California Elections Code

§ 15104

ELEC § 15104 Effective May 27, 2026Div. 15 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(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.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 10, Sec. 3. (SB 73) Effective May 27, 2026.