Elections Code section 16643

The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as to the appointment of the elections official and persons necessary to be assistants of the court in making it, shall be the same as in contested elections. Section 16503 applies to the recount.

Source: Section 16643, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16643. (updated Jan. 1, 1994; accessed Nov. 2, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_16643

Original Source: Section 16643, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=16643. (last accessed May 12, 2025).