Defined term
Official Canvass
Official Canvass: The processing, counting, and inspection of early- returned vote-by-mail ballots and the ballots cast in each voting precinct
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Definition
The processing, counting, and inspection of early- returned vote-by-mail ballots and the ballots cast in each voting precinct
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The “public process of processing and tallying all ballots received in an election, including, but not limited to, provisional ballots and absentee ballots not included in the semifinal official canvass. The official canvass also includes the process of reconciling ballots, attempting to prohibit duplicate voting by absentee and provisi onal voters, and performance of the manual tally of 1 percent of all precincts.” Cal. Elec. Code §335.5.
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2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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