§ 14433 Precinct Ballot Result Reporting

Elections Code·California

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This law requires that when votes are counted at a polling place, the people running the poll must quickly send an unsealed report of the results to the elections office, and the report must be open for public inspection.

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•The result statement must be sent immediately after counting.
•The statement is unsealed and open for public inspection.
•It only applies when votes are counted under Article 3 or Article 5 of Chapter 4 of Division 15.

Example

A small town counts its ballots at the local school on election night.

The school board sends the vote totals to the county elections office right away, and anyone can look at the numbers because the report is not sealed.

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§ 14433 Precinct Ballot Result Reporting

If ballots are counted at precincts pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 15340) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 15360) of Chapter 4 of Division 15, the precinct board immediately shall transmit, unsealed, to the elections official a statement showing the result of the votes cast at the polling place. The statement shall be open to public inspection. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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ballots precincts Article 3 Article 5 precinct board elections official public inspection

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 14433.

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