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2025 California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards
ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions
Section 12313.
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CA Elec Code § 12313 (2025)
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12313. (a) If any member of a precinct board does not appear at the opening of the polls on the morning of an election, those voters present, including members of the board, shall appoint a voter to fill the vacancy. If none of the members appointed appears at that time, the voters of the precinct present at that time may appoint a board.
(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 38. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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