Section 15651.
15651. (a) If at any election, except as provided in subdivision (b) and an election for Governor or Lieutenant Governor, two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office to be voted for in more than one county, the Secretary of State shall forthwith summon the candidates who have […]
Section 15629.
15629. The recount shall be conducted publicly. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 15652.
15652. If the tie vote has been determined pursuant to Section 15651, the person declared elected by the Secretary of State or the election board is entitled to a certificate of election. The Secretary of State, the county elections official or the city elections official, whichever the case may be, shall immediately make out and […]
Section 15630.
15630. All ballots, whether voted or not, and any other relevant material, may be examined as part of any recount if the voter filing the declaration requesting the recount so requests. No examination of any ballot shall include touching or handling the ballot without the express consent of the elections official or the election officer […]
Section 15631.
15631. On recount, ballots may be challenged for incompleteness, ambiguity, or other defects, in accordance with the following procedure: (a) The person challenging the ballot shall state the reason for the challenge. (b) The official counting the ballot shall count it as he or she believes proper and then set it aside with a notation as to […]
Section 15632.
15632. In lieu of the returns as reported in the official canvass, upon completion of the recount showing that a different candidate was nominated or elected, that a different presidential slate of electors received a plurality of the votes, or that a measure was defeated instead of approved or approved instead of defeated, there shall […]
Section 15633.
15633. A copy of the results of any recount conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be posted conspicuously in the office of the elections official. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 15634.
15634. This chapter does not: (a) Authorize the opening or recounting of ballots for any precinct except for the purposes specified in this chapter. (b) Limit other provisions of law regarding an election contest or recount. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 15640.
15640. (a) When requested by the board of supervisors or the grand jury, the district attorney may petition the superior court for an order directing a public recount to be made of ballots tabulated by a voting system in any precincts in the county that it designates for any election occurring not over 25 days before […]
Section 15621.
15621. (a) Following completion of the official canvass any voter may, within five days beginning on the 31st day after a statewide election, file with the Secretary of State a written request for a recount of the votes cast for candidates for any statewide office or for or against any measure voted on statewide. Additionally, any […]