirements. 1 Texas Admin. Code. §81.60. In effect, a VSTL. Abbreviated NRTL.
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In Texas, a precondition to submission of a voting system for is a summary CERTIFICATION report from a Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory declaring that the system meets Federal voting system requirements. 1 Texas Admin. Code. §81.60. In effect, a VSTL. Abbreviated NRTL.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Nationally Recognized Test Laboratory. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/nationally-recognized-test-laboratory
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