{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"15702","citation":"Elec. Code, § 15702","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-15"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11. Extension of Deadlines [15700. - 15702.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-15/chapter-11"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 919, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2002.   Operative after March 5, 2002 (Prop. 43 was adopted) by Sec. 2 of Ch. 919.","effective":"2002-01-01","html":"<p>For purposes of Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution, “vote” includes all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, voter registration, any other act prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having the ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office and ballot measures.</p>","text":"For purposes of Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution, “vote” includes all action necessary to make a vote effective in any primary, special, or general election, including, but not limited to, voter registration, any other act prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having the ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office and ballot measures.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/extension-of-deadlines-15702","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}