(a) The
elections official shall appoint an
audit board(s) to perform the duties specified in section
20123 that meets the following
criteria:
(1) Audit boards shall consist of
no fewer than three members. At all times, at least one member shall serve as
an observer of the audit and may not make determinations of voter choices. At
least two members, excluding the observer, shall make determinations of voter
choices for each ballot card examined by the audit board. Audit board members
may rotate roles.
(2) Audit board
members may be comprised of election office full-time or temporary staff,
volunteers or a combination of staff and volunteers. When feasible, audit board
members involved in adjudicating voter intent during the tabulation shall not
be involved in ascertaining voter intent during the audit.
(3) Prior to conducting the audit, each
member of an audit board shall complete and sign a declaration of intent to
faithfully discharge audit board duties. Each audit board member shall do so in
the presence of the
elections official on a form provided by the
elections
official. The
elections official shall countersign the declaration. The
declaration shall be in the following form:
| State of California |
} |
| County of ___________________________ |
ss. |
I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the
Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of
California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the
duties of an audit board member for the election held on _____, 20 ___.
_____ (Printed Name) _____ _____ (Signature) _____
Signed in the presence of the elections official listed below
on _____, 20 ___.
_____ (Printed Name) _____ _____ (Signature) _____
|
Elections official name |
Elections official
signature |
(4)
No fewer than two members of the audit board will be in possession of ballot
cards at any time, including during the ballot card retrieval
process.
(b) If the
elections official appoints multiple audit boards, only one audit board shall
evaluate each ballot card.
Notes
Cal. Code Regs.
Tit. 2, §
20115
1. New section
filed 3-5-2020; operative 3-5-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2020, No. 10).
2. Governor Newsom issued
Executive Order N-34-20 (2019 CA EO 34-20), dated March 20, 2020, which
extended certain deadlines relating to the presidential primary and special
general elections, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of
subsection (a)(2) and NOTE filed 12-9-2021; operative 12-9-2021 pursuant to
Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2021, No.
50).
Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code;
and Section 15367, Elections Code. Reference: Section 15367, Elections
Code.
1. New
section filed 3-5-2020; operative 3/5/2020 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3) (Register
2020, No. 10).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive
Order N-34-20 (2019 CA EO 34-20), dated March 20, 2020, which extended certain
deadlines relating to the presidential primary and special general elections,
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) and
Note filed 12-9-2021; operative 12/9/2021 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4(b)(3) (Register
2021, No. 50).
