Elec. Code, § 15505 · Chapter 7. Duties of the Secretary of State
Elec. Code, § 15505
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 149, Sec. 4. (AB 1490) Effective January 1, 2010.
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