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California Regulations § 20822 Results of Recount.Version dated Oct. 30, 2024

Regulation Text

(a) Upon completion of the recount, the elections official shall post the results of the recount in a highly visible public location in the elections official's office.
(b) In a recount of an election for a statewide office or measure, Assembly, State Senate, Presidential convention delegate or slate of electors, Congress, State Board of Equalization, Supreme Court or Courts of Appeal, transmit one complete copy of all results of the recount to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall compile the results of the recount and notify the affected counties within five (5) business days of receipt of all of the results of the recount as to whether the recount has changed the outcome of the election, as provided in Elections Code section 15632 .
(c) If the outcome of an election has changed as a result of a recount, as provided in Elections Code section 15632 , the elections official shall:
(1) In a recount of an election for a statewide office or measure, Assembly, State Senate, presidential convention delegate or elector, Congress, State Board of Equalization, Supreme Court or Courts of Appeal, recertify the official returns for the recounted election with the new official count for each precinct involved in the recount and send a copy of the recertification to the Secretary of State.
(2) In a recount of an election for any office or measure not included in subdivision (c)(1), recertify the official returns for the election with the new official count for each precinct involved in the recount and send a copy of the recertification to the public official or governing body that declares the results of the election subject to the recount, in order that they may adopt the recertification and re-declare the results of the election.
(3) Refund all monies deposited for the recount by any requestor in whose favor the recount changed the outcome of the election. If a recount conducted in multiple counties changed the overall outcome of the election, all monies deposited in all affected counties by such a requestor shall be refunded. No refund shall be made if the recount did not change the overall outcome of the election.

Source

1. New section filed 11-17-2009; operative 12-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 47).

History

1. New section filed 11-17-2009; operative 12-17-2009 (Register 2009, No. 47).