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Elections Code § 15279

ARTICLE 5. Manual Vote Count in the Precinct

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 15279Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 1999.

The ballots, as soon as all of the names and measures marked on them as voted for are read and tallied, shall not thereafter be examined by any person, but, as soon as all are counted, shall be carefully sealed in a strong envelope. The signatures of each member of the precinct board shall be written across the seal.