{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15370","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15370","heading":"","body":"After ballots are counted and sealed, the elections official may not open any ballots nor permit any ballots to be opened except as permitted in Sections 15303 and 15304, or in the event of a recount.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","CHAPTER 4. Official Canvass [15300. - 15377.]","ARTICLE 6. Ballot Security and Reporting of Results [15370. - 15377.]"],"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":"b8a4fd44adcdc54e83c54333fc70bb4ee17c0018105c878e4dc09f6731881834","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15360","next":"us-ca/elec-15371"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}