Elec. Code, § 15290 · Article 6. Manual Vote Count in a Central Place

Elec. Code, § 15290

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Ballots that are to be counted manually in a central place shall be transported as provided in Sections 15201 and 15202. Each counting board shall proceed to count and tally the ballots by precincts, separately, under the direction of the elections official or authorized deputies, in the same manner as provided where ballots are counted at the polling place pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 15270).

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History

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.

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Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC&sectionNum=15290.
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