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CA Elec Code § 15628 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15628.

15628.  Not less than one day prior to commencement of the recount, the elections official shall post a notice as to the date and place of the recount and shall notify the following persons of it in person or by any federally regulated overnight mail service:(a) All candidates for any office the votes for which are to be recounted.(b) Authorized representatives of presidential candidates to whom electors are pledged if the votes to be recounted were cast for presidential electors.(c) Proponents of any initiative or referendum or persons filing ballot arguments for or against any initiative, referendum, or measure placed on the ballot by the governing body the votes for which are to be recounted.(d) The Secretary of State in the case of a recount of the votes cast for candidates for any state office, presidential electors, the House of Representatives of the United States, the Senate of the United States, or delegates to a national convention or on any state measure.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15629 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15629.

15629.  The recount shall be conducted publicly.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15630.

15630.  All ballots, whether voted or not, and any other relevant material, may be examined as part of any recount if the voter filing the declaration requesting the recount so requests.No examination of any ballot shall include touching or handling the ballot without the express consent of the elections official or the election officer supervising the special recount board. No ballot may be touched or handled during the examination unless the elections official or the elections officer supervising the special recount is present to observe the examination.Except as provided in this section no ballot shall be touched or handled by any person during the recount unless that person is the elections official, a person acting at the direction of the elections official, a member of the special recount board, or by order of the superior court.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15631.

15631.  On recount, ballots may be challenged for incompleteness, ambiguity, or other defects, in accordance with the following procedure:(a) The person challenging the ballot shall state the reason for the challenge.(b) The official counting the ballot shall count it as he or she believes proper and then set it aside with a notation as to how it was counted.(c) The elections official shall, before the recount is completed, determine whether the challenge is to be allowed. The decision of the elections official is final.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15632 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15632.

15632.  In lieu of the returns as reported in the official canvass, upon completion of the recount showing that a different candidate was nominated or elected, that a different presidential slate of electors received a plurality of the votes, or that a measure was defeated instead of approved or approved instead of defeated, there shall be entered the result of the recount in each precinct affected, which result shall, for all purposes thereafter, be the official returns of those precincts for the office, slates of presidential electors, or measure involved in the recount. If the office, slates of presidential electors, or measure are not voted on statewide, the results of any recount which is not completed by counting the votes in each and every precinct in the jurisdiction within which votes were cast on the candidates for the office, on the slates of electors, or on the measure in question shall be declared null and void. If the office, slates of presidential electors, or measure are voted on statewide, the results of any recount will be declared null and void where there is not recounted each vote cast statewide for the office, slates, or measure.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 7. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 15633 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15633.

15633.  A copy of the results of any recount conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be posted conspicuously in the office of the elections official.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15634 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 3 - Voter-Requested Recounts|Section 15634.

15634.  This chapter does not:(a) Authorize the opening or recounting of ballots for any precinct except for the purposes specified in this chapter.(b) Limit other provisions of law regarding an election contest or recount.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 4 - Court-Ordered Recounts|Section 15640.

15640.  (a) When requested by the board of supervisors or the grand jury, the district attorney may petition the superior court for an order directing a public recount to be made of ballots tabulated by a voting system in any precincts in the county that it designates for any election occurring not over 25 days before the request. The request and petition shall be made only on one or more of the following grounds, and the order may be issued only with a finding that there is probable cause to believe that one or more of the grounds exist:(1) Misconduct by anyone sufficient to make it likely that the result of the election was affected as to the successful candidates or propositions or tie holders, including any of the conduct specified in Section 16100.(2) Errors or failures, whether electronic, mechanical or otherwise, in the safekeeping, handling, tallying, counting, recording, or certification of the ballots or votes cast, sufficient to make it likely that the result of the election was affected as to the successful candidates or propositions or tie holders, or sufficient to cast substantial doubt on the substantial accuracy of the results without regard to affecting any result.The petition shall be set for hearing and may be opposed by any interested party.(b) The court may order any further recounts that it may deem proper based on the results of the recounts provided for in subdivision (a) or in Section 15645, and shall declare the results of all the recounts, and shall determine and order corrected the results of any election affected by any recount.(c) The court may order payment of the costs of any such recount in whole or in just proportion by any person or any public agency, or both, who petition for a recount. In the case of public agencies the costs shall be provided for and paid pursuant to Section 19212.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 4 - Court-Ordered Recounts|Section 15641.

15641.  Section 15001 shall apply unless a court orders the program held pending the conclusion of litigation challenging the outcome of an election. If court action or an official recount is initiated while the program is on deposit, the Secretary of State shall make the program available to the court or the elections official in whose jurisdiction the court action or recount takes place, upon written request.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 15642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 4 - Court-Ordered Recounts|Section 15642.

15642.  Any tape, diskette, cartridge, or other magnetic or electronic storage medium used in the programming of vote totals shall be kept in a secure location and, if there is a recanvass of votes, the officer entrusted with the magnetic storage medium shall submit his or her affidavit stating that they are the true media used in the election and have not been altered.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 5 - State-Funded Recounts|Section 15646.

15646.  (a) Upon the Governor or Secretary of State ordering a recount pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15645, the Secretary of State shall notify the elections official of each county and shall direct the county elections officials to recount all the votes cast for the office or for and against the state ballot measure.(b) (1) While conducting a recount pursuant to Section 15645, a county elections official shall also review ballots rejected pursuant to Section 15154 to ensure that no ballots were improperly discarded during the initial canvass.(2) The process of reviewing rejected ballots pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be open to members of the public, including persons associated with a campaign or measure.(c)  The elections official in each county shall complete a recount pursuant to this section as follows:(1) In a primary election, by three business days before the Secretary of State issues the certified list of candidates for the associated general election pursuant to Section 8120.(2) In a general election, within 60 days of the Governor or Secretary of State ordering the recount.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 8. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 15647 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 5 - State-Funded Recounts|Section 15647.

15647.  All the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 15620), except Sections 15620, 15621, 15622, 15623, 15624, and 15627, shall apply to this article unless otherwise provided herein.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 8. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 15648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 5 - State-Funded Recounts|Section 15648.

15648.  The Secretary of State may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this article.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 8. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 15649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 9 - Recount|ARTICLE 5 - State-Funded Recounts|Section 15649.

15649.  A county elections official shall only be required to conduct a recount pursuant to this article to the extent funds are appropriated for purposes of this article in the annual Budget Act or other statute.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 8. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Elec Code § 15650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 1 - Elections Other than Primary Elections|Section 15650.

15650.  This article does not apply to any primary election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 1 - Elections Other than Primary Elections|Section 15651.

15651.  (a) If at any election, except as provided in subdivision (b) and an election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor, two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office to be voted for in more than one county, the Secretary of State shall forthwith summon the candidates who have received the tie votes, whether upon the canvass of the returns by the Secretary of State or upon recount by a court, to appear before him or her at the Secretary of State’s office at the State Capitol at a time to be designated by him or her. The Secretary of State shall at that time and place determine the tie by lot. Except as provided in subdivision (b), in the same manner, at a time and place designated by it, the election board shall determine a tie vote, whether upon the canvass of the returns by the election board or upon a recount by a court, for candidates voted for wholly within one county or city.(b) In lieu of resolving a tie vote by lot as provided in subdivision (a), the legislative body of any county, city, or special district not subject to the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10) may resolve a tie vote by the conduct of a special runoff election involving those candidates who received an equal number of votes and the highest number of votes.A special runoff election shall be held only if the legislative body adopts the provisions of this subdivision prior to the conduct of the election resulting in the tie vote. If a legislative body decides to call a special runoff election in the event of a tie vote, all future elections conducted by that body shall be resolved by the conduct of a special runoff election, unless the legislative body later repeals the authority for the conduct of a special runoff election.If a special runoff election is held pursuant to this subdivision, the legislative body shall call for the runoff election to be held in the local entity on a Tuesday not less than 40 nor more than 125 days after the administrative or judicial certification of the election that resulted in a tie vote. If a regular election is to be held throughout the jurisdiction within that time period, the special runoff election shall be held on the same day as, and consolidated with, the regular election.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 1 - Elections Other than Primary Elections|Section 15652.

15652.  If the tie vote has been determined pursuant to Section 15651, the person declared elected by the Secretary of State or the election board is entitled to a certificate of election. The Secretary of State, the county elections official or the city elections official, whichever the case may be, shall immediately make out and deliver to that person a certificate of election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 1 - Elections Other than Primary Elections|Section 15653.

15653.  When two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State shall deliver a certificate to that effect to each of the tied candidates. Each tied candidate may present the certificate to the Legislature in the manner that he or she sees fit.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Elec Code § 15654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 1 - Elections Other than Primary Elections|Section 15654.

15654.  In case any two or more persons have an equal and highest number of votes for either Governor or Lieutenant Governor, the Legislature shall, by a joint vote of both houses, choose one of the persons to fill the office.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 2 - At Primary Elections|Section 15670.

15670.  This article applies only to:(a) Candidates for delegates to a national convention for the nomination of party candidates for President and Vice President of the United States.(b) Candidates for nomination at the direct primary to offices other than nonpartisan offices or voter-nominated offices.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 59. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 15671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 2 - At Primary Elections|Section 15671.

15671.  In case of a tie vote for member of a county central committee, where the office is to be voted for wholly within one county, the election board shall forthwith summon the candidates who have received tie votes to appear before it, at a time and place to be designated by the board, and the board shall at that time and place determine the tie by lot.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 60. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
CA Elec Code § 15672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 2 - At Primary Elections|Section 15672.

15672.  In the case of a tie vote for an office other than a judicial or school office to be voted on in more than one county, the Secretary of State shall forthwith summon the candidates who have received tie votes to appear before him or her at his or her office at the State Capitol at a time to be designated by him or her. The Secretary of State shall at that time and place determine the tie by lot.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 10 - Tie Votes|ARTICLE 2 - At Primary Elections|Section 15673.

15673.  The summons mentioned in this article shall in every case be mailed to the address of the candidate as it appears upon his or her affidavit of registration, at least five days before the day fixed for the determination of the tie vote.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16400.

16400.  When an elector contests any election he or she shall file with the clerk of the superior court having jurisdiction a written statement setting forth specifically:(a) The name of the contestant and that he or she is an elector of the district or county, as the case may be, in which the contested election was held.(b) The name of the defendant.(c) The office.(d) The particular grounds of contest and the section of this code under which the statement is filed.(e) The date of declaration of the result of the election by the body canvassing the returns thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 56. Effective September 30, 1996.)
CA Elec Code § 16401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16401.

16401.  The contestant shall verify the statement of contest, as provided by Section 446 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and shall file it within the following times after either the declaration of the result of the election or the declaration of the results of any postcanvass risk-limiting audit conducted pursuant to Section 15560 by the body canvassing the returns thereof:(a) In cases other than cases of a tie, where the contest is brought on any of the grounds mentioned in subdivision (c) of Section 16100, six months.(b) In all cases of tie, 20 days.(c) In cases involving presidential electors, 10 days.(d) In all other cases, 30 days.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 122, Sec. 4. (AB 2023) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 16402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16402.

16402.  When the reception of illegal votes is alleged as a cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that in one or more specified voting precincts illegal votes were given to the defendant, which, if taken from him or her, will reduce the number of his or her legal votes below the number of legal votes given to some other person for the same office.Testimony shall not be received of any illegal votes, unless the contestant delivers to the defendant, at least three days before the trial, a written list of the number of illegal votes, and by whom given, which he or she intends to prove. No testimony may be received of any illegal votes except those that are specified in the list.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16402.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16402.5.

16402.5.  An election shall not be set aside on account of eligible voters being denied the right to vote, unless it appears that a sufficient number of voters were denied the right to vote as to change the result.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 173, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 16403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16403.

16403.  A statement of the grounds of contest shall not be rejected nor the proceedings dismissed by any court for want of form, if the grounds of contest are alleged with such certainty as will advise the defendant of the particular proceeding or cause for which the election is contested.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 1 - General Elections|Section 16404.

16404.  The affidavit shall specify separately each precinct in which any irregularity or improper conduct took place, or in which a recount is demanded, and the nature of the mistake, error, misconduct, or other cause of contest, and the date of completion of the official canvass of the board of supervisors of the county last making the declaration.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 5 - Form of Contest Statement|ARTICLE 2 - Primary Elections|Section 16420.

16420.  The defendant shall be named in the affidavit.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)