CHAPTER 4. Elections Using Voting Machines [19300. - 19381.]

Chapter 4 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 19300–19381 · 17 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 19300–19304 · 5 sections

   • § 19300 A voting machine shall, except at a direct primary election or any election at which a candidate for voter-nominated office is to appear on the ballot, permit…
   • § 19301 (a) A voting machine shall provide in the general election for grouping under the name of the office to be voted on, all the candidates for the office with the…
   • § 19302 The labels on voting machines and the way in which candidates’ names are grouped shall conform as nearly as possible to the form of ballot provided for in…
   • § 19303 If the voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for presidential electors of one party and in part for those of one or more other…
   • § 19304 A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.
2. ARTICLE 2. Pre-election Procedures §§ 19320–19323 · 4 sections

   • § 19320 Before preparing a voting machine for any general election, the elections official shall mail written notice to the chairperson of the county central committee…
   • § 19321 The elections official shall affix ballot labels to the machines to correspond with the county voter information guide for the election. He or she shall employ…
   • § 19322 When a voting machine has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be locked against voting and sealed. After that initial preparation, a member of the…
   • § 19323 The elections official shall deliver to the polling place the supplies necessary to conduct the election, including two county voter information guides, one…
3. ARTICLE 3. Precincts and Board Members §§ 19340–19341 · 2 sections

   • § 19340 Any member of a precinct board who has not previously attended a training class in the use of the voting machines and the duties of a board member shall be…
   • § 19341 The precinct board shall consist of one inspector and two judges who shall be appointed and compensated pursuant to the general election laws. One additional…
4. ARTICLE 4. Procedures at the Polls §§ 19360–19362 · 3 sections

   • § 19360 Before unsealing the envelope containing the keys and opening the doors concealing the counters the precinct board shall determine that the number on the seal…
   • § 19361 The keys to the voting machines shall be delivered to the precinct board no later than 12 hours before the opening of the polls. They shall be in an envelope…
   • § 19362 The exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the election precinct board and the poll watchers. The ballot…
5. ARTICLE 5. Closing the Polls § 19371 · 1 section

   • § 19371 Before adjourning, the precinct board shall do all of the following: (a) Comply with the requirements of Section 15250.5. (b) Seal each voting machine with the…
6. ARTICLE 6. Counting Procedures §§ 19380–19381 · 2 sections

   • § 19380 The statement of the result of votes cast, which shall be certified by the precinct board, shall contain: (a) The total number of votes cast. (b) The number of…
   • § 19381 The precinct board shall immediately transmit unsealed to the elections official a copy of the result of the votes cast at the polling place, the copy shall be…