California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 353.5

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.

The “semifinal official canvass” is the public process of collecting, processing, and tallying ballots and, for state or statewide elections, reporting results to the Secretary of State on election night. The semifinal official canvass may include some or all of the vote by mail and provisional vote totals.

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Cal. Elec. Code § 353.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-0-5-preliminary-provisions/chapter-4-definitions/section-353.5

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