{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15205","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15205","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may be employed to count, tally, and certify the ballots if he or she is not a candidate at the election and if he or she satisfies either of the following requirements:\n(1) Has the qualifications required for a precinct board member.\n(2) Is a deputy or employee of either of the following:\n(A) The governing board.\n(B) The elections official.\n(b) No person selected to count ballots need reside in any particular precinct.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","CHAPTER 3. Semifinal Official Canvass [15150. - 15290.]","ARTICLE 2. Automated Count in a Central Location [15200. - 15213.]"],"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":"7571ef8fe0ac348deffb2bcc851c3af1437bb064e8a72e7f9ee2f80be64fb2cc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15204","next":"us-ca/elec-15206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}