California Elections Code

§ 15360

ELEC § 15360 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 15 · Ch. 4 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)During the official canvass of every election in which a voting system is used, the elections official shall conduct a public manual tally of the ballots tabulated by those devices, including vote by mail ballots, using either of the following methods:

(1)(A) A public manual tally of the ballots canvassed in the semifinal official canvass, including vote by mail ballots but not including provisional ballots, cast in 1 percent of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official. If 1 percent of the precincts is less than one whole precinct, the tally shall be conducted in one precinct chosen at random by the elections official.

(B)(i) In addition to the 1 percent manual tally, the elections official shall, for each race not included in the initial group of precincts, count one additional precinct. The manual tally shall apply only to the race not previously counted.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 676, Sec. 51. (AB 1219) Effective January 1, 2024.