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Chapter 4. Precinct Supplies And Ballots of California Elections Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 4.

(a) The elections official shall preserve all rosters of voters or combined rosters and indexes as provided for in Section 14109, if applicable, until five years after the date of the election, after which they may be destroyed by that official.
  (b) In lieu of preserving the original roster of voters, the elections official may, by filming or other suitable method, record the original roster of voters and destroy the roster following the next subsequent general election.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative.
  (b) The packages containing the following ballots and identification envelope shall be kept by the elections official, unopened and unaltered, for 22 months from the date of the election:
  (1) Voted polling place ballots.
  (2) Paper record copies, as defined by Section 19271, if any, of voted polling place ballots.
  (3) Voted vote by mail voter ballots.
  (4) Vote by mail voter identification envelopes.
  (5) Voted provisional voter ballots.
  (6) Provisional ballot voter identification envelopes.
  (7) Spoiled ballots.
  (8) Canceled ballots.
  (9) Unused vote by mail ballots surrendered by the voter pursuant to Section 3015.
  (10) Ballot receipts.
  (c) If a contest is not commenced within the 22-month period, or if a criminal prosecution involving fraudulent use, marking or falsification of ballots, or forgery of vote by mail voters' signatures is not commenced within the 22-month period, either of which may involve the vote of the precinct from which voted ballots were received, the elections official shall have the ballots destroyed or recycled. The packages shall otherwise remain unopened until the ballots are destroyed or recycled.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17301. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.
  (b) The packages containing the following ballots and identification envelopes shall be kept by the elections official, unopened and unaltered, for six months from the date of the election:
  (1) Voted polling place ballots.
  (2) Paper record copies, as defined by Section 19271, if any, of voted polling place ballots.
  (3) Voted vote by mail voter ballots.
  (4) Vote by mail voter identification envelopes.
  (5) Voted provisional voter ballots.
  (6) Provisional ballot voter identification envelopes.
  (7) Spoiled ballots.
  (8) Canceled ballots.
  (9) Unused vote by mail ballots surrendered by the voter pursuant to Section 3015.
  (10) Ballot receipts.
  (c) If a contest is not commenced within the six-month period, or if a criminal prosecution involving fraudulent use, marking or falsification of ballots, or forgery of vote by mail voters' signatures is not commenced within the six-month period, either of which may involve the vote of the precinct from which voted ballots were received, the elections official shall have the packages destroyed or recycled. The packages shall otherwise remain unopened until the ballots are destroyed or recycled.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative.
  (b) The elections official shall preserve the package or packages containing the following items for a period of 22 months:
  (1) Two tally sheets.
  (2) The copy of the index used as the voting record.
  (3) The challenge lists.
  (4) The assisted voters' list.
  (c) All voters may inspect the contents of the package or packages at all times following commencement of the official canvass of the votes.
  (d) If a contest is not commenced within the 22-month period, or if a criminal prosecution involving fraudulent use, marking, or falsification of ballots, or forgery of vote by mail voters' signatures is not commenced within the 22-month period, either of which may involve the vote of the precinct from which voted ballots were received, the elections official may have the packages destroyed or recycled.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17303. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.
  (b) The elections official shall preserve the package or packages containing the following items for a period of six months:
  (1) Two tally sheets.
  (2) The copy of the index used as the voting record.
  (3) The challenge lists.
  (4) The assisted voters' list.
  (c) All voters may inspect the contents of the package or packages at all times following commencement of the official canvass of the votes, except that items that contain signatures of voters may not be copied or distributed.
  (d) If a contest is not commenced within the six-month period, or if a criminal prosecution involving fraudulent use, marking or falsification of ballots, or forgery of vote by mail voters' signatures is not commenced within the six-month period, either of which may involve the vote of the precinct from which voted ballots were received, the elections official may have the packages destroyed or recycled.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative.
  (b) Upon the completion of the counting of the votes as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 15640) of Chapter 12 of Division 15, all ballot cards shall be arranged by precincts and shall be kept by the elections official for 22 months from the date of the election or so long thereafter as any contest involving the vote at the election remains undetermined.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the final disposition of all voted ballot cards shall be determined by the elections official.
  (d) Sealed ballot containers may be opened if the elections official determines it is necessary in a shredding or recycling process. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow packages or containers to be opened except for purposes specified herein. The packages or containers shall otherwise remain unopened until the ballots are destroyed or recycled.
(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17305. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.
  (b) Upon the completion of the counting of the votes as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 15640) of Chapter 12 of Division 15, all ballot cards shall be arranged by precincts and shall be kept by the elections official for six months from the date of the election or so long thereafter as any contest involving the vote at the election remains undetermined.
  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the final disposition of all voted ballot cards shall be determined by the elections official.
  (d) Sealed ballot containers may be opened if the elections official determines it is necessary in a shredding or recycling process. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow packages or containers to be opened except for purposes specified herein. The packages or containers shall otherwise remain unopened until the ballots are destroyed or recycled.