California

Elections Code

2,373 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 13306 — Notwithstanding Sections 13300, 13303, and 13307, county voter information guides and candidates’ statements need not be mailed to voters who registered after the 54th day before an election, but all
• § 13307 — (a) (1) Each candidate for nonpartisan elective office in any local agency, including any city, county, city and county, or district, may prepare a candidate’s statement on an appropriate form provide
• § 13307.5 — A candidate for United States Representative may purchase the space to place a statement in the voter information portion of the county voter information guide that does not exceed 250 words.
• § 13307.7 — (a) An elections official shall post the form to be used by a candidate to submit a candidate statement pursuant to Section 13307, Section 13307.
• § 13308 — In addition to the restrictions set forth in Section 13307, any candidate’s statement submitted pursuant to Section 13307 shall be limited to a recitation of the candidate’s own personal background an
• § 13309 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13307, if a candidate alleges to be indigent and unable to pay in advance the requisite fee for submitting a candidate statement, the candidate shall submit to the local ag
• § 13310 — Prior to the nomination period for an election, the governing body of the local agency conducting the election may determine that Section 13307 is inapplicable to that election.
• § 13311 — Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 13312 — (a) Each county voter information guide prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13307 shall contain a notice in the heading of the first page, not smaller than 10-point type, that specifies bo
• § 13313 — (a) The elections official shall make a copy of the material referred to in Section 13307 available for public examination in the elections official’s office for a period of 10 calendar days immediate
• § 13314 — (a) (1) An elector may seek a writ of mandate alleging that an error or omission has occurred, or is about to occur, in the placing of a name on, or in the printing of, a ballot, county voter informat
• § 13316 — Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using voting machines may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to the voter
• § 13317 — Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using vote tabulating devices may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to t
• § 13400 — (a) A vote by mail voter may request that a facsimile copy of his or her ballot in the language of his or her preference be sent to him or her by regular mail or electronic mail if the voter lives in
• § 13500 — This chapter applies only to partisan primary elections.
• § 13501 — (a) The Secretary of State shall include in the state voter information guide the information specified in subdivision (a) of Section 9083.
• § 13502 — (a) With each nonpartisan vote by mail ballot that is sent to a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference, the county elections official shall include a notice informing the vote
• § 13502.5 — (a) This section applies to a nonpartisan ballot provided to a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference for use in voting in a presidential primary election.
• § 13600 — The Secretary of State, in consultation with county elections officials, shall develop uniform standards and guidelines for a voter to correct mistakes made on the voter’s ballot.
• § 14 — In case of a disaster in which a portion or all of the voting records of any county are destroyed, the Governor may appoint an election commission to outline and recommend procedures to be followed in
• § 1400 — Each special election shall be held on one of the established election dates set by this division or on the date of any statewide special election except as provided in Section 1003.
• § 14000 — (a) If a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote at a statewide election, the voter may, without loss of pay, take off enough working time that, when added to the voting t
• § 14001 — Not less than 10 days before every statewide election, every employer shall keep posted conspicuously at the place of work, if practicable, or elsewhere where it can be seen as employees come or go to
• § 14002 — Sections 14000, 14001, and 14004 shall apply to all public agencies and the employees thereof, as well as to employers and employees in private industry.
• § 14003 — Except in time of war or public danger, no voter is obliged to perform militia duty on any election day.
• § 14004 — (a) An employer shall not require or request that an employee bring the employee’s vote by mail ballot to work or vote the employee’s vote by mail ballot at work.
• § 14025 — This act shall be known and may be cited as the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
• § 14026 — As used in this chapter: (a) “At-large method of election” means any of the following methods of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision: (1) One in which the voters of the e
• § 14027 — An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an e
• § 14028 — (a) A violation of Section 14027 is established if it is shown that racially polarized voting occurs in elections for members of the governing body of the political subdivision or in elections incorpo
• § 14029 — Upon a finding of a violation of Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based elections, that are tailored to remedy the
• § 14030 — In any action to enforce Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff party, other than the state or political subdivision thereof, a reasonable attorney’s fee consi
• § 14031 — This chapter is enacted to implement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article I and of Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.
• § 14032 — Any voter who is a member of a protected class and who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of Sections 14027 and 14028 is alleged may file an action pursuant to those sections in the
• § 1405 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the election for a county initiative that qualifies pursuant to Section 9118 shall be held at the next statewide election occurring not less than 88 days aft
• § 14050 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Voter Participation Rights Act.
• § 14051 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Political subdivision” means a geographic area of representation created for the provision of government services, including, but not limited to, a city, a school distric
• § 14052 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a political subdivision shall not hold an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resu
• § 14053 — Upon a finding of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of concurrent election dates for future elections and the up
• § 14054 — In an action to enforce subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff other than the state or political subdivision of the state, a reasonable attorney’s fee consist
• § 14055 — A voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052 is alleged may file an action pursuant to that section in the superior court of the county in which
• § 14056 — This chapter does not apply to special elections.
• § 14057 — This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
• § 1410 — The election for a county or municipal referendum that qualifies pursuant to Section 9144 or 9237 shall be held at the jurisdiction’s next regular election occurring not less than 88 days after the da
• § 14100 — The county elections official, in providing the materials required by this division, shall not be required to utilize the services of the county purchasing agent.
• § 14101 — (a) On or before the first day of January of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall prepare a brief digest containing the substance of those provisions of this
• § 14102 — (a) (1) For each statewide election, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on electi
• § 14103 — (a) Before the opening of the polls at any election, the elections official shall cause to be delivered to the precinct board in each precinct in which the election is to be held, the proper number of
• § 14104 — The elections official shall prepare a receipt for each polling place, enumerating the packages and stating the date of delivery to the precinct board member.
• § 14105 — The elections official shall furnish to each polling place all of the following: (a) At least one accessible copy of the voter list.
• § 14105.1 — In addition to the materials identified in Section 14105, the elections official shall furnish to the polling place printed copies of the notices specified in Section 9083.
• § 14105.2 — (a) For a partisan primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and print posters or other materials that contain all of the following information: (1) A statement that a voter who has decli
• § 14105.3 — (a) The federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.
• § 14105.5 — Members of the precinct board shall not display, distribute, or make available at the polling place any materials other than those required pursuant to this division without the express approval of th
• § 14106 — In addition to the materials required by Section 14105, the elections official shall provide signs, or materials for making signs, advising voters that an election has been canceled pursuant to Sectio
• § 14107 — (a) The roster to be kept by each precinct board shall contain all of the following: (1) Space for the voter’s signature.
• § 14109 — Notwithstanding Sections 14105 and 14107, the roster to be kept by each precinct board may be in a form of an index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct, in which case the index shall p
• § 14110 — All officers required by law to designate polling places shall furnish the polling places with a sufficient number of places, booths, or compartments, at or in which voters may conveniently mark their
• § 14111 — Translations of the ballot measures and ballot instructions, as required by Section 14201, shall be provided by a person selected by the elections official who is one of the following: (a) A certified
• § 14112 — All voting equipment shall be transferred to the polling places in charge of an authorized official, who shall certify to their delivery in good order.
• § 14113 — The containers of the ballots furnished to the polling places shall provide adequate protection for the ballots during storage and upon removing the ballots.
• § 1415 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a city or city and county charter proposal proposed by the governing body of a city or city and county on its own motion that qualifies pursuant to Section
• § 14200 — A member of each precinct board shall cause the following voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place: (a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for the election.
• § 14201 — (a) In counties and precincts where the Secretary of State has determined that it is appropriate, the county elections official shall provide facsimile copies of the ballot, as described in subdivisio
• § 14202 — (a) Before opening the polls, the precinct board shall post in separate, convenient places at or near the polling place, and of easy access to the voters, at least one printed copy of the voter list f
• § 14203 — The precinct officer shall post the signs required by Section 14106 in plain view within each voting booth or compartment whenever an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026.
• § 14210 — The members of each precinct board shall distribute the duties devolving upon the precinct board, which are in addition to their individual duties, in a manner they deem most advantageous.
• § 14211 — The polling places shall be arranged so that neither the ballot containers nor the voting booths or compartments shall be hidden from the view of those present.
• § 14212 — The polls shall be open at 7 a.
• § 14213 — Before the precinct board receives any ballots, it shall proclaim aloud at the place of election that the polls are open.
• § 14214 — Voting shall commence as soon as the polls are opened and shall be continued during the time the polls remain open.
• § 14215 — Before receiving any ballots, the precinct board, in the presence of any persons assembled at the polling place, shall open and exhibit and close the ballot container or containers.
• § 14216 — (a) Any person desiring to vote shall state or provide his or her name and address and, upon the precinct officers finding the name in the roster, the voter shall then sign his or her name in the spac
• § 14217 — If the precinct board is unable to find a voter’s name upon the roster, it shall inform the voter that he or she may cast a provisional ballot and the procedure for doing so.
• § 14218 — If the surname of any person offering to vote has been changed since the person has registered, the person shall sign his or her name as it was before the change and also the appropriate name as it is
• § 14219 — The precinct board shall provide, upon request, to a voter for use in the voting booth or compartment, a copy of the facsimile ballot containing ballot measures and instructions printed in Spanish or
• § 14220 — At any election, a majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.
• § 14221 — Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing, or depositing their ballots and persons authorized by the precinct board to keep order and enforce the law may be permitted to be within the voting booth a
• § 14222 — Nothing contained in this code shall prevent a voter from being accompanied by a child or children under the age of 18 years while the voter is within the voting booth area if the child is, or childre
• § 14223 — (a) Only members of the precinct board, and persons while signing their names on the roster, shall be permitted, during the hours within which voting is in progress, to sit at the desk or table used b
• § 14224 — (a) Except as provided in Section 14222, a voting booth or compartment shall not be occupied by more than one person at a time, unless the voter is eligible under the assisted-voter provisions.
• § 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
• § 14227 — Any member of the precinct board, when using a language other than English at the polls, shall communicate with voters in that language only as he or she would be lawfully permitted to communicate in
• § 14227.5 — (a) At a partisan primary election, before providing a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference with a nonpartisan ballot or before the voter enters the voting booth, as applica
• § 14240 — (a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of the precinct board upon any or all of the following grounds: (1) That the voter is not the person wh
• § 14241 — A piece of mailed matter returned undelivered by the post office shall not be accepted or used as evidence upon which to initiate a challenge as to residency by any member of the precinct board unless
• § 14242 — The ground for challenge set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14240 shall not apply to any person duly registered as a voter in any precinct in California and moving from that prec
• § 14243 — If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not the person whose name appears on the roster, a member of the precinct board shall tender the following oath: “You do swear (or
• § 14244 — If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county, the person challeng
• § 14245 — If the challenge is on the ground that the person challenged has already cast a ballot for this election, a member of the precinct board shall tender to the person challenged this oath: “You do swear
• § 14246 — If the challenge is on the ground either that the person challenged is not the person whose name appears on the roster, or that he or she has voted that day, the challenge shall be determined in favor
• § 14247 — Challenges of voters that they are not residents of the precinct or citizens of the United States shall be tried and determined by the precinct board at the time of the challenge.
• § 14248 — Before administering an oath to a person regarding his or her place of residence, a member of the precinct board shall read to the person challenged, the rules prescribed by Section 14249 and Article
• § 14249 — If any person challenged refuses to take the oaths tendered, or refuses to be sworn and to answer the questions concerning the matter of residence, that person shall not be allowed to vote.
• § 14250 — The precinct board, in determining the place of residence of any person, shall be governed by the rules set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2.
• § 14251 — Any doubt in the interpretation of the law shall be resolved in favor of the challenged voter.
• § 14252 — The precinct board shall compile a list showing all of the following: (a) The name and address of each person challenged.
• § 14253 — In the event that the precinct board determines that persistent challenging of voters is resulting in a delay of voting sufficient to cause voters to forego voting because of insufficient time or for
• § 14270 — The procedure at the polls where voting is conducted pursuant to this division shall be the same as at other polling places, except as provided in this article.
• § 14271 — After the opening of the polls, the precinct board shall not allow any voter to enter the voting booth until it ascertains that he or she is entitled to vote.
• § 14272 — Before each voter enters the voting booth, the precinct board shall inform him or her how to operate the voting device.
• § 14273 — The device for marking the ballot may be handed to the voter with his or her ballot before the voter goes into the voting booth, and shall be returned to the precinct board after he or she has finishe
• § 14274 — In any election where ballots are to be counted both manually and by electromechanical tabulating devices, the marking device used for marking ballots to be counted electromechanically may be used for
• § 14275 — Before leaving the voting booth or compartment, the voter shall fold or place the ballot card in the envelope so that the ballot markings of the voter will not be exposed, and the ballot stub will be
• § 14277 — The voter shall hand the folded ballot or the envelope containing the ballot to a precinct board member, who shall remove the ballot stub, hand it to the voter, and deposit the ballot in the ballot co
• § 14278 — The precinct board shall give each voter only one ballot, as provided in Section 13102.
• § 14279 — Unless otherwise provided by law, no person shall apply for or receive any ballot at any precinct other than that in which the voter is entitled to vote.
• § 14280 — Unless otherwise provided by law, a voter shall not receive a ballot from any person other than one of the precinct officers.
• § 14281 — On receiving a ballot, the voter shall forthwith retire alone to one of the booths or compartments provided, and mark the ballot, unless Section 14222 or 14224 is applicable.
• § 14282 — (a) If a voter is unable to mark a paper ballot or the ballot marking device, the voter shall receive the assistance of not more than two persons selected by the voter, other than the voter’s employer
• § 14283 — The precinct officers shall keep a list of the voters who have been assisted in marking their ballots.
• § 14284 — (a) All ballots shall be marked only with the marking device provided by the elections official or, for vote by mail ballots, recommended by the elections official.
• § 14285 — To vote in a contest where two or more candidates for the same office are to be elected, a voter shall mark the voting targets next to the names of the candidates of the voter’s choice, up to the numb
• § 14286 — When a measure is submitted to the voters, the voter shall place a mark on the ballot in the appropriate space next to the answer the voter desires to give as to that measure.
• § 14287 — No voter shall place personal information upon a ballot that identifies the voter.
• § 14288 — If a voter spoils or defaces a ballot, the voter shall at once return it to the ballot clerk and receive another ballot.
• § 14290 — The precinct board shall immediately cancel, without unfolding them, all the spoiled ballots returned.
• § 14291 — (a) After the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show it to any person in a manner that reveals its contents, except as provided in subdivision (b).
• § 14292 — Before leaving the voting booth or compartment, the voter shall fold the ballot according to the instructions on it, so that the marks on its face are not visible and only the number on the ballot and
• § 14293 — Having folded the ballot, the voter shall deliver it folded to a member of the precinct board, who shall then separate the slip containing the number from the ballot, hand the slip to the voter, and d
• § 14294 — (a) At all elections, a member of the precinct board shall mark, in the space provided on the voter list posted at or near the polling place, the name of each person who has voted, by drawing a line t
• § 14295 — No voter shall deliver to any member of the precinct board any ballot other than the one received from the board member.
• § 14296 — Any voter who does not vote the ballot he or she has received, shall, before leaving the polling place, return it to the board member having charge of the ballots, who shall immediately cancel it.
• § 14297 — (a) No later than the time at which the voter delivers the voted ballot, a precinct board member in charge of the voter list shall write in the space opposite the name of the voter the line number des
• § 14298 — (a) The precinct board shall maintain at least one printed copy of the voter list posted during the whole time of voting.
• § 14299 — (a) If a precinct board is unable to furnish a ballot to a qualified voter because there is an insufficient number of ballots at the precinct, the elections official shall deliver to the precinct addi
• § 14300 — (a) In the case of an election for a state or federal office, each polling place using a direct recording electronic voting system, as defined by Section 19271, the elections official shall provide pa
• § 14310 — (a) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly registered, but whose qualification or entitlement to vote cannot be immediately established upon examination of the roster for the precinct or up
• § 14311 — (a) A voter who has moved from one address to another within the same county and who has not reregistered to vote at that new address may, at his or her option, vote on the day of the election at the
• § 14312 — This article shall be liberally construed in favor of the provisional voter.
• § 14313 — (a) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency by the Governor and the issuance of an executive order authorizing an emergency worker to cast a ballot outside of his or her home precinct, elections
• § 14314 — The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections officials relating to the processing of provisional ballots.
• § 14400 — At any election, all members of the precinct board shall be present at the closing of the polls.
• § 14401 — When the polls are closed, the precinct board shall proclaim that fact aloud at the place of election.
• § 14402 — Any one who arrives at the polling place after the time provided for closing the polls shall not be entitled to vote, even though the polls are open when the voter arrives.
• § 14402.5 — If the time for closing the polls is extended pursuant to a court order, all votes cast during the time that the closing of the polls is extended shall be by provisional ballot.
• § 14403 — (a) Immediately upon the closing of the polls and before any voted ballot is taken from any of the ballot containers, the precinct board member shall, in the presence of all persons in the room who ma
• § 14404 — (a) Immediately upon the arrival of the hour when the polls are required by law to be closed on election day, the elections official conducting the election shall openly, in the elections official’s m
• § 14405 — (a) The members of the precinct board shall account for the ballots delivered to them by returning a sufficient number of unused ballots to make up, when added to the number of official ballots cast a
• § 14420 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), before or as soon as the polls are closed, the precinct board shall remove the voted ballots from the ballot container and take them out of the secrecy envel
• § 14421 — Unless the county elections official has directed the precinct board to seal the ballot container and record information pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14420, the precinct board shall group vo
• § 14422 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the county elections official may direct a precinct board to seal the ballot container prior to the closing of the polls, in accordance with the pro
• § 14428 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 14420, in elections conducted using vote centers, at the end of each voting day, the precinct board shall remove the voted ballots from the ballot container and deliver the
• § 14430 — The precinct board, as soon after the polls are closed as possible, shall prepare the supplies, including the copies of the voter list or roster posted at or near the polling place, and records of the
• § 14431 — The precinct board shall enclose and seal in one or more packages, as determined by the elections official, all voted, spoiled, canceled, or unused ballots.
• § 14432 — The precinct board shall enclose and seal in one or two packages, as determined by the elections official, all of the following: (a) Two tally sheets, if ballots are to be tabulated manually at the pr
• § 14433 — If ballots are counted at precincts pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 15340) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 15360) of Chapter 4 of Division 15, the precinct board immediately shall
• § 14434 — The sealed packages containing the lists, papers, and ballots shall be delivered by two of its members without delay, unopened, to the elections official or to a receiving station designated by the el
• § 14435 — No list, tally, paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, nor because it is not strictly in accordance with this code, if it can be satisfactori
• § 14440 — Before any election, the governing body of the jurisdiction holding the election shall decide that certain offices or measures to be voted on are of more than ordinary public interest and require an e
• § 14441 — The elections official shall prepare and forward to each selected precinct forms containing a list of the offices and measures designated as being of more than ordinary interest, and stating the numbe
• § 14442 — Upon receipt from the precincts of the reports of votes cast on the specially designated offices and measures, the elections official shall tabulate the results and make the results available to the p
• § 14443 — If ballots are counted by electronic or electromechanical means, the elections official may provide for early tabulation and announcement of the returns in a manner consistent with the use of the tabu
• § 15 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the last day for the performance of any act provided for or required by this code shall be a holiday, as defined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 67
• § 1500 — The established mailed ballot election dates are as follows: (a) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year.
• § 15000 — No later than seven days prior to any election conducted pursuant to this code, the elections official shall conduct a test or series of tests to ensure that every device used to tabulate ballots accu
• § 15001 — (a) A copy of each election computer vote count program for a statewide election or state special election to fill vacancies shall be deposited with the Secretary of State.
• § 15002 — No later than January 1 of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State shall review, and if necessary amend, administrative procedures for use with each of the voting systems pursuant to Division
• § 15003 — Elections officials shall adopt semifinal official and official canvass procedures to conform to the applicable voting system procedures that have been approved by the Secretary of State.
• § 15004 — (a) Each qualified political party may employ, and may have present at the central counting place or places, not more than two representatives to check and review the preparation and operation of the
• § 15100 — The provisions of this chapter apply to the processing of vote by mail ballots during the 29-day period before any election, during the semifinal official canvass, and during the official canvass.
• § 15101 — (a) An elections official may begin to process vote by mail ballot return envelopes and vote by mail ballots on the date on which the ballots are mailed, which shall not be later than 29 days before t
• § 15102 — The official shall appoint a special counting board or boards in numbers that he or she deems adequate to count the vote by mail ballots.
• § 15103 — The elections official shall pay a reasonable compensation to each member of the canvassing board of vote by mail ballots.
• § 15104 — (a) The processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes, and the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots, shall be open to the public, both prior to and after the election.
• § 15105 — Challenges to a vote by mail voter may be made for the same reasons as those made against a voter voting at a polling place.
• § 15106 — Except as otherwise provided, the processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes, the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots, and the disposition of challenges of vote by mail ballots sha
• § 15107 — If a challenge is overruled, the board shall open the identification envelope without defacing the affidavit printed on it or mutilating the enclosed ballot and, without viewing the ballot, remove it
• § 15108 — If a challenge is allowed, the board shall endorse on the face of the identification envelope the cause of the challenge and its action thereon.
• § 15109 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the counting and canvassing of vote by mail ballots shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same regulations as used for ballots cast in a pre
• § 15110 — Reports to the Secretary of State of the findings of the canvass of vote by mail ballots shall be made by the elections official pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15150) and Chapter 4 (co
• § 15111 — The elections official shall keep an accurate list of all voters who have received and voted a vote by mail ballot at each election and compare this list with the roster as provided in Section 15278.
• § 15112 — When elections are consolidated pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000), and only one form of ballot is used at the consolidated election, the ballots cast by vote by mail voters shall
• § 15150 — For every election, the elections official shall conduct a semifinal official canvass by tabulating vote by mail and precinct ballots and compiling the results.
• § 15151 — (a) The elections official shall transmit the semifinal official results to the Secretary of State in the manner and according to the schedule prescribed by the Secretary of State prior to each electi
• § 15152 — Neither the elections official, any member of a precinct board, nor any other person shall count any votes, either for a ballot proposition or candidate, until the close of the polls in that county.
• § 15153 — During the semifinal official canvass, write-in votes shall be counted in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 15340) of Chapter 4.
• § 15154 — (a) Any ballot that is not marked as provided by law shall be rejected.
• § 15200 — If paper ballots are used in conjunction with this system, counting shall be as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 15270) and Article 6 (commencing with Section 15290).
• § 15201 — (a) As soon as the polls are closed, the precinct board shall, in the presence of the public do all of the following: (1) Seal the container used to transport voted ballots and insure that the precinc
• § 15202 — If the ballots are to be counted at a central counting place, no fewer than two precinct board members shall, following the close of the polls, deliver the ballots, in a sealed container, to the centr
• § 15203 — The vote tabulating device may be located at any place within the state approved by the elections official of the county or other political subdivision using the device.
• § 15204 — All proceedings at the central counting place, or counting places, if applicable, shall be open to the view of the public but no person, except one employed and designated for the purpose by the elect
• § 15205 — (a) A person may be employed to count, tally, and certify the ballots if he or she is not a candidate at the election and if he or she satisfies either of the following requirements: (1) Has the quali
• § 15206 — The elections official or any deputy authorized by the elections official may excuse or dismiss any person from any counting board and enforce the order.
• § 15207 — The elections official or authorized deputy shall segregate the persons employed to count the ballots into counting boards.
• § 15208 — (a) Each container of ballots shall be opened and its contents removed.
• § 15209 — Any magnetic or electronic storage medium, or copy thereof, used for the ballot tabulation program and any magnetic or electronic storage medium, or copy thereof, containing election results shall be
• § 15210 — In preparing the voted ballots for processing, any ballot that is torn, bent, or otherwise defective shall be corrected so that every vote cast by the voter shall be counted by the automatic tabulatin
• § 15212 — If voting at all precincts within a county is not conducted using the same voting system, the result as to the precincts not subject to this article shall be determined in accordance with other provis
• § 15213 — In case of an emergency in which it becomes impossible to transport the ballots from the precinct to a central counting place, the elections official may direct that the ballots be counted at the prec
• § 15250 — This article applies to all elections in which votes are counted by means of a voting machine at a polling place or vote center.
• § 15250.5 — (a) As soon as the polls are closed on election day, the precinct board, in the presence of the watchers and all others lawfully present, shall immediately lock the voting machine against voting and d
• § 15251 — Upon receipt of the result of votes cast from the precinct boards, the elections official shall do either of the following: (a) Compile and make available to the public the received results as to the
• § 15260 — (a) The elections official of the jurisdiction shall establish one or more election return centers for the purpose of facilitating the compilation of election returns and expediting their announcement
• § 15261 — The elections official may establish one or more centers to count ballots from designated precincts and transmit the results via voice telephone connection or facsimile transmission.
• § 15270 — This article applies to all elections in which ballots are counted by hand.
• § 15270.1 — (a) An elections official shall not conduct a manual vote count pursuant to this article or Article 6 (commencing with Section 15290) in any election unless that manual count is conducted pursuant to
• § 15270.2 — The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations regarding manual vote counts.
• § 15270.3 — Notwithstanding Section 15270.