Elec. Code, § 19380 · Article 6. Counting Procedures
Elec. Code, § 19380
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The statement of the result of votes cast, which shall be certified by the precinct board, shall contain:
(a) The total number of votes cast.
(b) The number of votes cast for each candidate and measure as shown on the statement of return of votes cast.
(c) The number of votes for persons not nominated.
(d) Printed directions to the precinct board for their guidance before the polls are opened and when the polls are closed.
(e) A certificate which shall be signed by the election officers before the polls are opened, showing:
(1) The delivery of the keys in a sealed envelope.
(2) The number on the seal or seals.
(3) The number registered on the protective counter.
(4) Whether all of the counters are set at zero (000).
(5) Whether the public counter is set at zero (000).
(f) A certificate that shall be filled out after the polls have been closed, showing:
(1) That the voting machine has been locked against voting and sealed.
(2) The number of voters as shown on the public counter.
(3) The number on the seal or seals.
(4) The number registered on the protective counter.
(5) That the voting machine is closed and locked.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by renumbering Section 19382 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 17. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=19380.
- Text hash
- sha256 944ca4237d33c585e2f7e88cb1fda4b8d1f87af03d59d04832cfaf6cc231ebf1
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.