§ 20137. Ballot Collection Procedures and Chain of Custody.
2 CA ADC § 20137Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
2 CCR § 20137
§ 20137. Ballot Collection Procedures and Chain of Custody.
(1) The county elections official shall assign at least two designated ballot retrievers to retrieve voted vote-by-mail ballots from a drop box. Each designated ballot retriever shall wear a badge or similar identification that readily identifies them as a designated ballot retriever. In addition, each designated ballot retriever must take the following oath prior to retrieving ballots: “I, __________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.”
(4) The designated ballot retrievers shall retrieve the voted ballots from the drop box and place the voted ballots in a secure ballot transfer device, retrieve the secure ballot container that is placed inside the drop box, or retrieve the staffed drop box which also serves as a secure ballot container.
(9) The county elections official, or his or her designee, shall inspect the secure ballot container for evidence of tampering and shall receive the retrieved ballots by signing the retrieval form, and including the date and time of receipt. In the event tampering is evident, that fact shall be noted on the retrieval form.
(b) The retrieval form described by this Section may be in an electronic form. In the event an electronic form is used, the secure container must be identified in a manner to match the container with the electronic form. In addition, the elections official must develop a method to capture and retain the required signatures on the electronic form.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Sections 10 and 3025, Elections Code. Reference: Section 3025, Elections Code; and Article XX, Section 3, California Constitution.
History
1. New section filed 1-11-2018; operative 1-11-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 2).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 20137, 2 CA ADC § 20137
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