2007 California Elections Code Article 4. Establishing Election Return Centers And Multiple Counting Centers

CA Codes (elec:15260-15261)

15260.  (a) The elections official of the jurisdiction shall
establish one or more election return centers for the purpose of
facilitating the compilation of election returns and expediting their
announcement to the public.
   (b) In establishing a return center, the elections official may
designate a group of precincts which the center shall serve and this
designation shall be available for public inspection no later than 15
days before the election.  The election return center may be at any
public place as the elections official designates.



15261.  The elections official may establish one or more multiple
centers to count ballots from designated precincts and transmit the
results via telephone, facsimile transmission, or modem.  The count
shall be conducted in all other respects in accordance with the
central counting provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section
15200).  The list of designated precincts for each multiple counting
center shall be available for public inspection no later than 15 days
before the election.