California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 1 - Proclamations And Election Orders

Section 12000. - 12000. For each statewide election, the Governor shall issue a...

Section 12001. - 12001. For a special local election, the governing body of...

CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices

Section 12101. - 12101. (a) Not earlier than the 127th nor later than...

Section 12102. - 12102. The notice of the municipal election shall be substantially...

Section 12103. - 12103. At least 158 days before the direct primary, the...

Section 12104. - 12104. (a) A notice designating the offices for which candidates...

Section 12105. - 12105. (a) The elections official shall, not less than one...

Section 12105.5. - 12105.5. (a) Not less than one week before the election,...

Section 12106. - 12106. (a) The elections official shall publish, as provided in...

Section 12107. - 12107. (a) The elections official shall let the contracts for...

Section 12108. - 12108. (a) The elections official shall ascertain the name of...

Section 12109. - 12109. Whenever the ballots at any election or from any...

Section 12110. - 12110. In case of a municipal election to fill offices,...

Section 12111. - 12111. (a) In case of a municipal election on any...

Section 12112. - 12112. (a) At least 90 days, and not more than...

Section 12113. - 12113. For each school or special district, the county elections...

CHAPTER 3 - Precincts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 12200. - 12200. This chapter applies to all jurisdictions. (Amended by Stats....

ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation

Section 12220. - 12220. The elections official shall divide the jurisdiction into precincts...

Section 12221. - 12221. In any order establishing precincts, their boundaries shall be...

Section 12222. - 12222. (a) No precinct shall be established so that its...

Section 12223. - 12223. (a) Whenever a jurisdiction is divided into election precincts...

Section 12224. - 12224. (a) At the discretion of the elections official, the...

Section 12225. - 12225. Whenever a precinct is entirely owned or controlled by...

ARTICLE 3 - Precinct Consolidations

Section 12241. - 12241. (a) The elections official conducting local, special, or consolidated...

ARTICLE 4 - Precinct Boundary Changes

Section 12260. - 12260. (a) The elections official may change or alter any...

Section 12261. - 12261. (a) The boundaries of precincts for the general election...

Section 12262. - 12262. Jurisdictional boundary changes occurring less than 125 days before...

ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places

Section 12280. - 12280. When designating polling places, the elections official shall undertake...

Section 12281. - 12281. (a) If, for any valid reason, the polling place...

Section 12282. - 12282. Property exempted from taxation pursuant to Section 214 of...

Section 12283. - 12283. (a) For purposes of this section, “public building” means...

Section 12284. - 12284. Upon request of the elections official, state-owned buildings, parking...

Section 12285. - 12285. A mobilehome may be used as a polling place...

Section 12286. - 12286. (a) At least 29 days prior to the election,...

Section 12287. - 12287. A candidate’s residence shall not be designated as a...

Section 12287.5. - 12287.5. A single-family residence shall not be designated as a...

Section 12288. - 12288. A polling place shall not be accessible by a...

CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 12300. - 12300. Any voter, or any individual who possesses the qualifications...

Section 12301. - 12301. The persons appointed to serve as election officers for...

Section 12302. - 12302. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 12303. - 12303. (a) A person who cannot read or write the...

Section 12304. - 12304. (a) The composition of the precinct board shall be...

Section 12306. - 12306. The county elections official of any county, in appointing...

Section 12307. - 12307. Upon filing the list of names and addresses of...

Section 12309. - 12309. (a) Following the appointment of members of precinct boards,...

Section 12309.5. - 12309.5. (a) No later than June 30, 2005, the Secretary...

Section 12310. - 12310. Each member of a precinct board shall receive compensation...

Section 12311. - 12311. No public agency shall be required as the result...

Section 12312. - 12312. A person shall not be suspended or discharged from...

Section 12313. - 12313. (a) If any member of a precinct board does...

Section 12314. - 12314. The inspector may appoint a voter to replace any...

Section 12315. - 12315. If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of...

Section 12316. - 12316. In constituting precinct boards, the elections official may excuse...

Section 12318. - 12318. (a) Following the notification of the precinct board members...

Section 12319. - 12319. The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to...

Section 12320. - 12320. No person is eligible to act as an election...

Section 12321. - 12321. (a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of...

Section 12327. - 12327. (a) If the precinct board members for any precinct...