§ 6039 Election Ballot Handling Rules

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says that after voting ends, the people in charge must close the polls and give the ballots to the county elections office. For future elections, they give the results to the board instead.

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•When voting ends, the polls must close on time.
•The ballots go to the county elections office for the first election.
•For later elections, the results go to the board instead.

Example

After a local election to create a new school district, the polling place closes at 8 PM.

The workers at the polling place must lock the doors, count the votes, and take the ballots to the county elections office right away.

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§ 6039 Election Ballot Handling Rules

When the polls are closed, the board of election in every precinct at the election to be held for the formation of the district, shall close the polls in accordance with the general laws governing the election, and deposit the ballots with the county elections official in the county in which the election is held. At all subsequent elections, the returns shall be deposited with the board. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 60. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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board of election county elections official returns

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 6039.

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