California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 4.7 - One Percent Manual Tally › Section 20315 - Reporting of Results

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				elections official conducting a one percent manual tally shall immediately upon
				conclusion and prior to certifying the results pursuant to Elections Code
				section
				15372,
				publish a report of results for the one percent manual tally on their
				website.
(b) The elections official
				conducting a one percent manual tally shall report the results in the
				certification of the official canvass of the vote pursuant to Elections Code
				section
				15372. For
				elections involving statewide contests, this would be the Secretary of State.
				For elections involving local contests, this would be the governing board such
				as the county board of supervisors.
(c) The report required by subsection
				20315(a) and 20315(b) above shall contain the following:
(1) The manual tally method used: one-part
				manual tally or two-part manual tally.
(2) The date and time the public notice
				required by Section 20312 was provided, and a copy of the notice.
(3) A link to the internet website where
				additional information about the one percent manual tally is posted, if
				applicable.
(4) The date and time
				the one percent manual tally commenced, beginning with the random selection
				required by Section 20313.
(5) The
				date and time the one percent manual tally finished.
(6) The estimated number of members of the
				public who observed the process.
(7) The total number of ballots counted in
				the election, which shall be the official canvass numbers.
(A) While the one percent manual tally may
				commence in advance of the confirmation of the official canvass numbers, these
				numbers will be available at the time of certification which shall coincide
				with the certification of the official canvass.
(B) The total number of ballots shall be
				segregated by type: polling place or vote center, including provisional
				ballots; and vote-by-mail.
(8) The total number of ballots manually
				tallied.
(A) The total number of ballots shall
				be segregated by type: polling place or vote center, including provisional
				ballots; and vote-by-mail.
(9) The total number of precincts and batches
				of vote-by-mail ballots in the election, and a list describing each and the
				number of ballots in each, indicating whether ballots are polling place, vote
				center, vote-by-mail, or provisional.
(10) The total number of precincts and
				batches of vote-by-mail ballots selected for the manual tally.
(11) The method used to choose precincts and
				batches of vote-by-mail ballots to include in the tally.
(A) For the random selection method, indicate
				which of the methods from Section 20313 was used.
(B) For any discretionary, additional
				precincts and batches of vote-by-mail ballots, describe the reason those were
				selected.
(12) A
				description of any discrepancies noted, including details about each
				discrepancy and how it was resolved.
(13) Notes on anything unusual or
				problematic, or that would be useful to improve the process, or that might be
				of value to the Secretary of State or other elections officials.
(14) A certification from the elections
				official that the one percent manual tally was conducted in accordance with
				Elections Code section
				15360(e),
				and this Chapter.
(15) The name and
				signature of the elections official submitting the report and the date
				submitted.