§ 10307 Election Returns And Certificates

Elections Code·California

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This law says that after an election, the people counting votes must send the results to the election commission. They also can't give out any official papers saying someone won.

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•Vote counters must send the results to the election commission.
•They are not allowed to give out any official papers saying someone won the election.

Example

After a local election for mayor, the people counting votes finish their work.

They have to send the final vote counts to the election commission and cannot hand out any certificates saying who won the election.

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§ 10307 Election Returns And Certificates

Except that the returns shall be returned and delivered to the commission, the precinct boards shall make return of the election as required in the charter of all officers voted for at the election, without reference to whether they were voted for in the whole or only a ward or subdivision of the city. A member of a precinct board shall not issue a certificate of election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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returns precinct boards certificate of election

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 10307.

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