{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15107","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15107","heading":"","body":"If a challenge is overruled, the board shall open the identification envelope without defacing the affidavit printed on it or mutilating the enclosed ballot and, without viewing the ballot, remove it and destroy the numbered slip, if any remains, and store the ballots in a secure location.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","CHAPTER 2. Vote by Mail Ballot Processing [15100. - 15112.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ee31f90089c4054cf7dceb028cdbb6b5bc0db008a2d6f00974d3a2903840fbb7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15106","next":"us-ca/elec-15108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}