Elections Code section 15208

(a)

Each container of ballots shall be opened and its contents removed. The ballots shall be checked to ascertain if the ballots are properly grouped and shall be arranged, if necessary, so that all similar ballots from the precinct are together.

(b)Any ballot that contains personal information, as defined in Section 14287, or is torn, bent, or mutilated shall be segregated in the manner directed by the elections official and a duplicate shall be prepared as provided in Section 15210.

Source: Section 15208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=15208. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 15208’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_15208

Original Source: Section 15208, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=15208. (last accessed May 12, 2025).