§ 20143. Ballot Collection Procedures and Chain of Custody.
2 CA ADC § 20143Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
2 CCR § 20143
§ 20143. Ballot Collection Procedures and Chain of Custody.
(1) The county elections official shall assign at least two designated ballot retrievers to retrieve voted ballots from polling places prior to the closing of the polls. 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.”
(2) The names of the designated ballot retrievers shall be communicated to the precinct inspector or vote center lead immediately prior to the opening of the polls. In the event a designated ballot retriever is unable to perform the duty of retrieving ballots, the elections official shall notify the precinct inspector of that fact and provide the name of the alternate designated ballot retriever.
(5) Immediately prior to the retrieval of the ballots, the precinct inspector shall publicly announce to the voters in the polling place that voted ballots are being retrieved prior to the closing of the polls for transportation to the office of the county elections official, a ballot receiving center, a central counting place, or a ballot processing location.
(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.
(10) The completed retrieval form shall be attached to the outside of the secure ballot container used to transport the voted ballots retrieved from the polling place or maintained in a manner prescribed by the elections official that ensures that the form is traceable to its respective secure ballot container.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Sections 10 and 14422, Elections Code. Reference: Section 14422, Elections Code; and Article XX, Section 3, California Constitution.
History
1. New section filed 1-8-2018; operative 1-8-2018 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, § 20143, 2 CA ADC § 20143
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