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CA Elec Code § 19287 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19287.

19287.  (a) Prior to publishing his or her decision to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certification of a remote accessible vote by mail system, the Secretary of State shall provide for a 30-day public review period and conduct a public hearing to give interested persons an opportunity to review testing and examination reports and express their views for or against certification or conditional approval of the remote accessible vote by mail system.(b) The Secretary of State shall give notice of the public review period and hearing in the manner prescribed in Section 6064 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation published in Sacramento County. The Secretary of State shall also provide notice of the hearing on his or her Internet Web site. The Secretary of State shall transmit written notice of the hearing, at least 14 days prior to the public review period and hearing, to each county elections official, to any person that the Secretary of State believes will be interested in the public review period and hearing, and to any person who requests, in writing, notice of the public review period and hearing.(c) The decision of the Secretary of State to certify, conditionally approve, or withhold certification of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall be in writing and shall state the findings of the Secretary of State. The decision shall be open to public inspection.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 14. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19288 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19288.

19288.  Within 60 days after the completion of the examination of a remote accessible vote by mail system, the Secretary of State shall make publicly available a report stating whether the remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved, or whether certification has been withheld.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 15. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19289 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19289.

19289.  Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public a full and complete copy of the certification report and all associated documentation, except that portions of the report or documentation that contain information that the Secretary of State determines to be confidential or proprietary shall not be made publicly available. The Secretary of State shall notify the board of supervisors and elections official of each county of the availability of the report and associated documentation.(Added by renumbering Section 19269 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 82. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 19290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19290.

19290.  (a) If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, the vendor or, in cases where the system is publicly owned, the jurisdiction shall notify the Secretary of State and all local elections officials who use the system in writing of any defect, fault, or failure of the hardware, software, or firmware of the system or a part of the system within 30 calendar days after the vendor or jurisdiction learns of the defect, fault, or failure.(b) After receiving written notification of a defect, fault, or failure pursuant to subdivision (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the United States Election Assistance Commission or its successor agency of the problem as soon as practicable so as to present a reasonably complete description of the problem. The Secretary of State shall subsequently submit a report regarding the problem to the United States Election Assistance Commission or its successor agency. The report shall include any report regarding the problem submitted to the Secretary of State.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 16. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19291.

19291.  If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, it shall not be changed or modified until the Secretary of State has been notified in writing and has determined that the change or modification does not impair its accuracy and efficiency sufficient to require a reexamination and recertification or reapproval pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary of State may adopt rules and regulations governing the procedures to be followed in making his or her determination as to whether the change or modification impairs accuracy or efficiency.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 17. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19292.

19292.  The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative relief if a remote accessible vote by mail system has been compromised by the addition or deletion of hardware, software, or firmware without prior approval or is defective due to a known hardware, software, or firmware defect, fault, or failure that has not been disclosed pursuant to Section 19284 or 19290.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 18. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19294.

19294.  (a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief requiring an elections official, or any vendor or manufacturer of a remote accessible vote by mail system, to comply with the requirements of this code, the regulations of the Secretary of State, and the specifications for the ballot marking system and its software, including the programs and procedures for vote marking and testing.(b) Venue for a proceeding under this section shall be exclusively in Sacramento County.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 20. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems|Section 19295.

19295.  A remote accessible vote by mail system or part of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall not do any of the following:(a) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to use a remote server to mark a voter’s selections transmitted to the server from the voter’s computer via the Internet.(b) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to store any voter identifiable selections on any remote server.(c) Have the capability, including the optional capability, to tabulate votes.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 21. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 19400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS|CHAPTER 5 - Voting System Replacement Contracts|Section 19400.

19400.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:(a) “Ballot on demand system” means a ballot manufacturing system, as defined in Section 303.4, that is subject to Sections 13004 and 13004.5.(b) “Election management system” means a system that is used by a county in the state to track voter registration or voter preferences, including, for example, a voter’s vote by mail status. (c) “Electronic poll book” means an electronic list of registered voters that may be transported to the polling location or vote center pursuant to Section 2550.(d) “Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a system, as defined in Section 303.3, that is certified pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Division 19.(e) “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 pursuant to Section 3025.(f) “Voting system” means any voting machine, voting device, or vote tabulating device that does not use prescored punch card ballots.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 78. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 20000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20000.

20000.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Endorsements Law.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20001.

20001.  The Legislature hereby finds the following to be true:(1) The major political parties have become an integral part of the American governmental system requiring regulation as to their structure, governing bodies, and functions by state government in the public interest.(2) The Legislature has found it necessary and appropriate in the regulation of political parties to create and provide for the convening of state conventions, state central committees, and county central committees for parties qualified by law to participate in the direct primary election, by statute.(3) Over the several years preceding the adoption of this section organizations of electors using as a part of their names the name of a political party qualified to participate in the direct primary election have endorsed candidates for nomination of that party for partisan office in the direct primary election and have publicized and promulgated the endorsements in a manner that has resulted in considerable public doubt and confusion as to whether the endorsements are those of a private group of citizens or of an official governing body of a political party.(4) The voting public is entitled to protection by law from deception in political campaigns in the same manner and for the same reasons that it is entitled to protection from deception by advertisers of commercial products.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20006.

20006.  The superior court, in any case brought before it by any registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the publication, printing, circulation, posting, broadcasting, or telecasting of any matter in violation of this chapter, and all cases of this nature shall be in a preferred position for purposes of trial and appeal, so as to assure the speedy disposition thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20007.

20007.  No candidate or committee in his or her behalf shall represent in connection with an election campaign, either orally or in campaign material, that the candidate has the support of a committee or organization that includes as part of its name the name or any variation upon the name of a qualified political party with which the candidate is not affiliated, together with the words “county committee,” “central committee,” “county,” or any other term that might tend to mislead the voters into believing that the candidate has the support of that party’s county central committee or state central committee, when that is not the case.This section shall not be construed to prevent a candidate or committee from representing that the candidate has the support of a committee or group of voters affiliated with another political party, which committee or group is identified by the name of that party, where the name of the committee or group also includes the name of the candidate.Any member of a county central committee or state central committee may commence an action in the superior court to enjoin misrepresentation by a candidate or committee in his or her behalf, in the manner prohibited by this section, to the effect that the candidate has the support of the state or county central committee involved.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20008.

20008.  Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper, shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the advertisement or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, the words “Paid Political Advertisement.” The words shall be set apart from any other printed matter.As used in this section “paid political advertisement” shall mean and shall be limited to, published statements paid for by advertisers for purposes of supporting or defeating any person who has filed for an elective state or local office.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates|Section 20009.

20009.  (a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the statement or words or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, in a printed or drawn box and set apart from any other printed matter, the following statement: “NOTICE TO VOTERS “(Required by Law)“This is not an official ballot or an official county voter information guide prepared by the county elections official or the Secretary of State.“This is an unofficial, marked ballot prepared by ____ (insert name and address of the person or organization responsible for preparation thereof).”This section shall not be construed as requiring this notice in any editorial or other statement appearing in a regularly published newspaper or magazine other than a paid political advertisement.(b) A simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide referred to in subdivision (a) shall not bear an official seal or the insignia of a public entity, and that seal or insignia shall not appear upon the envelope in which it is mailed or otherwise delivered.(c) The superior court, in a case brought before it by a registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the publication, printing, circulation, posting, or distribution of any matter in violation of this section, and all cases of this nature shall be in a preferred position for purposes of trial and appeal, so as to assure the speedy disposition of cases of this nature.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 84. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 20301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 4 - Limitations on the Use of Surplus Campaign Funds|Section 20301.

20301.  This chapter shall not be construed to impose any reporting obligations in addition to those obligations imposed by other provisions of law, nor shall this chapter apply to the expenditure of campaign funds in conjunction with any pending litigation.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander|Section 20500.

20500.  The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign advertising or communication.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander|Section 20501.

20501.  (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section 82016 of the Government Code if the candidate or state measure proponent willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.(b) A person who is a sponsor of a sponsored committee, as defined by Section 82048.7 of the Government Code, is liable for any slander or libel committed by the sponsored committee if the sponsor willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 20502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS|CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander|Section 20502.

20502.  (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 21000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 21000.

21000.  The county elections official in each county shall compile and make available to the Legislature or any appropriate committee of the Legislature any information and statistics that may be necessary for use in connection with the reapportionment of legislative districts, including, but not limited to, precinct maps indicating the boundaries of municipalities, school districts, judicial districts, Assembly districts, senatorial districts, and congressional districts, lists showing the election returns for each precinct, and election returns for each precinct reflecting the vote total for all ballots cast, including both vote by mail ballots and ballots cast at polling places, compiled pursuant to Section 15321 in the county at each statewide election. If the county elections official stores the information and statistics in data-processing files, he or she shall make the files available, along with whatever documentation shall be necessary in order to allow the use of the files by the appropriate committee of the Legislature and shall retain these files until the next reapportionment has been completed.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 58. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 21001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 21001.

21001.  (a) Appropriate committees of the Legislature shall prepare detailed maps showing the boundaries of any districts established by this division on or after January 1, 1991. These maps shall be prepared no later than 90 days following the enactment of any redistricting plan pursuant to this division, and shall illustrate the boundary lines of every district described in the redistricting plan. The maps shall be provided to the Secretary of State for distribution in accordance with subdivisions (b) and (c), and to the county elections officials for use in their administrative functions involved in the conduct of elections, not later than the first day on which in-lieu-filing-fee petitions may be obtained for the 2002 direct primary election.(b) The Secretary of State shall provide each Member of the Senate, Assembly, and the State Board of Equalization, and each Member of Congress from California, with one copy of a map or maps of his or her district. One copy of the entire set of maps for the Assembly shall be provided to the Assembly Committee on Rules, one copy of the entire set of maps for the Senate shall be provided to the Senate Committee on Rules, and one copy of the entire set of maps for the State Board of Equalization shall be provided to the State Board of Equalization.(c) The Secretary of State shall also make copies of the maps available for public inspection.(d) There shall be no charge for the maps provided pursuant to this section.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Elec Code § 21002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 21002.

21002.  Each house of the Legislature shall be a proper party to, and, if not originally named as a party, shall have the right to intervene in, any action involving the validity or application of any statute that provides for changes in the boundaries of any legislative districts of members of that particular house.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 21500.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21500.1.

21500.1.  (a) This chapter applies to a county that elects members of the county’s board of supervisors by districts or from districts.(b) This chapter shall not be interpreted to limit the discretionary remedial authority of any federal or state court.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. 2. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Elec Code § 21501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT|CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts|Section 21501.

21501.  (a) (1) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the supervisorial districts shall be adopted by the board not later than 205 days before the county’s next regular election occurring after January 1 in each year ending in the number two.(2) For redistricting occurring before 2031 and where a county has a regular election occurring after January 1, 2022, and before July 1, 2022, the boundaries of the supervisorial districts shall be adopted by the board not later than 174 days before that election. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 8106, the forms required under that subdivision shall not be made available until at least 28 days after the adoption of a final map. The elections official shall reduce the required number of signatures for the in-lieu-filing-fee petition, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 8106, by the same proportion as the reduction in time for the candidate to collect signatures.(3) For redistricting occurring before 2031 and where a county does not have a regular election occurring after January 1, 2022 and before July 1, 2022, the boundaries of the supervisorial districts shall be adopted by the board not later than 205 days before the county’s next regular election occurring on or after July 1, 2022.(b) This section does not apply when a county transitions from at-large to district-based elections.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 90, Sec. 3. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2021.)