California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 3.5 - Early Ballot Retrieval
Article 1 - Retrieval of Voted Ballots Prior to the Closing of the Polls
Section 20144 - Processing of Retrieved Ballots

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 20144

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) All polling place ballots retrieved prior to the closing of the polls shall be processed in the same manner as ballots that are delivered to the office of the county elections official, a ballot receiving center, a central counting place, or a ballot processing location after the closing of the polls.

(b) All vote-by-mail ballots retrieved prior to the closing of the polls shall be processed in the same manner as vote-by-mail ballots personally delivered to the office of the county elections official by the voter, ballots returned to a polling location, and ballots received via the United States Postal Service or any other delivery service.

1. New section filed 1-8-2018; operative 1-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 2).

Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Sections 10 and 14422, Elections Code. Reference: Section 14422, Elections Code.

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