Elections Code section 14435

No list, tally, paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, nor because it is not strictly in accordance with this code, if it can be satisfactorily understood.

Source: Section 14435, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14435. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_14435

Original Source: Section 14435, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=14435. (last accessed May 12, 2025).