2025 California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS
CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines
ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures
Section 19322.

Universal Citation:
CA Elec Code § 19322 (2025)
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19322. When a voting machine has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be locked against voting and sealed. After that initial preparation, a member of the precinct board or some duly authorized person, other than the one preparing the machines, shall inspect each machine and submit a written report. The report shall note the following:

(1) Whether all of the registering counters are set at zero (000), (2) whether the machine is arranged in all respects in good order for the election, (3) whether the machine is locked, (4) the number on the protective counter, (5) the number on the seal. The keys shall be delivered to the election board together with a copy of the written report, made on the proper blanks, stating that the machine is in every way properly prepared for the election.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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