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HomeElections CodeDiv. 15Ch. 4Art. 6§ 15375 Election Results Reporting Requirements

§ 15375 Election Results Reporting Requirements

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§ 15375 Election Results Reporting Requirements

This law tells the person in charge of an election to send an electronic copy of every election result to the Secretary of State soon after the vote.

Key Takeaways

  • •All vote totals for statewide offices, state legislators, U.S. House, judges, presidential primary, presidential electors, ballot measures, and total ballots must be sent electronically.
  • •The whole package must be sent within 31 days after the election; the presidential primary and elector results must be sent within 28 days.
  • •The job is purely a paperwork task – the official can’t decide what to send or not send.

Example

After the November county election, the county elections official gathers the vote totals for the governor, state legislators, U.S. House members, judges, the presidential primary, and any ballot measures, then emails the full list to the Secretary of State.

Because the law says the official must send all those numbers in an electronic file within 31 days (or 28 days for the presidential primary and electors), the county official follows that rule and the Secretary of State gets the complete results on time.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 15375 Election Results Reporting Requirements

(a) The elections official shall send to the Secretary of State within 31 days of the election in an electronic format in the manner requested one complete copy of all results as to each of the following: (1) All candidates voted for statewide office. (2) All candidates voted for the following offices: (A) Member of the State Assembly. (B) Member of the State Senate. (C) Member of the United States House of Representatives. (D) Member of the State Board of Equalization. (E) Justice of the Court of Appeal. (F) Judge of the superior court. (3) All persons voted for at the presidential primary. The results for all persons voted for at the presidential primary for delegates to national conventions shall be canvassed and shall be sent within 28 days after the election. (4) The vote given for persons for electors of President and Vice President of the United States. The results for presidential electors shall be endorsed “Presidential Election Returns” and shall be canvassed and sent within 28 days after the election. (5) All statewide measures. (6) The total number of ballots cast. (b) The duties imposed on elections officials pursuant to subdivision (a) are ministerial and nondiscretionary. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 238, Sec. 4. (SB 851) Effective October 1, 2025.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

elections officialSecretary of Stateministerial and nondiscretionarystatewide officepresidential primarypresidential electorsstatewide measurestotal number of ballots cast

Related Statutes

  • § 11301 Petition Signature Examination Rules
  • § 12309 Precinct Inspector Training Requirements
  • § 15305 Unprocessed Ballot Reporting Requirements
  • § 15370 Ballot Sealing After Count
  • § 15371 Write-In Vote Certification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 15375.
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