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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 1. General Provisions 15300-15305

§ 15303

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

If the returns from any precinct are incomplete, ambiguous, not properly authenticated, or otherwise defective, the elections official may issue and serve subpoenas requiring members of the precinct board to appear and be examined under oath concerning the manner in which votes were counted and the result of the count in their precinct. This section shall apply when ballots are tabulated manually or automatically at the polls.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)

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