Section 19005 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 19. >> Chapter 1.
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. In the case of electrical failure or other emergency, the
official conducting the election may direct that ballots may be
marked by pencil or ink. In that event, the elections official may
duplicate the voted ballot cards as provided in Section 15210 and
count the duplicate ballots by automatic tabulating device, or may
count the voted ballots pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with
Section 15270) of Chapter 3 of Division 15.