Section 20304 - Manual Tally Cumulating Board(a) When conducting a manual tally pursuant to paragraph (1) or (4) of subsection (a) of section 20298, the elections official shall appoint a board to cumulate the results of the manual tally forms comprised of county elections employees.(b) The manual tally cumulating board shall compile the results by: (1) Hand, without use of any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system, or its software; or(2) The use of a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software or any combination of these, that has been conditionally approved or certified by the Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code sections 362 and 19202; or(3) A combination of subsection 20304(b)(1) and subsection 20304(b)(2) above.(c) Once a counting board has completed the manual tally of all contests on their assigned stack of ballots and returned them to the counting board supervisor, the stacks of ballots and manual tally forms shall be provided to the manual tally cumulating board.(d) Upon receipt of each stack of ballots and manual tally forms, the manual tally cumulating board shall maintain a cumulative total by precinct for each contest being counted pursuant to Elections Code section 15321.(e) The elections official shall report the results of the manual tally cumulating board in compliance with section 20306 of these regulations, if applicable.(f) The manual tally cumulating board shall sign the designated space on each manual tally form once the results have been compiled and recorded. All stacks of ballots and their associated manual tally forms shall then be secured by the elections official.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 20304
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Section 15270.2, Elections Code. Reference: Sections 362, 15270, 15270.1, 15270.3, 15272, 15275, 15276, 15277, 15278, 15278.5, 15279, 15280, 15281 and 19202, Elections Code.
1. New section filed 6-27-2024; operative 6/27/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 26).