Ballot
Counting
Before any ballots may be counted, the computer is subject to
Logic and Accuracy Testing, witnessed by an Official Observer
Panel. These same computer tests are run after the count is
finished. Official Observers are solicited from the County Grand
Jury, the League of Women Voters, media and the political
parties, city clerks and civic organizations.
Ballots are fed through readers and totals are stored until the
polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Election Day. At that time, the
first bulletin is created and released (8:00 to 8:30 p.m.). No
additional absentee ballots are added on election night. In San
Bernardino County, absentee ballots are counted by precinct so
that it is possible to see how a precinct voted.
Damaged ballots that cannot be machine tabulated are set aside
to be counted in the official canvass.
All precincts must be processed and counted election night. The
count is expected to be complete between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m. on
election night.
The number of absentee and provisional ballots received at the
polls is used to give an approximate number of outstanding
ballots.
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