§ 15200 If paper ballots are used in conjunction with this system, counting …
§ 15201 (a) As soon as the polls are closed, the precinct board shall, …
§ 15202 If the ballots are to be counted at a central counting place, no …
§ 15203 The vote tabulating device may be located at any place within the …
§ 15204 All proceedings at the central counting place, or counting places, if …
§ 15205 (a) A person may be employed to count, tally, and certify the …
§ 15206 The elections official or any deputy authorized by the elections …
§ 15207 The elections official or authorized deputy shall segregate the …
§ 15208 (a) Each container of ballots shall be opened and its contents …
§ 15209 Any magnetic or electronic storage medium used for the ballot …
§ 15210 In preparing the voted ballots for processing, any ballot that is …
§ 15212 If voting at all precincts within a county is not conducted using the …
§ 15213 In case of an emergency in which it becomes impossible to transport …

Terms Used In California Codes > Elections Code > Division 15 > Chapter 3 > Article 2 - Automated Count in a Central Location

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • candidate: includes any officeholder who is subject to a recall election. See California Elections Code 305
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Public Resources Code 14
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Human Resources. See California Government Code 19815
  • Division: means the Division of Labor Relations. See California Government Code 19815
  • 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

  • Federal election: means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, nominating, or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the United States Senate, or Member of the United States House of Representatives. See California Elections Code 323
  • Local election: is a municipal, county, or district election. See California Elections Code 328
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
  • Vote center: means a location established for holding elections that offers the services described in Sections 2170 and 4005. See California Elections Code 357.5
  • Vote tabulating device: means any piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment. See California Elections Code 358
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
  • Voting system: means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. See California Elections Code 362