Section 20306 - Reporting Elections Results by Manual Tally(a) When conducting a manual tally pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 20298 for any state or federal election, the elections official shall submit to the Secretary of State through key data entry: (1) The semi-official canvass results pursuant to Elections Code section 353.5.(2) Updates to election results pursuant to Elections Code section 15302(e).(3) The official canvass results pursuant to Elections Code section 335.5.(4) The statement of vote and any supplement to the statement of vote pursuant to Elections Code section 15374.(b) Following the closing of the polls, the elections official shall submit to the Secretary of State through key data entry a detailed semifinal official canvass report of their cumulative election result totals for each contest and ballot measure as defined in Elections Code section 353.5 and set forth in Elections Code section 15151. The report shall include all of the following:(1) The date and time of the report.(2) The number of precincts reporting and ballots cast.(3) Cumulative vote totals for every contest and ballot measure, as prescribed in Elections Code section 15151.(4) For presidential primary elections, vote results for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates by each congressional district within the county's jurisdiction, including the number of precincts reporting and votes cast within each congressional district.(5) For multiple-county district contests, the number of precincts reporting with ballots cast for each multiple-county district contest(s).(6) For special elections only, the number of registered voters contained in that special election jurisdiction.(c) The official canvass shall commence no later than the Thursday following the election, and for state or statewide elections shall result in a report of results to the Secretary of State, pursuant to Elections Code section 15301.(d) During the official canvass period, the elections official shall submit to the Secretary of State, through key data entry, any updated election results on the same day that the elections official publicly releases the updated results.(e) At the end of the official canvass period as defined in Elections Code section 335.5, the elections official shall submit to the Secretary of State, through key data entry, the statement of vote of their cumulative election result totals for each contest and ballot measure and set forth in Elections Code section 15374. The report shall include: (1) All of the above information in subsection (c) of section 20306; and(2) The total vote-by-mail ballots cast.(f) At the end of the official canvass period as defined in Elections Code section 335.5, the elections official shall submit to the Secretary of State through key data entry the supplement to the statement of vote of their cumulative election result totals for each contest and ballot measure and set forth in Elections Code section 15502. The report shall include: (1) The date and time of the report; and(2) A breakdown of vote totals for every contest and ballot measure, as prescribed in Elections Code section 15502.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 20306
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Section 15270.2, Elections Code. Reference: Sections 335.5, 353.5, 6020, 6220, 6420, 6461, 15000, 15150, 15151, 15270.2, 15270.3, 15301, 15305, 15371, 15372, 15373, 15374, 15375, 15501 and 15502, 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).