California · Elections Code

ELEC §14225: Members of the precinct board shall not deposit in the ballot container any ballot from which the slip containing the number of the ballot has not been removed by a member of the precinct board and ha

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Precinct board members are prohibited from depositing ballots into the ballot container unless the numbered slip has been removed from the ballot by a board member first.

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Members of the precinct board shall not deposit in the ballot container any ballot from which the slip containing the number of the ballot has not been removed by a member of the precinct board and handed to the voter. This section does not apply to a vote by mail ballot.

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