Section 15342.5 Of Article 3. Processing Write-in Votes From California Elections Code >> Division 15. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
15342.5
. In the event of a manual recount conducted pursuant to
Section 15610 or requested pursuant to Section 15620 or 15621, the
process set forth in Section 15342 shall be liberally construed to
ensure that each ballot is counted if the intent of the voter can be
determined, regardless of whether the voter has complied with the
voting instructions.