California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 14435

Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.

No list, tally, paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form, nor because it is not strictly in accordance with this code, if it can be satisfactorily understood.

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Cal. Elec. Code § 14435 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-14-election-day-procedures/chapter-4-closing-of-the-polls/article-3-return-of-supplies-to-the-clerk/section-14435

Other sections in Article 3 - Return of Supplies to the Clerk

§ 14430§ 14431§ 14432§ 14433§ 14434§ 14435

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