California · Water Code
WAT §9385: The polls at each polling place for the election shall be kept open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day appointed for the election.
What this law says, in plain English
Polling places must remain open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on election day.
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The polls at each polling place for the election shall be kept open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day appointed for the election.
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