The envelope, certificate with the roster, tally lists, and voter list, shall be all of the following:

(a) Sealed in an envelope by the inspector in the presence of the judge and clerk.

Terms Used In California Elections Code 10545

  • Clerk: means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. See California Elections Code 307
  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • Inspector: means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member. See California Elections Code 325
  • Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
  • Roster: means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. See California Elections Code 349.5
  • Voter: means a voter or elector as respectively defined in the principal act of each district or agency. See California Elections Code 10500

(b) Endorsed “Election returns of (naming the precinct) precinct.”

(c) Directed to the county elections official.

(d) Immediately delivered by the inspector or by a responsible person designated by him, to the county elections official.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 27. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)