Section 20311 - DefinitionsAs used in this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) "Ballot" shall have the meaning set forth in Elections Code section 301.(b) "Chain of Custody" means a process used to track the movement and control of all election materials related to the conduct of a one percent manual tally through its lifecycle by documenting each person and organization who handles the one percent manual tally election materials, the date and time it was collected or transferred, and the purpose of the transfer. A break in the chain of custody refers to a period during which control of the one percent manual tally election materials is uncertain and during which actions taken with the one percent manual tally elections materials are unaccounted for or unconfirmed.(c) "Election management system" shall have the meaning set forth in Elections Code section 2500.(d) "Elections official" shall have the meaning set forth in Elections Code section 320.(e) "One-part manual tally" is the process described in Elections Code section 15360, subdivision (a), paragraph (1).(f) "One percent manual tally" shall have the meaning set forth in Elections Code section 336.5.(g) "Public notice" means the release of information to the public through two or more of the following readily available communication channels: a website update, a social media post, an email list mailing, a press release, and a notice posted at a building open to the public. This public notice shall comply with Elections Code section 15360(d).(1) Elections officials are encouraged to maintain an email mailing list of persons who would like to be notified about the one percent manual tally. If an elections official maintains such a list, public notice for the purposes of this Chapter must include sending an email to all persons on this list.(h) "Two-part manual tally" is the process described in Elections Code section 15360(a)(2).(i) "Voting system" shall have the meaning set forth in Elections Code section 362.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 20311
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Section 15360, Elections Code. Reference: Sections 301, 320, 336.5, 362, 2500 and 15360, 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).