{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"16601","citation":"Elec. Code, § 16601","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS [16000. - 16940.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Court’s Duties [16600. - 16643.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Elections [16600. - 16603.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-16/chapter-7/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>At the trial the ballots shall be opened and a recount taken, in the presence of all the parties, of the votes cast for the various candidates in all contests where it appears from the statements filed that a recount is necessary for the proper determination of the contest. The recount shall include a tabulation of all names written upon a ballot and which are subject to canvass pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/elec/15350\">15350</a>) of Division 15.</p>","text":"At the trial the ballots shall be opened and a recount taken, in the presence of all the parties, of the votes cast for the various candidates in all contests where it appears from the statements filed that a recount is necessary for the proper determination of the contest. The recount shall include a tabulation of all names written upon a ballot and which are subject to canvass pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15350) of Division 15.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-elections-16601","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}