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§ 10261. Count of vote by mail ballots; appointment of canvassing board therefor
CA ELEC § 10261West's Annotated California CodesElections CodeEffective: January 1, 2008 (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 10261. Count of vote by mail ballots; appointment of canvassing board therefor
CA ELEC § 10261West's Annotated California CodesElections CodeEffective: January 1, 2008 (Approx. 2 pages)
West's Annotated California Codes
Elections Code (Refs & Annos)
Division 10. Local, Special, Vacancy, and Consolidated Elections (Refs & Annos)
Part 2. Municipal Elections (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities (Refs & Annos)
Article 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns
Effective: January 1, 2008
West's Ann.Cal.Elec.Code § 10261
§ 10261. Count of vote by mail ballots; appointment of canvassing board therefor
The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed by him or her, shall count the votes cast by * * * vote by mail voters. The city elections official or board shall commence this count as soon as the polls close on the day of election, and the count shall continue, for not less than six hours each day providing ballots remain to be counted, until all * * * vote by mail voter ballots have been received within the time provided by law. The result of the * * * vote by mail vote count shall be included with the canvass of returns from the precincts.
The canvassing board, if any, shall be appointed, and the * * * vote by mail vote count shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 15, insofar as that chapter is not inconsistent with this section.
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West's Ann. Cal. Elec. Code § 10261, CA ELEC § 10261
Current with urgency legislation through Ch. 15 of 2024 Reg.Sess. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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