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HomeElections CodeDiv. 15Ch. 4Art. 6§ 15374 Election Results Reporting Requirements

§ 15374 Election Results Reporting Requirements

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§ 15374 Election Results Reporting Requirements

This law says that when election results are reported, the report must list the total ballots, how many votes each candidate and each measure got in every precinct, the overall totals for each, and also break down the votes by city and various voting districts.

Key Takeaways

  • •The results sheet must list the total number of ballots cast.
  • •It must show how many votes each candidate and each measure got in every precinct.
  • •It must also give the overall totals for each candidate and each measure.
  • •The sheet must break down the votes by city and by Assembly, congressional, senatorial, Board of Equalization, and supervisorial districts that are inside the county.

Example

After a county election, the county clerk puts together a results sheet that shows that 10,000 ballots were cast, that Candidate A got 4,500 votes in Precinct 1 and 3,200 votes in Precinct 2, and that Measure X got 6,000 yes votes and 4,000 no votes, plus a separate table that shows how many votes each candidate got in each city and congressional district within the county.

The report follows the law by giving the total number of ballots, the vote counts for each candidate and measure in each precinct, the overall totals, and the vote totals broken down by the different districts.

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§ 15374 Election Results Reporting Requirements

(a) The statement of the result shall show all of the following: (1) The total number of ballots cast. (2) The number of votes cast at each precinct for each candidate and for and against each measure. (3) The total number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each measure. (b) The statement of the result shall also show the number of votes cast in each city, Assembly district, congressional district, senatorial district, State Board of Equalization district, and supervisorial district located in whole or in part in the county, for each candidate for the offices of presidential elector and all statewide offices, depending on the offices to be filled, and on each statewide ballot proposition. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1999.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

statement of the resultballots castvotes castprecinctcandidatemeasurecityAssembly districtcongressional districtsenatorial districtState Board of Equalization districtsupervisorial districtpresidential electorstatewide officesstatewide ballot proposition

Related Statutes

  • § 15373 Precinct Vote Counting Results
  • § 10550 Election Results Certification
  • § 14442 Election Results Tabulation
  • § 15370 Ballot Sealing After Count
  • § 15371 Write-In Vote Certification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 15374.
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