California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 2 - VOTERS

CHAPTER 1 - Voter Qualifications

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2000. - 2000. (a) Every person who qualifies under Section 2 of...

ARTICLE 2 - Determination of Residence and Domicile

Section 2020. - 2020. The term of domicile is computed by including the...

Section 2021. - 2021. (a) A person who leaves his or her home...

Section 2022. - 2022. If a person moves to another state with the...

Section 2023. - 2023. If a person moves to another state as a...

Section 2024. - 2024. The mere intention to acquire a new domicile, without...

Section 2025. - 2025. A person does not gain or lose a domicile...

Section 2026. - 2026. The domicile of a Member of the Legislature or...

Section 2027. - 2027. The place where a person’s family is domiciled is...

Section 2028. - 2028. If a person has a family fixed in one...

Section 2029. - 2029. The domicile of one spouse shall not be presumed...

Section 2030. - 2030. A domiciliary of this state who marries a person...

Section 2031. - 2031. If a person has more than one residence and...

Section 2032. - 2032. Except as provided in this article, if a person...

Section 2033. - 2033. Whenever the house number or the mailing address of...

Section 2034. - 2034. A person domiciled in a house or apartment lying...

Section 2035. - 2035. A person duly registered as a voter in any...

ARTICLE 3 - Visually Impaired Voters

Section 2050. - 2050. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 2051. - 2051. As used in this article, “visually impaired” means a...

Section 2052. - 2052. It is the intent of the Legislature to promote...

Section 2053. - 2053. The Secretary of State shall establish a Voting Accessibility...

CHAPTER 2 - Registration

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2100. - 2100. A person shall not be registered except as provided...

Section 2101. - 2101. (a) A person entitled to register to vote shall...

Section 2102. - 2102. (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4.5, a person...

Section 2103. - 2103. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 2105. - 2105. It is the intent of the Legislature that voter...

Section 2105.5. - 2105.5. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do...

Section 2105.6. - 2105.6. (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide...

Section 2105.7. - 2105.7. (a) A state or local juvenile detention facility, including,...

Section 2106. - 2106. A program adopted by a county pursuant to Section...

Section 2111. - 2111. A person may prove he or she is a...

Section 2112. - 2112. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

Section 2114. - 2114. The county elections official of any county in this...

Section 2115. - 2115. Whenever a voter, between the time of that person’s...

Section 2116. - 2116. (a) Whenever a voter, between the time of that...

Section 2119. - 2119. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), Article 4.5...

Section 2119.5. - 2119.5. (a) From the 14th day immediately preceding an election...

Section 2120. - 2120. (a) If the county elections official receives a letter...

Section 2121. - 2121. No fees may be charged for registration. (Enacted by...

Section 2122. - 2122. The county elections official may cause to be written...

Section 2123. - 2123. In accordance with Section 11 of the initiative act...

Section 2124. - 2124. The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, adopt uniform...

ARTICLE 2 - Reimbursable Voter Outreach Costs

Section 2130. - 2130. From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall...

Section 2131. - 2131. The Secretary of State may provide grants to local...

ARTICLE 3 - Registration Procedures

Section 2138. - 2138. Individuals and organizations distributing voter registration cards pursuant to...

Section 2138.5. - 2138.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an affiant’s driver’s license...

Section 2139. - 2139. On the day of the close of registration for...

Section 2140. - 2140. The county elections official shall report to the district...

Section 2142. - 2142. (a) If the county elections official refuses to register...

Section 2143. - 2143. Costs shall not be recovered against the county elections...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Student Voter Registration

Section 2145. - 2145. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2146. - 2146. (a) The Secretary of State shall annually provide every...

Section 2147. - 2147. No later than July 1, 2018, the California State...

Section 2148. - 2148. (a) Every high school, community college, and California State...

Section 2148.5. - 2148.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall promote and seek...

ARTICLE 4 - Forms

Section 2150. - 2150. (a) The affidavit of registration shall show: (1) The...

Section 2151. - 2151. (a) At the time of registering and of transferring...

Section 2152. - 2152. (a) Whenever any voter has declined to disclose or...

Section 2153. - 2153. (a) Except as provided in Section 2154, the affidavit...

Section 2154. - 2154. In the event that the county elections official receives...

Section 2155. - 2155. Upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration...

Section 2155.3. - 2155.3. (a) In lieu of the voter notification required by...

Section 2155.4. - 2155.4. An elections official may, upon receipt of a properly...

Section 2155.5. - 2155.5. (a) The Secretary of State may, in coordination with...

Section 2156. - 2156. The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to...

Section 2157. - 2157. (a) Subject to this chapter, the paper affidavit of...

Section 2157.1. - 2157.1. It is the intent of the Legislature that a...

Section 2157.2. - 2157.2. In order that a voter be fully informed of...

Section 2158. - 2158. County elections officials shall do all of the following:...

Section 2159. - 2159. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section...

Section 2159.5. - 2159.5. A person, company, or other organization that agrees to...

Section 2160. - 2160. (a) A county elections official may use a provisional...

Section 2161. - 2161. The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to...

Section 2162. - 2162. (a) No affidavits of registration other than those provided...

Section 2163. - 2163. The Secretary of State shall prepare an appropriate voter...

Section 2164. - 2164. (a) The Secretary of State shall pay all postage...

Section 2165. - 2165. Affidavits of registration shall be processed immediately. (Amended by...

Section 2166. - 2166. (a) Any person filing with the county elections official...

Section 2166.5. - 2166.5. (a) Any person filing with the county elections official...

Section 2166.7. - 2166.7. (a) If authorized by the county board of supervisors,...

Section 2166.8. - 2166.8. (a) A county elections official shall, upon application of...

Section 2167. - 2167. Upon the personal or written application of any person,...

Section 2168. - 2168. The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Conditional Voter Registration

Section 2170. - 2170. (a) “Conditional voter registration” means a properly executed affidavit...

Section 2171. - 2171. (a) A conditional voter registration accepted under this article...

Section 2172. - 2172. (a) The elections official shall cancel any duplicate voter...

Section 2173. - 2173. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who commits...

ARTICLE 5 - Roster

Section 2183. - 2183. (a) The elections official shall supply an electronic copy,...

Section 2184. - 2184. Upon request of any Member of the Legislature, of...

Section 2185. - 2185. Upon written request of the chair or vice chair...

Section 2187. - 2187. (a) Each county elections official shall provide notice to...

Section 2188. - 2188. (a) Any application for voter registration information available pursuant...

Section 2188.1. - 2188.1. The Secretary of State may insert fictitious names of...

Section 2188.2. - 2188.2. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations that...

Section 2188.3. - 2188.3. A person or entity who has received voter registration...

Section 2188.5. - 2188.5. (a) A person who requests voter information pursuant to...

Section 2189. - 2189. Before the first day of the opening of the...

Section 2191. - 2191. (a) Upon request, the elections official shall compile a...

Section 2193. - 2193. The Secretary of State shall, from the information furnished...

Section 2194. - 2194. (a) Except as provided in Section 2194.1, the affidavit...

Section 2194.1. - 2194.1. Any affidavit of registration information identified in Section 7924.000...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Online Voter Registration

Section 2196. - 2196. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who...

Section 2197. - 2197. No later than July 1, 2014, the California Health...

Section 2198. - 2198. Each Internet Web site maintained by the state shall...

CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 2200. - 2200. The registration of a voter is permanent for all...

Section 2201. - 2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration...

Section 2201. - 2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration...

Section 2202. - 2202. (a) The county elections official shall preserve all uncanceled...

Section 2205. - 2205. The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify...

Section 2206. - 2206. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to facilitate...

Section 2208. - 2208. (a) A person is presumed competent to vote regardless...

Section 2208. - 2208. (a) A person is presumed competent to vote regardless...

Section 2209. - 2209. (a) For conservatorships established pursuant to Division 4 (commencing...

Section 2209. - 2209. (a) For conservatorships established pursuant to Division 4 (commencing...

Section 2210. - 2210. (a) If the person or the person and estate...

Section 2210. - 2210. (a) If the person or the person and estate...

Section 2211. - 2211. (a) Any person who (1) has plead not guilty...

Section 2211. - 2211. (a) Any person who (1) has plead not guilty...

Section 2211.5. - 2211.5. (a) By the first day of each month, and...

Section 2212. - 2212. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions...

Section 2213. - 2213. Any person may proceed by action in the superior...

Section 2214. - 2214. (a) Each month, the Secretary of State shall post...

ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures

Section 2220. - 2220. (a) The county elections official shall conduct a preelection...

Section 2221. - 2221. (a) Based on the postal notices on the returned...

Section 2222. - 2222. In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard, as...

Section 2223. - 2223. (a) In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard...

Section 2224. - 2224. (a) If a voter has not voted in an...

Section 2225. - 2225. (a) (1) Based on change-of-address data received from the...

Section 2226. - 2226. (a) Based on change-of-address information received pursuant to Sections...

Section 2226. - 2226. (a) Based on change-of-address information received pursuant to Sections...

Section 2227. - 2227. (a) In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard,...

ARTICLE 3 - Reimbursable File Maintenance

Section 2240. - 2240. From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall...

Section 2241. - 2241. Any claim submitted to the Controller pursuant to this...

CHAPTER 4 - Motor Voter

Section 2250. - 2250. On and after July 1, 2007, in any document...

CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program

Section 2260. - 2260. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 2261. - 2261. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 2262. - 2262. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 2263. - 2263. (a) The Secretary of State and the department shall...

Section 2264. - 2264. (a) Every driver’s license application shall include a voter...

Section 2265. - 2265. (a) (1) The department, in consultation with the Secretary...

Section 2266. - 2266. (a) The willful, unauthorized disclosure of information obtained from...

Section 2267. - 2267. (a) If the records of a person designated in...

Section 2268. - 2268. A person registered or preregistered to vote under this...

Section 2269. - 2269. This chapter does not affect the confidentiality of a...

Section 2270. - 2270. If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes...

Section 2271. - 2271. If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes...

Section 2272. - 2272. (a) The department shall designate an employee, known as...

Section 2273. - 2273. (a) The department’s NVRA coordinator shall ensure that each...

Section 2274. - 2274. (a) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of...

Section 2275. - 2275. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce...

Section 2276. - 2276. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the department...

Section 2277. - 2277. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to implement...

CHAPTER 5 - Voter Bill of Rights

Section 2300. - 2300. (a) All voters, pursuant to the California Constitution and...

Section 2301. - 2301. (a) An international election observer may be provided uniform...

Section 2302. - 2302. A voter or any other person shall not be...

CHAPTER 6 - Voter Registration Agencies

Section 2400. - 2400. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting...

Section 2401. - 2401. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have...

Section 2402. - 2402. (a) The Secretary of State is the chief state...

Section 2403. - 2403. (a) A voter registration agency shall comply with the...

Section 2404. - 2404. (a) The Secretary of State shall do all of...

Section 2405. - 2405. (a) A county elections official shall be responsible for...

Section 2406. - 2406. (a) A voter registration agency shall do all of...

Section 2407. - 2407. Within 10 days after the beginning of each calendar...

Section 2408. - 2408. (a) A voter registration agency that allows a person...

CHAPTER 7 - Election Management Systems

Section 2500. - 2500. As used in this chapter, an “election management system”...

Section 2501. - 2501. (a) No later than January 31, 2014, and annually...

Section 2550. - 2550. (a) For purposes of this section, “electronic poll book”...

CHAPTER 8 - Language Accessibility

Section 2600. - 2600. The Secretary of State shall establish a Language Accessibility...

CHAPTER 9 - Native American Voters

Section 2700. - 2700. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a Native...