If more than one voter requests a recount of the same office or measure pursuant to Section 15620 or 15621, and at least one request is for a manual recount, the county elections official of a county subject to multiple requests as described in this section shall conduct only one manual recount of the ballots subject to recount, the result of which shall be controlling.

(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 723, Sec. 4. (AB 44) Effective January 1, 2016.)

Terms Used In California Elections Code 15621.5

  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359