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CA Elec Code § 15104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15104.

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.(b) A member of the county grand jury, and at least one member each of the Republican county central committee, the Democratic county central committee, and of any other party with a candidate on the ballot, and any other interested organization, shall be permitted to observe and challenge the manner in which the vote by mail ballots are handled, from the processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes through the counting and disposition of the ballots.(c) The elections official shall notify vote by mail voter observers and the public at least 48 hours in advance of the dates, times, and places where vote by mail ballots will be processed and counted.(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2194, vote by mail voter observers shall be allowed sufficiently close access to enable them to observe the vote by mail ballot return envelopes and the signatures thereon and challenge whether those individuals handling vote by mail ballots are following established procedures, including all of the following:(1) Verifying signatures on the vote by mail ballot return envelopes by comparing them to voter registration information.(2) Duplicating accurately damaged or defective ballots.(3) Securing vote by mail ballots to prevent tampering with them before they are counted on election day.(e) A vote by mail voter observer shall not interfere with the orderly processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes or the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots, including the touching or handling of the ballots.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 319, Sec. 4. (SB 503) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 15105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15105.

15105.  Prior to processing and opening the identification envelopes of vote by mail voters, the elections official shall make available a list of vote by mail voters for public inspection, from which challenges may be presented. Challenges may be made for the same reasons as those made against a voter voting at a polling place. In addition, a challenge may be entered on the grounds that the ballot was not received within the time provided by this code or that a person is imprisoned for a conviction of a felony. All challenges shall be made prior to the opening of the identification envelope of the challenged vote by mail voter.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 91. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15106.

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 shall be according to the laws now in force pertaining to the election for which they are cast. Because the voter is not present, the challenger shall have the burden of establishing extraordinary proof of the validity of the challenge at the time the challenge is made.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15107.

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 and destroy the numbered slip, if any remains, and store the ballots in a secure location.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15108.

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.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15109.

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 precinct polling place.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 93. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15110.

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 (commencing with Section 15300).(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15111.

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. That list shall include the election precinct of the voter.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 71. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 15112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Vote by Mail Ballot Processing|Section 15112.

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 be counted only in connection with elections to which vote by mail voter privileges have been extended by law.Whenever the period of time within which vote by mail voters’ ballots shall be received by the elections official in order to be counted, as provided for any election by this code or any other law of this state, is different from that period of time provided for another election, and the elections are consolidated and only one form of ballot used for both elections, all vote by mail voters’ ballots issued for the consolidated election may be counted for both elections if received by the elections official within whichever period of time is longer.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 96. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 15400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 5 - Announcement of Results|Section 15400.

15400.  The governing body shall declare elected or nominated to each office voted on at each election under its jurisdiction the person having the highest number of votes for that office, or who was elected or nominated under the exceptions noted in Section 15452. The governing board shall also declare the results of each election under its jurisdiction as to each measure voted on at the election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 5 - Announcement of Results|Section 15401.

15401.  The elections official shall make out and deliver to each person elected or nominated, as declared by the governing body, except those elected to a central committee, a certificate of election or nomination, signed and authenticated by the elections official.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 8, Sec. 15. (AB 1200) Effective March 8, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 15402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 5 - Announcement of Results|Section 15402.

15402.  (a) Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at any election for an office other than a voter-nominated office dies after the 68th day before the election, the votes cast for the deceased candidate shall be counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. If the deceased candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for the office, he or she shall be considered elected and the office to which he or she was elected shall be vacant at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created shall be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died subsequent to taking office for that term.(b) Whenever a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at any election for a voter-nominated office dies, the votes cast for the deceased candidate shall be counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. If the deceased candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for the office at the general election, he or she shall be considered elected and the office to which he or she was elected shall be vacant at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created shall be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died subsequent to taking office for that term.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 45. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 15500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15500.

15500.  The Secretary of State, commencing with the first results from the semifinal official canvass received from the elections officials, shall compile the results for the offices and measures listed in Section 15151, which compilation shall be continued without adjournment until completed. The Secretary of State shall immediately make public the results of the compilation as to those offices and measures. The Secretary of State also shall compile and make those results reported pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 15375 available to any person or organization upon request.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 18, Sec. 3. Effective May 4, 1999.)
CA Elec Code § 15501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15501.

15501.  (a) Except as to presidential electors, the Secretary of State shall compile the results for all of the following:(1) All candidates for statewide office.(2) All candidates for Assembly, State Senate, Congress, State Board of Equalization, Supreme Court, and Courts of Appeal.(3) All statewide measures.(b) The Secretary of State shall prepare, certify, and file a statement of the vote from the compiled results no later than the 38th day after the election. The Secretary of State shall post the certified statement of the vote on his or her Internet Web site in a downloadable spreadsheet format that may include, but is not limited to, a comma-separated values file or a tab-separated values file and that is compatible with a spreadsheet software application that is widely used at the time of the posting. The certified statement of the vote shall be posted and maintained on the Secretary of State’s Internet Web site for a period of at least 10 years following the election.(c) The Secretary of State may gather returns for local elections, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Candidates for county office.(2) Candidates for city office.(3) Candidates for school and district office.(4) County ballot measures.(5) City ballot measures.(6) School and district ballot measures.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 112, Sec. 2. (AB 813) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 15502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15502.

15502.  Within 120 days of the filing of the statement of the vote, the Secretary of State, upon the basis of the information provided, shall compile a supplement to the statement of the vote, showing the number of votes cast in each county, city, Assembly district, senatorial district, congressional district and supervisorial district for each candidate for the offices of presidential elector, Governor, and United States Senator, depending on the offices to be filled, and on each statewide ballot proposition. A copy of this supplement shall be made available, upon request, to any elector of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15503.

15503.  On the 38th day after the election, or as soon within that time as the returns have been received from the entire state or a congressional district, as the case may be, the Secretary of State shall determine the votes cast for candidates for Senator and Representative and certify to the persons having the highest number of votes for the respective offices as duly elected.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 149, Sec. 3. (AB 1490) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 15504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15504.

15504.  The Secretary of State shall make out and deliver, or transmit by mail, a certificate of election or nomination to each person elected or nominated.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 7 - Duties of the Secretary of State|Section 15505.

15505.  No later than the 32nd day following the election, the Secretary of State shall analyze the votes given for presidential electors, and certify to the Governor the names of the proper number of persons having the highest number of votes. The Secretary of State shall thereupon issue and transmit to each presidential elector a certificate of election. The certificate shall be accompanied by a notice of the time and place of the meeting of the presidential electors and a statement that each presidential elector will be entitled to a per diem allowance and mileage in the amounts specified.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 149, Sec. 4. (AB 1490) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Elec Code § 15550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 8 - Disposition of Ballots and Supplies by the Elections Official|Section 15550.

15550.  The records and supplies of any election when received by the elections official shall be disposed of in the manner set forth in this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 8 - Disposition of Ballots and Supplies by the Elections Official|Section 15551.

15551.  If a contest or any such criminal prosecution has been commenced prior to the date fixed for its destruction, the package containing the voted ballots shall be subject to the order of the court in which the contest or criminal prosecution is pending and shall not be destroyed until after final determination of the contest or criminal prosecution.In the case of a congressional election contest, the elections official shall hold the ballots of that congressional district in custody subject to the inspection of any committee of the House of Representatives having in charge the investigation of the contest, until the final determination of the contest by the House of Representatives.In the case of a contest in the State Legislature, the elections official shall hold the ballots of the Senate or Assembly district in custody subject to the inspection of any committee of the Senate or Assembly having in charge the investigation of the contest until the final determination of the contest or the final adjournment of the session of the Legislature in which the contest is filed, whichever is the later.In no event shall the package or its contents be taken from the custody of the elections official.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 15700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 11 - Extension of Deadlines|Section 15700.

15700.  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide guidance in interpreting Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 919, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002. Operative after March 5, 2002 (Prop. 43 was adopted) by Sec. 2 of Ch. 919.)
CA Elec Code § 15701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 11 - Extension of Deadlines|Section 15701.

15701.  If a postelection deadline imposed by this code prevents the proper tabulation or recounting of ballots, the county elections official of the affected county may petition the superior court of that county for an extension sufficient to permit the tabulation or recounting of ballots. The court may grant the petition if it finds that the time limitation would prevent the counting of all votes as required by Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 919, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002. Operative after March 5, 2002 (Prop. 43 was adopted) by Sec. 2 of Ch. 919.)
CA Elec Code § 15702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 15 - SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 11 - Extension of Deadlines|Section 15702.

15702.  For purposes of Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution, “vote” includes all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, voter registration, any other act prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having the ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office and ballot measures.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 919, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002. Operative after March 5, 2002 (Prop. 43 was adopted) by Sec. 2 of Ch. 919.)
CA Elec Code § 16000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 16000.

16000.  The general election contest provisions of this division, exclusive of Article 1 (commencing with Section 16700) of Chapter 8, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 16800), and Article 1 (commencing with Section 16900) of Chapter 10, shall also apply to the recount of votes cast on a ballot measure, insofar as they can be made applicable.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 16002.

16002.  When used in this division, “contestant” means any person initiating an election contest. “Defendant” means that person whose election or nomination is contested or those persons receiving an equal and highest number of votes, other than the contestant, where, in other than primary elections, the body canvassing the returns declares that no one person has received the highest number of votes for the contested office.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 16003.

16003.  In a contest of the election of presidential electors the action or appeal shall have priority over all other civil matters. Final determination and judgment shall be rendered at least six days before the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 16100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 2 - Grounds for Contest|Section 16100.

16100.  Any elector of a county, city, or of any political subdivision of either may contest any election held therein, for any of the following causes:(a) That the precinct board or any member thereof was guilty of malconduct.(b) That the person who has been declared elected to an office was not, at the time of the election, eligible to that office.(c) That the defendant has given to any elector or member of a precinct board any bribe or reward, or has offered any bribe or reward for the purpose of procuring his election, or has committed any other offense against the elective franchise defined in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000).(d) That illegal votes were cast.(e) That eligible voters who attempted to vote in accordance with the laws of the state were denied their right to vote.(f) That the precinct board in conducting the election or in canvassing the returns, made errors sufficient to change the result of the election as to any person who has been declared elected.(g) That there was an error in the vote-counting programs or summation of ballot counts.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 173, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 16101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 2 - Grounds for Contest|Section 16101.

16101.  Any candidate at a primary election may contest the right of another candidate to nomination to the same office by filing an affidavit alleging any of the following grounds, that:(a) The defendant is not eligible to the office in dispute.(b) The defendant has committed any offense against the elective franchise defined in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000).(c) A sufficient number of votes were illegal, fraudulent, forged, or otherwise improper, and that had those votes not been counted, the defendant would not have received as many votes as the contestant.(d) A sufficient number of eligible voters who attempted to vote in accordance with the laws of the state were denied their right to vote, and that had those voters been permitted to vote, the defendant would not have received as many votes as the contestant.(e) Due to mistake, error, or misconduct the votes in any precinct were so incorrectly counted as to change the result.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 173, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Elec Code § 16200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 16 - ELECTIONS CONTESTS|CHAPTER 3 - Contests at General Elections|Section 16200.

16200.  This chapter shall not apply to elections for the office of state Senator or Member of the Assembly of the California Legislature.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)