§ 15671 Tie Votes For County Committee

Elections Code·California

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If a vote for a county central committee member ends in a tie, the election board must quickly call the tied candidates together and pick the winner by drawing lots.

Key Takeaways

•A tie triggers a special meeting called by the election board.
•The board must act right away (“forthwith”) to set the time and place.
•The winner is chosen by lot – a random draw – not by another vote.

Example

Two people get exactly the same number of votes for a county party committee seat.

The election board will tell both candidates to show up at a set time and place, then will randomly pick one of them (like drawing a name out of a hat) to decide who wins.

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§ 15671 Tie Votes For County Committee

In case of a tie vote for member of a county central committee, where the office is to be voted for wholly within one county, the election board shall forthwith summon the candidates who have received tie votes to appear before it, at a time and place to be designated by the board, and the board shall at that time and place determine the tie by lot. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 60. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

tie vote county central committee election board determine the tie by lot

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 15671.

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