California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 4.8 - Recounts
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 20353 - Material to Be Examined; Relevant Material

(a) Requests to examine specific categories of relevant material shall be made by the requestor in writing and shall be received by the elections official before the recounting of ballots commences.

(b) The elections official shall produce relevant material requested.

(c) The elections official may establish reasonable guidelines for the examination of relevant material. If the elections official establishes reasonable guidelines, the elections official shall make them publicly available on their website. The guidelines shall permit photocopying, photography and videotaping of all relevant material except in a manner that would record confidential voter information including but not limited to un-redacted voter signatures, official ballots, proprietary voting system material that may otherwise present a security risk to the voting system, or other material that would be prohibited under the Public Records Act, Title 1, Division 10 of the Government Code (sections 7920.000-7931.000).

(d) The elections official shall communicate any request to examine ballots or other relevant material to each interested party or to his or her representative. The interested parties and their representatives appointed pursuant to section 20356(a)(1) may be present during the examination of ballots or other relevant material.

(e) The elections official, or his or her designee, shall be present during the examination of original ballots or original relevant material, but is not required to be present during the examination of copies of relevant material if the written request specified production of copies for examination.