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CA Elec Code § 3123 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3123.

3123.  A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, this chapter on application by either of the following:(a) A military or overseas voter.(b) An elections official in this state.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 26. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 3200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3200.

3200.  A voter who qualifies under this chapter shall be entitled to become a permanent vote by mail voter.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3201.

3201.  Any voter may apply for permanent vote by mail status. Application for permanent vote by mail status shall be made in accordance with Section 3001 or 3102. The voter shall complete an application, which shall be available from the county elections official, and which shall contain all of the following:(a) The applicant’s name at length.(b) The applicant’s residence address.(c) The address where the ballot is to be mailed, if different from the place of residence.(d) The signature of the applicant.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 560, Sec. 5. (AB 1417) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 3202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3202.

3202.  In lieu of executing the application set forth in Section 3201, any voter may execute a request for permanent vote by mail status by making a written request to the county elections official requesting the status. If a written request is received by the county elections official and it contains the information set forth in Section 3201, the elections official shall process that application in the manner provided in Section 3203.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3203.

3203.  (a) Upon receipt of an application for permanent vote by mail status, the county elections official shall process the application in the same manner as an application for a vote by mail ballot, or, in the case of an application made pursuant to Section 3102, in the same manner as an application for a special absent voter ballot or overseas ballot.(b) In addition to processing applications in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000), if it is determined that the applicant is a registered voter, the county elections official shall do the following:(1) Place the voter’s name upon a list of those to whom a vote by mail ballot is sent each time there is an election within their precinct.(2) Include in all vote by mail mailings to the voter an explanation of the vote by mail procedure and an explanation of Section 3206.(3) Maintain a copy of the vote by mail ballot list on file open to public inspection for election and governmental purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 560, Sec. 6. (AB 1417) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 3204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3204.

3204.  The county elections official shall send a copy of the list of all voters who qualify as permanent vote by mail voters to each city elections official or district elections official charged with the duty of conducting an election within the county. The list shall be sent by the sixth day before an election.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3205.

3205.  (a) Vote by mail ballots mailed to, and received from, voters on the permanent vote by mail voter list are subject to the same deadlines and shall be processed and counted in the same manner as all other vote by mail ballots.(b) Prior to each partisan primary election, county elections officials shall mail to every voter who has declined to disclose a preference for a political party whose name appears on the permanent vote by mail voter list a notice and application regarding voting in the primary election. The notice shall inform the voter that he or she may request a vote by mail ballot for a particular political party for the primary election, if that political party adopted a party rule, duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizing these voters to vote in their primary. The notice shall also contain a toll-free telephone number, established by the Secretary of State, that the voter may call to access information regarding which political parties have adopted such a rule. The application shall contain a checkoff box with a conspicuously printed statement that reads substantially similar to the following: “I have declined to disclose a preference for a qualified political party. However, for this primary election only, I request a vote by mail ballot for the ____ Party.” The name of the political party shall be personally affixed by the voter.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 10. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 3206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 3 - Permanent Vote by Mail Application and Procedures|Section 3206.

3206.  A voter whose name appears on the permanent vote by mail voter list shall remain on the list and shall be mailed a vote by mail ballot for each election conducted within the precinct in which he or she is eligible to vote. If the voter fails to return an executed vote by mail ballot in four consecutive statewide general elections in accordance with Section 3017, the voter’s name shall be deleted from the list.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 162, Sec. 46. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Elec Code § 3400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3400.

3400.  Registration for new residents shall be in progress beginning with the 14th day prior to an election and ending on the seventh day prior to election day.This registration must be executed in the county elections office and the new resident shall vote a new resident’s ballot in that office.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 592, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Elec Code § 3402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3402.

3402.  The Secretary of State shall have blank affidavits of registration prepared for new residents that contain the information required in Section 2157. The affidavit shall be the same as the regular affidavit of registration except that it shall have a removable portion with the caption “new resident.”(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3403.

3403.  The envelope into which a new resident is to place the ballot shall bear upon its face the name and official title of the county elections official and upon the other side a printed affidavit in substantially the following form: State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ss.I, ________, declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that on the day of the next election for federal offices shall be at least 18 years of age, a resident of this state prior to the election, and am a resident of the City or Town of ________, County of ________, State of California; I have not voted, nor shall I cast a vote on a ballot from the state from which I have removed.I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. _____ (Date) _____  _____ (Signature) _____  _____ (Residence address) _____ (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3404.

3404.  The new resident shall mark the ballot, place it in the identification envelope, and fill out and sign the declaration printed on the identification envelope.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3405.

3405.  The ballots of new residents shall be received and canvassed at the same time and under the same procedure as vote by mail voter ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3408 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3408.

3408.  The county elections official shall keep open to public inspection a list showing the names and addresses of all persons who have voted as new residents.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3500.

3500.  A new citizen is eligible to register and vote at the office of, or at another location designated by, the county elections official at any time beginning on the 14th day before an election and ending at the close of polls on the election day following the date on which that person became a citizen.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 186, Sec. 2. (AB 84) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 3501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3501.

3501.  A new citizen registering to vote after the close of registration shall provide the county elections official with proof of citizenship prior to voting, and shall declare that he or she has established residency in California. Upon receipt of proof of citizenship and California residency, the county elections official shall instate the affiant as a registered voter and include his or her affidavit of registration in the permanent file of affidavits.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 3502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3502.

3502.  The ballots of new citizens shall be received and canvassed at the same time and under the same procedure as vote by mail voter ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 66. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 3503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING|CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures|Section 3503.

3503.  The county elections official shall keep open to public inspection a list of all persons who have registered as new citizens.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4000.

4000.  A local, special, or consolidated election may be conducted wholly by mail provided that all of the following conditions apply:(a) The governing body of the local agency authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election.(b) The election is held on an established mailed ballot election date pursuant to Section 1500.(c) The election is one of the following:(1) An election in which no more than 1,000 registered voters are eligible to participate.(2) An election on a measure or measures restricted to (A) the imposition of special taxes, or (B) expenditure limitation overrides, or (C) both (A) and (B), in a city, county, or special district with 5,000 or less registered voters calculated as of the time of the last report of registration by the county elections official to the Secretary of State.(3) An election on the issuance of a general obligation water bond in accordance with Section 12944.5 of the Water Code.(4) An election of the Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District as authorized in Section 122 of Chapter 527 of the Statutes of 1977, known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law.(5) An election of the Aliso Water Management Agency, or its affected member agencies, pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.(6) An election of the San Jacinto Mountain Area Water Study Agency pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.(7) An election of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.(8) An election or assessment ballot proceeding required or authorized by Article XIII C or XIII D of the California Constitution. However, when an assessment ballot proceeding is conducted by mail pursuant to this section, the following rules apply:(A) The proceeding shall be denominated an “assessment ballot proceeding” rather than an election.(B) Ballots shall be denominated “assessment ballots.”(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 286, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Elec Code § 4002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4002.

4002.  Notwithstanding Section 4000, a special district may conduct its elections by mail in accordance with Sections 1500, 4104, 4105, and 4108.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 86, Sec. 1. Effective July 19, 2005.)
CA Elec Code § 4003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4003.

4003.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any district has adopted the all-mailed ballot procedure for conducting general district elections pursuant to Section 4104 and any other election is scheduled to be held in territory that is the same or partly the territory of the district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the odd-numbered year, the district may, by resolution of the governing board, revoke the adoption of the all-mailed ballot procedure and order the general district election consolidated with the other election pursuant to Section 10402.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4004.

4004.  (a) “Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city total population rankings by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.(b) “Eligible entity” means a school district or a special district.(c) Notwithstanding Sections 1500 and 4000, an election in a small city or an eligible entity may be conducted wholly as an all-mail ballot election, subject to the following conditions:(1) The legislative body of the small city or the governing body of the eligible entity, by resolution, authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election.(2) The election is a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislative body or governing body.(3) The election is not held on the same date as a statewide primary or general election.(4) The election is not consolidated with any other election.(5) The return of voted mail ballots is subject to Section 3017.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 86, Sec. 2. Effective July 19, 2005.)
CA Elec Code § 4005.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4005.5.

4005.5.  The Secretary of State shall assist each county conducting an election in 2018 pursuant to Section 4005 in providing voter education and community outreach in addition to the voter education and outreach required by Section 4005, including, but not limited to, direct contact with voters. The Secretary of State may provide funding allocated for the purposes of this section to each county.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 180, Sec. 4. (SB 117) Effective August 24, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 4005.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4005.6.

4005.6.  An election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 or 4007 is subject to the following requirements:(a) The provisions of Sections 14200 and 14201 that apply to polling places also apply to vote centers.(b) Prior to every election, the county elections official shall determine if a voter has previously identified a preferred language other than English to the elections official or to the Secretary of State. If the voter’s precinct is required to have a facsimile copy of the ballot in the voter’s preferred language pursuant to Section 14201, the county elections official shall send to him or her by regular mail or electronic mail a facsimile copy of the ballot in that language. The voter shall receive the facsimile copy of the ballot before vote centers open pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 4005. The facsimile copy of the ballot shall be sufficiently distinct in appearance from a regular ballot to prevent voters from attempting to vote on the facsimile copy.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 845, Sec. 5. (AB 918) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 4006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election|Section 4006.

4006.  For any election conducted pursuant to Section 4005, the county elections official shall make a reasonable effort to inform a voter of either of the following:(a) If the voter’s vote by mail ballot envelope is missing a signature.(b) How the voter can correct the missing signature.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 832, Sec. 4. (SB 450) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 4100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4100.

4100.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, mail ballot elections shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 3.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4101.

4101.  Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303, the elections official shall not commence to mail the combined county voter information guide and mail ballot before the 29th day before the election and shall complete the mailing by the 10th day before the election.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 16. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 4102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4102.

4102.  The elections official may include in the mailings set forth in Section 4101 a printed notice to the voters informing the voters that they may return the voted ballot by certified or registered mail.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4103.

4103.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 3020, ballots cast under this chapter shall be returned to the elections official from whom they were obtained no later than 8 p.m. on election day.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any vote by mail ballot cast under this chapter 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 three 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.(2) If the ballot has no postmark, a postmark with no date, or an illegible postmark, 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. 2016, Ch. 225, Sec. 2. (AB 2071) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 4104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4104.

4104.  (a) At the first general district election conducted by all-mailed ballot the following question shall be printed on the ballot and boxes shall be provided for the voter to indicate “Yes” or “No”:“SHALL THE MAILED BALLOT BE USED TO CONDUCT ALL FUTURE GENERAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS?”(b) If the majority of the voters favor the all-mailed ballot election it shall be adopted as the procedure for conducting future general district elections. If the question is rejected by the voters it may be resubmitted at any subsequent general district election in the manner provided for in Section 4105.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 4105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections|Section 4105.

4105.  The question set forth in Section 4104, as to whether an all-mailed ballot election is required to be used in the conduct of all future general district elections, shall be printed on the ballot of any general district election upon (a) the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board, or (b) upon the submission of an initiative petition to the governing board signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the voters in the district pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9.This section shall apply only to those districts in which an election by all-mailed ballots was conducted pursuant to a resolution adopted by the governing board of the district in the manner provided for by Section 4108.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)