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DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES 14000-14443›CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls 14200-14314›ARTICLE 2. Election Day Procedures 14210-14227.5

§ 14215

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Before receiving any ballots, the precinct board, in the presence of any persons assembled at the polling place, shall open and exhibit and close the ballot container or containers. Thereafter, the ballot container or containers shall not be removed from the polling place or presence of the bystanders until all the ballots are counted, nor opened until after the polls are finally closed.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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