Section 15627 Of Article 3. Voter-requested Recounts From California Elections Code >> Division 15. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 3.

. (a) If the votes subject to recount were cast or tabulated by a voting system, the voter requesting the recount shall, for each set of ballots cast or tabulated by a type of voting system, select whether the recount shall be conducted manually, or by means of the voting system used originally. Only one method of recount may be used for all ballots cast or tabulated by the same type of voting system.
  (b) For purposes of direct recording electronic voting systems, "conducted manually" means that the voter verified paper audit trail of the electronically recorded vote is counted manually, as selected by the voter who requests the recount.