§ 15306 Election Results Updates

This law says that after an election, the election official must put new election info on their website at least once a week until the final results are officially certified or only certain mail ballots are left to count.

Key Takeaways

•Post election updates on the website at least once a week, starting by the Thursday after the election.
•Updates must show vote totals, how many ballots of each type are counted, and an estimate of how many are still left.
•Stop posting only when the certified results are released or when only certain mail ballots remain, and note the reason if stopping for the mail ballots.
•These posting rules are extra to any other reporting duties the official already has.

Example

A county clerk updates the county website every Tuesday after the election, showing the latest vote totals, how many in‑person and mail ballots have been counted, and when the next update will happen.

The clerk is following the rule by posting the results each week, listing the numbers of each type of ballot counted and saying when the next update will be. When the official certified the final results, the clerk stopped the weekly posts, as the law allows.

(a) Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, and until the time specified in subdivision (b), an elections official shall post updated information regarding the election on their internet website at least once per week. The update shall include at least the following information: (1) Updated results for any candidate or measure appearing on the ballot. (2) The number of ballots processed and an estimated number of outstanding ballots remaining unprocessed for each of the following categories: ballots voted at a polling place, vote by mail ballots received on or before election day, vote by mail ballots received after election day, provisional ballots, and conditional registration ballots. (3) The date and time when it is expected that the next results will be posted. (b) The elections official may stop posting the results described in subdivision (a) when either of the following occurs: (1) A certified statement of results is published pursuant to Section 15372. (2) The only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify their signature pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 3019 or to provide their signature pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3019. If the elections official stops posting results for this reason, they shall post a notice stating this reason on their internet website. (c) The requirements of this section are in addition to any other duty to report or publish information required of the elections official pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 15000) or any other law. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 514, Sec. 1. (AB 63) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Key Takeaways

•Post election updates on the website at least once a week, starting by the Thursday after the election.
•Updates must show vote totals, how many ballots of each type are counted, and an estimate of how many are still left.
•Stop posting only when the certified results are released or when only certain mail ballots remain, and note the reason if stopping for the mail ballots.
•These posting rules are extra to any other reporting duties the official already has.

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