(a) Upon the Governor or Secretary of State ordering a recount pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 15645, the Secretary of State shall notify the elections official of each county and shall direct the county elections officials to recount all the votes cast for the office or for and against the state ballot measure.

(b) (1) While conducting a recount pursuant to Section 15645, a county elections official shall also review ballots rejected pursuant to Section 15154 to ensure that no ballots were improperly discarded during the initial canvass.

Terms Used In California Elections Code 15646

  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Elections official: means any of the following:

    California Elections Code 320

  • General election: means either of the following:

    California Elections Code 324

  • Measure: means any constitutional amendment or other proposition submitted to a popular vote at any election. See California Elections Code 329

(2) The process of reviewing rejected ballots pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be open to members of the public, including persons associated with a campaign or measure.

(c)  The elections official in each county shall complete a recount pursuant to this section as follows:

(1) In a primary election, by three business days before the Secretary of State issues the certified list of candidates for the associated general election pursuant to Section 8148.

(2) In a general election, within 60 days of the Governor or Secretary of State ordering the recount.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 479, Sec. 12. (AB 1762) Effective January 1, 2024.)

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