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CA Elec Code § 3011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3011.

3011.  (a) The identification envelope shall contain all of the following:(1) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the voter resides within the precinct in which he or she is voting and is the person whose name appears on the envelope.(2) The signature of the voter.(3) The residence address of the voter as shown on the affidavit of registration.(4) The date of signing.(5) A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the canvassing board.(6) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that voting twice constitutes a crime.(7) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that the voter must sign the envelope in his or her own handwriting in order for the ballot to be counted.(8) A statement that the voter has neither applied, nor intends to apply, for a vote by mail voter’s ballot from any other jurisdiction for the same election.(9) The name of the person authorized by the voter to return the vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017.(10) The relationship to the voter of the person authorized to return the vote by mail ballot.(11) The signature of the person authorized to return the vote by mail ballot.(b) Except at a primary election for partisan office, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the vote by mail voter’s party preference may not be stamped or printed on the identification envelope.(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (9) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (a), a ballot shall not be disqualified solely because the person authorized to return it did not provide on the identification envelope his or her name, relationship to the voter, or signature.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 306) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 3012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3012.

3012.  Whenever the elections official is required to mail a vote by mail voter’s ballot to any elector and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed is a point outside the territorial limits of the United States, the elections official shall mail the vote by mail voter’s ballot to the elector by airmail and, if under any law of the United States official election ballots may be mailed without the payment of postage, the elections official shall so mail them.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3013.

3013.  Upon delivering or mailing a vote by mail voter’s ballot, the elections official shall enter on the application of the vote by mail voter, or on the affidavit of registration, the type of ballot and the date of delivering or mailing. Before the election the elections official shall send to the inspector of each precinct in his or her county or city a list of the voters in that precinct applying for and receiving ballots under the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3014.

3014.  The elections official shall send a second vote by mail voter ballot to any voter upon receipt of a statement under penalty of perjury that the voter has failed to receive, lost, or destroyed his or her original ballot.The elections official shall keep a record of each vote by mail voter ballot sent to and received from a voter and shall verify, prior to counting any duplicate ballot, that the voter has not attempted to vote twice. If it is determined that a voter has attempted to vote twice, both ballots shall be void.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3015.

3015.  (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 14310, vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day, or go to a vote center established pursuant to Section 4005, or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, shall be permitted to vote nonprovisional ballots if either of the following conditions is satisfied:(1) They surrender their vote by mail voter ballots to the inspector of the precinct board, a member of the vote center election board, or the elections official.(2) They are unable to surrender their vote by mail voter ballots pursuant to paragraph (1) but the precinct board, vote center election board, or elections official does all of the following:(A) Verifies that they have not returned their vote by mail ballots.(B) Notates their voter records to ensure that their vote by mail ballots are not cast or tabulated after they vote at the polls.(b) The precinct board and vote center election board shall return the unused vote by mail voters’ ballots surrendered pursuant to subdivision (a) to the elections official in an envelope designated for this purpose.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 22. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 3016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3016.

3016.  Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day, or go to a vote center established pursuant to Section 4005, or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, shall be issued a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 14310 if neither of the conditions in subdivision (a) of Section 3015 is satisfied.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 22.5. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 3016.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3016.7.

3016.7.  The county elections official shall permit any voter to cast a ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system, regardless of whether the voter is a voter with disabilities or a military or overseas voter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 312, Sec. 3. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 3018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3018.

3018.  (a) Any voter using a vote by mail ballot may, prior to the close of the polls on election day, vote the ballot at the office of the elections official. The voter shall vote the ballot in the presence of an officer of the elections official or in a voting booth, at the discretion of the elections official, but in no case may his or her vote be observed. Where direct recording electronic voting systems, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 19271, are used the elections official shall provide sufficient direct recording electronic voting systems to include all ballot types in the election.(b) For purposes of this section, the office of an elections official may include satellite locations. Notice of the satellite locations shall be made by the elections official by the issuance of a general news release, issued not later than 14 days prior to voting at the satellite location, except that in a county with a declared emergency or disaster, notice shall be made not later than 48 hours prior to voting at the satellite location. The news release shall set forth the following information:(1) The satellite location or locations.(2) The dates and hours the satellite location or locations will be open.(3) A telephone number that voters may use to obtain information regarding vote by mail ballots and the satellite locations.(c) Vote by mail ballots voted at a satellite location pursuant to this section shall be placed in a vote by mail voter identification envelope to be completed by the voter pursuant to Section 3011. However, if the elections official provides sufficient direct recording electronic voting systems such that all ballot types in the election may be cast, the vote by mail ballot may be cast on a direct recording electronic voting system.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 2. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Elec Code § 3019.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3019.5.

3019.5.  (a) A county elections official shall establish a free access system that allows a vote by mail voter to learn if the voter’s vote by mail ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why the ballot was not counted. For each election, the elections official shall make the free access system available to a vote by mail voter upon completion of the official canvass and for 30 days after completion of the official canvass.(b) For purposes of establishing the free access system for vote by mail ballots required by subdivision (a), a county elections official may use the free access system for provisional ballots established by the county pursuant to Section 302 of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 21082).(c) If a county elections official elects not to mail a county voter information guide to a voter pursuant to Section 13305, the elections official shall use any savings achieved to offset the costs associated with establishing the free access system for vote by mail ballots required by subdivision (a).(d) When a county elections official updates the county’s election management system or voter look-up tool on the county’s internet website with new voter information, the elections official shall provide the updated information to the Secretary of State to update the information that the Secretary of State provides to the public.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 107. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 3019.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3019.7.

3019.7.  (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a system to allow a vote by mail voter to track the voter’s vote by mail ballot through the mail system and as the vote by mail ballot is processed by the county elections official. A county elections official shall use this system unless the county makes available to voters a different vote by mail ballot tracking system that meets or exceeds the level of service provided by the Secretary of State’s system. The system shall, at a minimum, be accessible to voters with disabilities and allow a voter to register to receive information via email or text message from the county elections official about the status of the voter’s vote by mail ballot, including all of the following information:(1) A notification when the ballot has been delivered by the county elections official to the United States Postal Service.(2) A notification of the date, based on information from the United States Postal Service, that the voter’s ballot is expected to be delivered to the voter.(3) A notification if the voter’s ballot is returned as undeliverable to the county elections official by the United States Postal Service.(4) A notification when the voter’s completed ballot has been received by the county elections official.(5) A notification that the voter’s completed ballot has been counted, or, if the ballot cannot be counted, a notification of the reason why the ballot could not be counted and instructions of any steps that the voter can take in order to have the ballot counted.(6) A reminder of the deadline for the voter to return the voter’s ballot if the county elections official has not received a voter’s completed ballot by specified dates as determined by the county elections official.(b) The Secretary of State shall make the system maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) available for use by each county. A county elections official may use the system for the purpose of complying with Section 3019.5.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 312, Sec. 4. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 3020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3020.

3020.  (a) All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any vote by mail ballot cast under this division shall be timely cast if it is received by the voter’s elections official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than seven days after election day and either of the following is satisfied:(1) The ballot is postmarked on or before election day or is time stamped or date stamped by a bona fide private mail delivery company on or before election day, or it is otherwise indicated by the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.(2) If the ballot has no postmark, a postmark with no date, or an illegible postmark, and no other information is available from the United States Postal Service or the bona fide private mail delivery company to indicate the date on which the ballot was mailed, the vote by mail ballot identification envelope is date stamped by the elections official upon receipt of the vote by mail ballot from the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company, and is signed and dated pursuant to Section 3011 on or before election day.(c) For purposes of this section, “bona fide private mail delivery company” means a courier service that is in the regular business of accepting a mail item, package, or parcel for the purpose of delivery to a person or entity whose address is specified on the item.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 312, Sec. 5. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Elec Code § 3021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3021.

3021.  After the close of the period for requesting vote by mail voter ballots by mail any voter unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability resulting in his or her confinement in a hospital, sanatorium, nursing home, or place of residence, or any voter unable because of a physical handicap to go to his or her polling place or because of that handicap is unable to vote at his or her polling place due to existing architectural barriers at his or her polling place denying him or her physical access to the polling place, voting booth, or voting apparatus or machinery, or any voter unable to go to his or her polling place because of conditions resulting in his or her absence from the precinct for an election may request in a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury that a ballot be delivered to him or her. This written statement shall not be required if the vote by mail ballot is voted in the office of the elections official as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 3018, at the time of the request. This ballot shall be delivered by the elections official to any authorized representative of the voter who presents this written statement to the elections official.Before delivering the ballot the elections official may compare the signature on the request with the signature on the voter’s affidavit of registration, but in any event, the signature shall be compared before the vote by mail ballot is canvassed.The voter shall mark the ballot, place it in the identification envelope, fill out and sign the envelope and return the ballot, personally or through the authorized representative, to either the elections official or any polling place within the jurisdiction.These ballots shall be processed and counted in the same manner as other vote by mail ballots.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 24. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 3021.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3021.5.

3021.5.  (a) Upon the declaration of an out-of-state emergency by the Governor and the issuance of an executive order authorizing an out-of-state emergency worker to cast a ballot outside of his or her home precinct, a county elections official shall, upon request of an out-of-state emergency worker pursuant to this chapter, issue a vote by mail ballot to the out-of-state emergency worker using a process to be determined by that elections official. The process shall include all of the following:(1) Authorization for an out-of-state emergency worker to request a vote by mail ballot after the close of the vote by mail ballot application period specified in Section 3001.(2) Authorization for a vote by mail ballot and accompanying voting materials to be sent to an out-of-state emergency worker by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic transmission, as requested by the out-of-state emergency worker. An elections official may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to voters as vote by mail ballots.(3) A requirement that an out-of-state emergency worker mark the vote by mail ballot provided to him or her, place it in the vote by mail ballot identification envelope, and return the vote by mail ballot to the elections official from whom it was obtained. If no identification envelope is provided, the envelope used to return the vote by mail ballot to the elections official shall include the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 3011 and a statement signed under penalty of perjury that the voter is an out-of-state emergency worker.(b) In order to be counted, a vote by mail ballot cast pursuant to this section shall be received in compliance with Section 3020.(c) An elections official shall receive and canvass vote by mail ballots cast pursuant to this section by the same procedure as for all other vote by mail ballots cast pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 13. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 3022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3022.

3022.  (a) The elections official shall include with the county voter information guide an application for a vote by mail ballot.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 109, Sec. 2. (SB 739) Effective September 18, 2020. Section operative January 1, 2021, by its own provisions.)
CA Elec Code § 3023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3023.

3023.  Each ballot that is delivered pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a state voter information guide, unless the voter has already been provided a state voter information guide. The state voter information guide shall display the Internet Web site address for a voter to check the status of his or her vote by mail or provisional ballot.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 85, Sec. 1. (AB 1044) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 3024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3024.

3024.  The cost to administer vote by mail ballots where issues and elective offices related to school districts, as defined by Section 17519 of the Government Code, are included on a ballot election with noneducation issues and elective offices shall not be fully or partially prorated to a school district. The Commission on State Mandates shall delete school districts, county boards of education, and community college districts from the list of eligible claimants in the Parameters and Guidelines for the Absentee Ballot Mandates.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3025.

3025.  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Vote by mail ballot drop box” means a secure receptacle established by a county or city and county elections official whereby a voted vote by mail ballot may be returned to the elections official from whom it was obtained.(2) “Vote by mail ballot drop-off location” means a location consisting of a secured vote by mail ballot drop box at which a voted vote by mail ballot may be returned to the elections official from whom it was obtained.(b) On or before January 1, 2017, the Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines based on best practices for security measures and procedures, including, but not limited to, chain of custody, pick-up times, proper labeling, and security of vote by mail ballot drop boxes, that a county elections official may use if the county elections official establishes one or more vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 93. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 3025.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3025.5.

3025.5.  (a) (1) A county that does not conduct an election pursuant to either Section 4005 or 4007 shall provide at least two vote by mail ballot drop-off locations within the jurisdiction where the election is held or at least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location for every 30,000 registered voters within the jurisdiction where the election is held, whichever results in more vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for a jurisdiction with fewer than 30,000 registered voters, at least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location shall be provided. The elections official shall make a reasonable effort to provide a vote by mail ballot drop-off location in the jurisdiction where the election is held.(b) A vote by mail ballot drop-off location provided for under this section consists of a secure, accessible, and locked ballot box located as near as possible to established public transportation routes and that is able to receive voted ballots. All vote by mail ballot drop-off locations shall be open at least during regular business hours beginning not less than 28 days before the day of the election, and on the day of the election.(c) At least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location shall be an exterior drop box that is available for a minimum of 12 hours per day.(d) For the purposes of this section, “vote by mail ballot drop-off location” has the same meaning as in Section 3025.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 312, Sec. 6. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2022.)