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CA Elec Code § 15272 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15272.

15272.  The count shall be public and shall be continued without adjournment until completed and the result is declared. During the reading and tallying, the ballot read and the tally sheet kept shall be within the clear view of watchers.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15273 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15273.

15273.  Unless otherwise provided in this code, the precinct board members may not constitute themselves into separate squads in an attempt to conduct more than one count of the ballots at the same time.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15274 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15274.

15274.  The members of the precinct board may relieve each other in the duties of counting ballots.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15275 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15275.

15275.  Those ballots not rejected shall be placed in one pile, and the board shall proceed to count by tallying the vote for one or more offices or measures at a time.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15276 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15276.

15276.  The precinct board members shall ascertain the number of votes cast for each person and for and against each measure in the following manner:One precinct board member shall read from the ballots. As the ballots are read, at least one other precinct board member shall keep watch of each vote so as to check on any possible error or omission on the part of the officer reading or calling the ballot.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15277 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15277.

15277.  (a) Two of the precinct board members shall each keep a tally sheet in a form prescribed by the elections official. Each tally sheet shall contain all of the following:(1) The name of each candidate being voted for and the specific office for which each candidate is being voted. The offices shall be in the same order as on the ballot.(2) A list of each measure being voted upon.(3) Sufficient space to permit the tallying of the full vote cast for each candidate and for and against each measure.(b) The precinct board members keeping the tally sheets shall record opposite each name or measure, with pen or indelible pencil, the number of votes by tallies as the name of each candidate or measure voted upon is read aloud from the respective ballot.(c) Immediately upon the completion of the tallies, the precinct board members keeping the tally shall draw two heavy lines in ink or indelible pencil from the last tally mark to the end of the line in which the tallies terminate and initial that line. The total number of votes counted for each candidate and for and against each measure shall be recorded on the tally sheets in words and figures.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15278 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15278.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 76. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 15278.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15278.5.

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.(Added by renumbering Section 15278 (as added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073) by Stats. 2002, Ch. 344, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 15279 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15279.

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 board shall be written across the seal.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15280 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15280.

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 performance, which shall be substantially in the following form:Certificate of Performancefor ____ precinct, for the ____ election, held on the ____ day of ____, (year).We hereby certify that the total number of votes received by each candidate for each office and the total number of votes cast for and against each measure is as indicated on the tally sheets.We further certify that the results of votes cast forms posted outside the polling place and transmitted to the county elections official show the total number of votes received by each candidate for each office and the total number of votes cast for and against each measure is as indicated. _____ Inspector _____ Assistant Inspector _____ Judge _____ Judge _____ Clerk _____ Clerk _____ Clerk _____ Clerk(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15281 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5 - Manual Vote Count in the Precinct|Section 15281.

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 secret ballot under Section 7 of Article II of the California Constitution, in cases where fewer than 10 voters cast ballots and the precinct board tallies the results at the precinct, the precinct board shall post only the total number of people who voted at the precinct.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 402, Sec. 3. (AB 2797) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 15290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 3 - Semifinal Official Canvass|ARTICLE 6 - Manual Vote Count in a Central Place|Section 15290.

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, in the same manner as provided where ballots are counted at the polling place pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 15270).(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15300.

15300.  This chapter applies to all elections.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15301.

15301.  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. The canvass shall be continued daily, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excepted, for not less than six hours each day until completed.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15302.

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) In the event of a discrepancy in the reconciliation required by subdivision (b), the number of ballots received from each polling place shall be reconciled with the number of ballots cast, as indicated on the ballot statement.(d) A reconciliation of the number of ballots counted, spoiled, canceled, or invalidated due to identifying marks, overvotes, or as otherwise provided by statute, with the number of votes recorded, including vote by mail and provisional ballots, by the vote counting system.(e) Processing and counting any valid vote by mail and provisional ballots not included in the semifinal official canvass.(f) Counting any valid write-in votes.(g) Reproducing any damaged ballots, if necessary.(h) Reporting final results to the governing board and the Secretary of State, as required.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 101. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15303.

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 were counted and the result of the count in their precinct. This section shall apply when ballots are tabulated manually or automatically at the polls.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15304.

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 authenticated, or otherwise defective, the precinct officers may be summoned before the elections official and examined under oath to describe polling place procedures and to correct the errors or omissions.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 15305.

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 election, an elections official shall send to the Secretary of State an initial report containing the estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots. (c) Commencing on the sixth day after the election, an elections official shall, on any day that the elections official publicly releases updated election results, send to the Secretary of State a report on the estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots. The report shall be submitted to the Secretary of State in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State, and the last report shall be delivered upon the completion of the official canvass.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. (AB 566) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Elec Code § 15320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 2 - Processing Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precinct Ballots|Section 15320.

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 forwarded to the elections official who issued the ballot pursuant to Section 3017, shall be processed and counted during the official canvass in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15100) of Division 15, and pursuant to the requirements of Section 3019.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 77. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 15321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 2 - Processing Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precinct Ballots|Section 15321.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 104. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15340 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 3 - Processing Write-In Votes|Section 15340.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 44. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 15341 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 3 - Processing Write-In Votes|Section 15341.

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.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15342.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 3 - Processing Write-In Votes|Section 15342.5.

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 of whether the voter has complied with the voting instructions.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 189, Sec. 1. (AB 461) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 15350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 4 - Processing and Counting Provisional Ballots|Section 15350.

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.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 906, Sec. 6. (AB 2530) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 15365 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5.5 - Risk-Limiting Audits Pilot Program|Section 15365.

15365.  The purpose of this article is to provide elections officials with a method to conduct a comprehensive verification of election outcomes through the post-election audit process. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2023, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 33, Sec. 1. (AB 2400) Effective August 27, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 5.5, comprising Sections 15365 to 15367.)
CA Elec Code § 15366 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 5.5 - Risk-Limiting Audits Pilot Program|Section 15366.

15366.  As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Ballot” means original, voter-verifiable paper ballots, including voter-marked paper ballots whether marked manually or via a ballot marking device or system, and, where direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems are used, the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). It does not mean electronic versions of ballots, digital images of ballots, or paper printouts of ballot images or digital cast vote records.(b) “Ballot-level comparison audit” means a type of risk-limiting audit that involves both of the following steps:(1) The elections official uses an independent system to verify that the cast vote records created by the voting system or ballots created independent from the tally or ballot marking system yield the same election results as those reported by the voting system.(2) The elections official compares some or all of those cast vote records to a hand-to-eye, human interpretation of voter markings from the corresponding ballot marked by the voter or the voter verified paper audit trail, as defined by Section 19271.(c) “Ballot polling audit” means a type of risk-limiting audit in which elections officials examine voter markings on randomly selected ballots seeking strong evidence that the reported tabulation outcome is correct.(d) “Cast vote record” means an auditable document or electronic record that purports to reflect the selections a voter made on a ballot. It lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections in each of those contests.(e) “Electoral outcome” means the winner or winners of an election contest or whether a measure passed. It does not mean the numerical vote totals.(f) “Risk-limiting audit” means a post-election process that involves hand-to-eye, human inspection of ballots in such a manner that if a full manual tally of all the ballots cast in the contest would show different outcomes than the results reported by the voting system, there is at most a five percent chance that the post-election process will not lead to such a full manual tally. If this post-election process does lead to a full manual tally, the winner or winners according to that full manual tally replace the winner or winners as reported by the voting system if they differ.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 33, Sec. 2. (AB 2400) Effective August 27, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 15365.)
CA Elec Code § 15370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 6 - Ballot Security and Reporting of Results|Section 15370.

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.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15371 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 4 - Official Canvass|ARTICLE 6 - Ballot Security and Reporting of Results|Section 15371.

15371.  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 place for public inspection.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)