§ 16643 Recount Procedures And Assistants

This law says that when votes are counted again, the process must follow the same rules as when there's a fight over who won an election.

Key Takeaways

•Recounts must follow the same rules as contested elections.
•The same people who help in normal elections must help with the recount.
•The process has to be fair and done the same way every time.

Example

Imagine two people running for mayor, and the race is super close. One side asks for a recount to make sure all the votes were counted right.

The recount has to be done the same way as if the two candidates were arguing in court about who really won. The same people who help count votes in a normal election have to help with the recount too.

The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as to the appointment of the elections official and persons necessary to be assistants of the court in making it, shall be the same as in contested elections. Section 16503 applies to the recount. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This law says that when votes are counted again, the process must follow the same rules as when there's a fight over who won an election.

Key Takeaways

•Recounts must follow the same rules as contested elections.
•The same people who help in normal elections must help with the recount.
•The process has to be fair and done the same way every time.

Example

Imagine two people running for mayor, and the race is super close. One side asks for a recount to make sure all the votes were counted right.

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