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.
Cal. Elec. Code § 15370
Ballot Security and Reporting of Results
Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1073, Sec. 31
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