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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15278
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15278
On completion of the canvass of the returns for each election, the elections official shall compare the vote by mail voters’ list with the roster for each precinct to determine if any voter cast more than one ballot at that election.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15278.5
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15278.5
No precinct board member may make any tally of votes in any other manner than is provided in this article, nor in any place other than on the tally sheets provided for that purpose.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15279
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15279
The ballots, as soon as all of the names and measures marked on them as voted for are read and tallied, shall not thereafter be examined by any person, but, as soon as all are counted, shall be carefully sealed in a strong envelope. The signatures of each member of the precinct b
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15280
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15280
The precinct board shall complete, sign, and return to the elections official all furnished forms requiring its signatures. When votes are counted at the precinct, all members of the precinct board, upon the completion of their duties, shall sign the following certificate of perf
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15281
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15281
The precinct board shall sign and post conspicuously on the outside of the polling place a copy of the result of the votes cast. The copy shall remain posted for at least 48 hours after the official time fixed for the closing of the polls. To protect a person’s right to cast a se
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15290
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15290
Ballots that are to be counted manually in a central place shall be transported as provided in Sections 15201 and 15202. Each counting board shall proceed to count and tally the ballots by precincts, separately, under the direction of the elections official or authorized deputies
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15300
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15300
This chapter applies to all elections.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15301
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15301
(a) The canvass shall commence no later than the Thursday following the election, shall be open to the public, and, for state or statewide elections, shall result in a report of results to the Secretary of State. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the canvass shall be c
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15302
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15302
The official canvass shall include, but not be limited to, the following tasks: (a) An inspection of all materials and supplies returned by poll workers. (b) A reconciliation of the number of signatures on the roster with the number of ballots recorded on the ballot statement. (c
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15303
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15303
If the returns from any precinct are incomplete, ambiguous, not properly authenticated, or otherwise defective, the elections official may issue and serve subpoenas requiring members of the precinct board to appear and be examined under oath concerning the manner in which votes w
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15304
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15304
In jurisdictions using a central counting place, the elections official may appoint not less than three deputies to open the envelopes or containers with the materials returned from the precincts. If, after examination, any of the materials are incomplete, ambiguous, not properly
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15305
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15305
(a) For purposes of this section, “unprocessed ballot” means a voted polling place ballot, voted vote by mail ballot, voted provisional ballot, or voted conditional registration ballot that has not yet been counted or processed for counting. (b) On the second day after the electi
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15306
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15306
(a) Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, and until the time specified in subdivision (b), an elections official shall post updated information regarding the election on their internet website at least two times by the following Thursday and at least twice a
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15307
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15307
(a) On or before the 13th day following the election, an elections official shall finish counting all ballots, except those described in subdivision (b), and shall release the vote count for those ballots. (b) The requirement to finish counting all ballots and release the vote co
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15320
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15320
Vote by mail ballots and mail ballot precinct ballots returned to the elections office and to the polls on or before election day that are not included in the semifinal official canvass phase of the election, including any ballots returned to another jurisdiction in the state and
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15321
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15321
For any statewide election or special election to fill a vacancy in a congressional or legislative office, votes cast by vote by mail ballot and votes cast at the polling place shall be tabulated by precinct.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15340
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15340
Except for a voter-nominated office at a general election, each voter is entitled to write on the ballot the name of any candidate for any public office, including that of President and Vice President of the United States.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15341
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15341
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no name written upon a ballot in any election shall be counted for an office or nomination unless the candidate whose name has been written on the ballot has complied with Part 3 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 8.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15342
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15342
Any name written upon a ballot for a qualified write-in candidate, including a reasonable facsimile of the spelling of a name, shall be counted for the office, if it is written in the blank space provided and voted as specified below: (a) For voting systems in which write-in spac
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15342.5
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15342.5
In the event of a manual recount conducted pursuant to Section 15610 or requested pursuant to Section 15620 or 15621, the process set forth in Section 15342 shall be liberally construed to ensure that each ballot is counted if the intent of the voter can be determined, regardless
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15350
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15350
Provisional ballots cast pursuant to Section 14310 shall be processed and counted in accordance with the provisions outlined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15100) and pursuant to the requirements of Sections 14310 and 14311.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15360
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15360
(a) During the official canvass of every election in which a voting system is used, the elections official shall conduct a public manual tally of the ballots tabulated by those devices, including vote by mail ballots, using either of the following methods: (1) (A) A public manual
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15370
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15370
After ballots are counted and sealed, the elections official may not open any ballots nor permit any ballots to be opened except as permitted in Sections 15303 and 15304, or in the event of a recount.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15371
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15371
(a) Upon completion of the count, the elections official shall add to the results as so determined, the results of the write-in votes and any paper ballots used as certified by the precinct board, and thereupon shall declare the vote, and forthwith post one copy at the counting p
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15372
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 15372
(a) The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and submit it to the governing body within 30 days of the election or, in the case of school district, community college district, county board of education, or special district election