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DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES 15000-15702›CHAPTER 4. Official Canvass 15300-15376›ARTICLE 3. Processing Write-In Votes 15340-15342.5

§ 15342.5

California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

In the event of a manual recount conducted pursuant to Section 15610 or requested pursuant to Section 15620 or 15621, the process set forth in Section 15342 shall be liberally construed to ensure that each ballot is counted if the intent of the voter can be determined, regardless of whether the voter has complied with the voting instructions.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 189, Sec. 1. (AB 461) Effective January 1, 2012.)

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