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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2205.

2205. The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify the county elections official not later than the 15th day of each month of all deceased persons 16 years of age and over, whose deaths were registered with him or her or of whose deaths he or she was notified by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics during the preceding month. This notification shall include at least the name, sex, age, birthplace, birth date, place of residence, and date and place of death of each decedent.
The county elections official shall cancel the affidavit of registration of the deceased voter.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364, Sec. 5) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 619, Sec. 6. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2015. Amendment by Stats. 2009, Ch. 364, with text revised by this amendment, became operative on September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Sec. 7 of Ch. 364.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2206.

2206. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to facilitate the availability of death statistics from the State Department of Health Services. The data shall be used by the Secretary of State or county elections officials in canceling the affidavit of registration of deceased persons.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 60. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2016. Operative September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 88.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2208.

2208. (a) A person is presumed competent to vote regardless of the person’s conservatorship status. A person shall be deemed mentally incompetent, and therefore disqualified from voting, if, during the course of any of the proceedings set forth below, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the person cannot communicate, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, and any of the following apply:
(1) A conservator for the person or the person and estate is appointed pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code.
(2) A conservator for the person or the person and estate is appointed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) A conservator is appointed for the person pursuant to proceedings initiated under Section 5352.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the person has been found not competent to stand trial, and the person’s trial or judgment has been suspended pursuant to Section 1370 of the Penal Code.
(4) A person has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, has been found to be not guilty pursuant to Section 1026 of the Penal Code, and is deemed to be gravely disabled at the time of judgment as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 5008 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) If the proceeding under the Welfare and Institutions Code is heard by a jury, the jury shall unanimously find by clear and convincing evidence that the person cannot communicate, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process before the person shall be disqualified from voting.
(c) If an order establishing a conservatorship is made and in connection with the order it is found by clear and convincing evidence that the person cannot communicate, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(d) A person shall not be disqualified from voting pursuant to this section on the basis that the person does, or would need to do, any of the following to complete an affidavit of voter registration:
(1) Signs the affidavit of voter registration with a mark or a cross pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2150.
(2) Signs the affidavit of voter registration by means of a signature stamp pursuant to Section 354.5.
(3) Completes the affidavit of voter registration with the assistance of another person pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2150.
(4) Completes the affidavit of voter registration with reasonable accommodations.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 807, Sec. 4. (AB 2841) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2209.

2209. (a) For conservatorships established pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 1400) of the Probate Code, the court investigator shall, during the yearly or biennial review of the conservatorship as required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1850) of Part 3 of Division 4 of the Probate Code, review the person’s capability of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process.
(b) If the person has been disqualified from voting by reason of being incapable of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, or by reason of being incapable of completing an affidavit of voter registration, the court investigator shall determine if the person continues to be incapable of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, and the investigator shall so inform the court. If the investigator determines that the person continues to be incapable of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, a court hearing on the issue is unnecessary. If the investigator finds that the person is not incapable of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, the court shall hold a hearing to determine if, by clear and convincing evidence, the person cannot communicate, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process. Unless the person is found incapable of communicating that desire, the person’s right to register to vote shall be restored, and the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(c) If the person has not been found incapable of communicating, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process, and the court investigator determines that the person is no longer capable of communicating that desire, the investigator shall so notify the court. The court shall hold a hearing to determine if, by clear and convincing evidence, the person cannot communicate, with or without reasonable accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process. If the court determines that the person cannot communicate that desire, the court shall order the person to be disqualified from voting pursuant to Section 2208, and the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 5) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 807, Sec. 6. (AB 2841) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2210.

2210. (a) If the person or the person and estate is under a conservatorship established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350) of Part 1 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the person may contest their disqualification from voting pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 5358.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) When the conservatorship described in subdivision (a) terminates after one year, the person’s right to register to vote shall be automatically restored and the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5. If a petition is filed for the reappointment of the conservator, a new determination shall be made as to whether the person should be disqualified from voting.
(c) If the right to vote is restored pursuant to Section 5358.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or if the conservatorship is terminated in a proceeding held pursuant to Section 5364 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 807, Sec. 8. (AB 2841) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2211.

2211. (a) Any person who (1) has plead not guilty by reason of insanity and who has been found to be not guilty pursuant to Section 1026 of the Penal Code, (2) has been found incompetent to stand trial and whose trial or judgment has been suspended pursuant to Section 1370 of the Penal Code, (3) has been convicted of a felony and who was judicially determined to be a mentally disordered sex offender pursuant to former Section 6300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as repealed by Chapter 928 of the Statutes of 1981, or (4) has been convicted of a felony and is being treated at a state hospital pursuant to Section 2684 of the Penal Code shall be disqualified from voting or registering to vote during that time that the person is involuntarily confined, pursuant to a court order, in a public or private facility.
(b) Upon the order of commitment to a treatment facility referred to in subdivision (a), the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(c) If the person is later released from the public or private treatment facility, the court shall provide notice to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2211.5.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 807, Sec. 10. (AB 2841) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2213.

2213. Any person may proceed by action in the superior court to compel the county elections official to cancel any registration made illegally or which should be canceled by reason of facts that have occurred subsequent to the registration. If the voter whose registration is sought to be canceled is not a party to the action, the court may order him or her to be made a party defendant.
The county elections official and as many persons against whom there are causes of action may be joined as defendants.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 2214.

2214. (a) Each month, the Secretary of State shall post on its internet website a report showing, for the preceding period, the number of voting rights disqualifications and the number of voting rights restorations pursuant to each of Sections 2208 through 2212, as applicable, that were ordered within each county and the number of proceedings specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2208 that occurred within each county.
(b) In consultation with the Judicial Council, the Secretary of State shall prepare and deliver a training via a remote web-based learning platform that is accessible through the Secretary of State’s internet website. The training shall contain information about the responsibilities of superior courts and county elections officials, as specified in this chapter, and information about the legal standards for voting rights disqualification, the duties of court investigators, and the reporting requirements for courts related to voting rights disqualification and restoration.
(c) At least annually, each court executive officer and each county elections official shall complete the training described in subdivision (b). The trainings completed by court executive officers and county elections officials shall be tracked through the remote web-based learning platform provided by the Secretary of State.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 807, Sec. 12. (AB 2841) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2220.

2220. (a) The county elections official shall conduct a preelection residency confirmation procedure as provided in this article. This procedure shall be completed by the 90th day immediately before the primary election. The procedure shall be initiated by mailing a nonforwardable postcard to each registered voter of the county preceding the direct primary election. Postcards mailed pursuant to this article shall be sent “Address Correction Requested, Return Postage Guaranteed,” and shall be in substantially the following form:
“We are requesting your assistance in correcting the addresses of voters who have moved and have not reregistered.
“1. If you still live at the address noted on this postcard, your voter registration will remain in effect and you may disregard this notice.
“2. If the person named on this postcard is not at this address, please return this postcard to your mail carrier.”
(b) The county elections official, at the county elections official’s discretion, shall not be required to mail a residency confirmation postcard pursuant to subdivision (a) to any of the following:
(1) A voter who has voted at an election held within the last six months preceding the start of the confirmation procedure.
(2) A voter who has confirmed the voter’s voter registration records on the internet website of the Secretary of State within the last year preceding the start of the confirmation procedure.
(3) A person under 18 years of age who has submitted a properly executed affidavit of registration pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2102 and who will not be 18 years of age on or before the primary election.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 262, Sec. 1. (AB 504) Effective January 1, 2020. Section operative as prescribed by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2019, Ch. 262.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2221.

2221. (a) Based on the postal notices on the returned residency confirmation postcards received pursuant to Section 2220, the county elections official shall take the following actions:
(1) The voter registration status of a voter whose residency confirmation postcard is returned by the post office as undeliverable and who has no forwarding address shall be updated by the county elections official to inactive pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2226, and the voter shall be mailed a confirmation notice, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 2225.
(2) The voter registration record of a voter for whom a forwarding address within the county or outside the county is received shall be immediately updated by the county elections official to reflect the new address provided by the post office, the former address shall be maintained with the voter registration record, and the voter shall be mailed a confirmation notice, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 2225.
(b) All updates to a voter’s registration record made pursuant to this section shall be reflected on the voter list as required by Section 2191.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 262, Sec. 2. (AB 504) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2222.

2222. In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard, as prescribed in subdivision (a) of Section 2220, the Secretary of State or a county elections official may contract with the United States Postal Service or its licensees to obtain use of postal service change-of-address data, such as the National Change of Address System (NCOA) and Operation Mail. The data received by the Secretary of State pursuant to this section shall be shared with county elections officials through the statewide voter registration database.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 262, Sec. 3. (AB 504) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2223.

2223. (a) In lieu of mailing a residency confirmation postcard to each registered voter in the county, the county elections official may include the return address of the county elections official’s office on the outside portion of the county voter information guide or county voter information guide envelope mailed to the voter for an election conducted within the last six months preceding the start of the confirmation process, along with the statements “Address Correction Requested” and “Notice: If the person named on the county voter information guide is not at the address, please help keep the voter rolls current and save taxpayer dollars by returning this county voter information guide to your mail carrier.”
(b) A voter not eligible for an election during the last six months preceding the start of the confirmation process, or a voter not mailed a county voter information guide with an address correction requested, shall have his or her address confirmed by either a residency confirmation postcard or an address verification mailing conducted pursuant to this article using NCOA/Operation Mail data pursuant to Section 2222 or consumer credit reporting agency data pursuant to Section 2227.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 7. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2224.

2224. (a) If a voter has not voted in an election within the preceding four years, and the voter’s residence address, name, or party preference has not been updated during that time, the county elections official may send an alternate residency confirmation postcard. The use of this postcard may be sent subsequent to NCOA or county voter information guide returns, but shall not be used in the residency confirmation process conducted under Section 2220. The postcard shall be forwardable, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form to enable the voter to verify or correct the address information, and shall be in substantially the following form:
“If the person named on the postcard is not at this address, PLEASE help keep the voter rolls current and save taxpayer dollars by returning this postcard to your mail carrier.”
“IMPORTANT NOTICE”
“According to our records you have not voted in any election during the past four years, which may indicate that you no longer reside in ____ County. If you continue to reside in California you must confirm your residency address in order to remain on the active voter list and receive election materials in the mail.”
“If confirmation has not been received within 15 days, you may be required to provide proof of your residence address in order to vote at future elections.”
(b) The use of a toll-free number to confirm the old residence address is optional. A change to a voter’s address shall be received in writing.
(c) A county using the alternate residency confirmation procedure shall notify all voters of the procedure in the county voter information guide or in a separate mailing.
(d) This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2020, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 262, Sec. 4. (AB 504) Effective January 1, 2020. Section inoperative January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 2 - Residency Confirmation Procedures › Section 2225.

2225. (a) (1) Based on change-of-address data received from the United States Postal Service or its licensees, the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to enable the voter to verify or correct address information.
(2) If notification received through NCOA or Operation Mail or a returned mailing indicates that a voter has moved and has given no forwarding address or indicates that a voter has moved out of the state, the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice in substantially the same format as the notice set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 20507 of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(b) If postal service change-of-address data indicates that the voter has moved to a new residence address in California, the forwardable notice shall be in substantially the following form:
“We have received notification that you have moved to a new residence address in California. Your voter registration record has been updated to this new address. If this is correct, you do not have to take any action. If this is incorrect, you can notify our office by either returning the attached postage-paid postcard, or by calling toll free; you must notify us at least 15 days prior to the next election or you may be required to vote using a provisional ballot.”
(c) If postal service change-of-address data received from a nonforwardable mailing indicates that a voter has moved and left no forwarding address or indicates that a voter has moved out of the state, a forwardable notice shall be sent in substantially the same format as the notice set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 20507 of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(d) The use of a toll-free number to confirm the old residence address is optional. Any change to the voter address must be received in writing.
(e) Upon the mailing of the forwardable address confirmation notice described in subdivision (b) to a voter, the county elections official shall not update the status of the voter’s registration to inactive.
(f) Upon the mailing of the forwardable address confirmation notice described in subdivision (c) to a voter, the county elections official shall update the status of the voter’s registration to inactive.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 262, Sec. 5. (AB 504) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 3 - Reimbursable File Maintenance › Section 2240.

2240. From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall reimburse counties for additional costs incurred by counties for purging voter registration files pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance › ARTICLE 3 - Reimbursable File Maintenance › Section 2241.

2241. Any claim submitted to the Controller pursuant to this article shall state that the county had reimbursable costs and the number of registered voters in the county as determined by the Secretary of State under subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 2187. The claims shall be made to the Controller by October 31 of the even-numbered year in which a direct primary and general election are held.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4 - Motor Voter › Section 2250.

2250. On and after July 1, 2007, in any document mailed by a state agency that offers a person the opportunity to register to vote pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) that state agency shall include a notice informing prospective voters that if they have not received voter registration information within 30 days of requesting it, they should contact their local elections office or the office of the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 88. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2260.

2260. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California New Motor Voter Program.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 729, Sec. 3. (AB 1461) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2261.

2261. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Voter registration is one of the biggest barriers to participation in our democracy.
(b) In 1993, Congress enacted the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), commonly known as the “Motor Voter Law,” with findings recognizing that the right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right; it is the duty of federal, state, and local governments to promote the exercise of the right to vote; and the primary purpose of the act is to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the California New Motor Voter Program to provide California citizens additional opportunities to participate in democracy through exercise of their fundamental right to vote.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 729, Sec. 3. (AB 1461) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2262.

2262. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Completed voter registration” and “completed voter registration application” mean the part of the driver’s license application containing the voter registration application for an applicant who has not affirmatively declined to register to vote, the transmittal of which is not prohibited by subdivision (f) of Section 2265, and which includes the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and preregistrations, to assess the eligibility of the applicant, and to administer voter registration, preregistration, and other procedures for elections.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c) “Driver’s license application” means a driver’s license or identification card application, renewal, or notification of a change of address pursuant to Section 12800, 12815, 13000, or 14600 of the Vehicle Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 39. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2263.

2263. (a) The Secretary of State and the department shall establish the California New Motor Voter Program for the purpose of increasing opportunities for voter registration by any person who is qualified to be a voter under Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.
(b) This chapter shall not be construed as requiring the department to determine eligibility for voter registration and voting. The Secretary of State is solely responsible for determining eligibility for voter registration, voter preregistration, and voting.
(Added by renumbering Section 2262 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 1. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2264.

2264. (a) Every driver’s license application shall include a voter registration application. All of the following apply to the voter registration application included with the driver’s license application:
(1) The voter registration application shall require only the minimum information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and to enable the Secretary of State to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other procedures for elections.
(2) The voter registration application shall not require any information that duplicates information required for the driver’s license application, other than an additional signature or other information required by paragraph (3).
(3) The voter registration application shall include all of the following:
(A) A statement of the voter eligibility requirements, including those regarding citizenship.
(B) An attestation that the applicant meets each voter eligibility requirement.
(C) The signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury.
(D) An opportunity to decline to register to vote.
(b) A voter who attests to the voter’s eligibility shall be registered to vote unless the voter affirmatively declines to register to vote.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 5. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2266.

2266. (a) The willful, unauthorized disclosure of information obtained from the department pursuant to Section 2265 to any person, or the use of any false representation to obtain any of that information or the use of any of that information for a purpose other than as stated in Section 2265, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
(b) The Secretary of State shall establish procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information acquired from the department pursuant to Section 2265. The disclosure of this information shall be governed by the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code), and the Secretary of State shall account for any disclosures, including those due to security breaches, in accordance with that act.
(Added by renumbering Section 2264 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 4. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2267.

2267. (a) If the records of a person designated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 constitute a completed voter registration application, the Secretary of State shall register the person to vote, or, as applicable, preregister the person to vote, unless any of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) The person’s records, as described in Section 2265, reflect that the person affirmatively declined to become registered or preregistered to vote during a transaction with the department.
(2) The person’s records, as described in Section 2265, do not reflect that the person has attested to meeting all voter eligibility requirements specified in Section 2101 or, as applicable, all preregistration eligibility requirements in subdivision (d) of Section 2102.
(3) The Secretary of State determines that the person is ineligible to vote or, as applicable, will be ineligible to vote when the person reaches 18 years of age.
(b) If a person who is registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this chapter does not provide a party preference, the person’s party preference shall be designated as “Unknown” on a voter registration index under Article 5 (commencing with Section 2183) of Chapter 2, and the person shall otherwise be treated as a “No Party Preference” voter.
(c) If the Secretary of State receives from the department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 the records of a person who is currently registered to vote, the Secretary of State shall use the information in the records to update the voter’s registration information. If the Secretary of State does not receive information for the voter pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265 for which space is provided on the voter registration application, but that information was provided in the voter’s previous voter registration application, that information from the voter’s previous voter registration application shall remain part of the voter’s record.
(Added by renumbering Section 2265 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 6. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2268.

2268. A person registered or preregistered to vote under this chapter may cancel the person’s voter registration or preregistration at any time by any method available to any other registered or preregistered voter.
(Added by renumbering Section 2266 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 7. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2269.

2269. This chapter does not affect the confidentiality of a person’s voter registration or preregistration information, which remains confidential pursuant to Section 2194 of this code and Section 7924.000 of the Government Code and for all of the following persons:
(a) A victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking pursuant to Section 2166.5.
(b) A reproductive health care service provider, employee, volunteer, or patient pursuant to Section 2166.5.
(c) A public safety officer pursuant to Section 2166.7.
(d) A person with a life-threatening circumstance upon court order pursuant to Section 2166.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 41. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2270.

2270. If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this chapter in the absence of a violation by that person of Section 18100, that person’s registration or preregistration shall be presumed to have been effected with official authorization and not the fault of that person.
(Added by renumbering Section 2268 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 9. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2271.

2271. If a person who is ineligible to vote becomes registered or preregistered to vote pursuant to this chapter and votes or attempts to vote in an election held after the effective date of the person’s registration or preregistration, that person shall be presumed to have acted with official authorization and shall not be guilty of fraudulently voting or attempting to vote pursuant to Section 18560, unless that person willfully votes or attempts to vote knowing that the person is not entitled to vote.
(Added by renumbering Section 2269 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 10. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2272.

2272. (a) The department shall designate an employee, known as the department’s National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) coordinator, who shall be responsible for the department’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code. The responsibilities of the department’s NVRA coordinator include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Ensuring the accurate processing and timely transmission of voter registration applications submitted to the department.
(2) Ensuring employees are trained pursuant to Section 2273.
(3) Coordinating with the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator to ensure the department’s compliance with this chapter and with Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(4) Ensuring that the interagency agreement required by Section 2265 is updated as necessary.
(5) Preparing monthly reports pursuant to Section 2274.
(6) Notifying the Secretary of State within three days of identifying any violations of this chapter or Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(7) Assisting with the preparation of the annual report required by Section 2276.
(b) The Secretary of State shall appoint an employee, known as the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator, who shall be responsible for the Secretary of State’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code. The responsibilities of the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Monitoring voter registration records received from the department and identifying untimely registrations or other irregularities.
(2) Ensuring the accurate processing and timely transmission of voter registration applications received from the department.
(3) Ensuring employees are trained pursuant to Section 2273.
(4) Coordinating with the department’s NVRA coordinator to ensure the Secretary of State’s compliance with this chapter and with Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(5) Ensuring the interagency agreement required by Section 2265 is updated as necessary.
(6) Publishing the monthly reports required by Section 2274 on the Secretary of State’s internet website.
(7) Preparing the annual report required by Section 2276.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 12. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2273.

2273. (a) The department’s NVRA coordinator shall ensure that each employee of the department who interacts with the California New Motor Voter Program shall, annually and as part of an initial new employee orientation, receive a training on the requirements of this chapter and the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.). The training shall include, but is not limited to, instructing employees regarding processing voter information submitted to the department, acceptance rules, transmission deadlines, and procedures for identifying and reporting errors or delays.
(b) The Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator shall ensure that each employee of the Secretary of State responsible for the receipt and processing of voter registration information from the department shall, annually and as part of an initial new employee orientation, receive a training on the requirements of this chapter and the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.). The training shall include, but is not limited to, instructing employees regarding procedures for the regular monitoring of the timeliness of the receipt of registration data from department transactions and the protocol for reporting and addressing problems with the timeliness and quality of the voter registration data received from the department.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 13. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2274.

2274. (a) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall monitor the timeliness of the department’s transmittals to the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265.
(b) By the 10th day of each calendar month, the department shall provide to the Secretary of State, in a manner and method to be determined by the department in consultation with the Secretary of State, all of the following information concerning voter registration from the preceding month:
(1) The number of completed voter registration applications transmitted to the Secretary of State after the deadlines specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265, if any.
(2) The number of notices sent pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 2265.
(3) The reasons for any irregularities in the processing of records specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2265 or in the transmittal of any completed voter registration applications after the deadlines described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265.
(c) Within 10 days of receipt, the Secretary of State shall publish the information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) on its internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 14. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2275.

2275. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes all of the following members:
(1) The Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator.
(2) The department’s NVRA coordinator.
(3) County elections officials.
(4) Individuals with demonstrated language accessibility experience for languages covered under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.).
(5) Representatives of the disability community and community organizations and individuals that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to, individuals with disabilities.
(6) Experts with demonstrated experience in the field of elections.
(7) Experts with demonstrated experience in the field of civic design.
(b) The Secretary of State shall convene the taskforce for meetings at least quarterly.
(c) The taskforce shall consult with the Secretary of State and the department on the development of the annual review required by Section 2276.
(d) The taskforce shall advise the Secretary of State and the department on the effective implementation of the California New Motor Voter Program.
This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 15. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2276.

2276. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the department and the taskforce described in Section 2275, shall annually review the effectiveness of the California New Motor Voter Program and draft a written report. The written report shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(a) Information about trends of voters registering through the California New Motor Voter Program.
(b) An analysis of the information described in Section 2274 for the preceding year.
(c) A summary of any significant errors or delays during the preceding year with respect to processing or transmitting the records specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2265, and how those incidents were resolved.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 16. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 2277.

2277. The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter, including regulations addressing both of the following:
(a) A process for canceling the registration or preregistration of a person who is ineligible to vote, but became registered or preregistered under the California New Motor Voter Program in the absence of any violation by that person of Section 18100.
(b) An education and outreach campaign informing voters about the California New Motor Voter Program that the Secretary of State will conduct to implement this chapter. The Secretary of State may use any public and private funds available for this and shall provide materials created for this outreach and education campaign in languages other than English, as required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).
(Added by renumbering Section 2270 by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 11. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 5 - Voter Bill of Rights › Section 2301.

2301. (a) An international election observer may be provided uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all stages of the election process that are open to the public, including the public review period for the certification of a ballot marking system, the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots, the canvassing of ballots, and the recounting of ballots. An international election observer shall not interfere with a voter in the preparation or casting of the voter's ballot, with a precinct board member or an elections official in the performance of his or her duties, or with the orderly conduct of an election.
(b) For purposes of this section, “international election observer” means a person who witnesses the administration of an election in this state and who is an official representative of an international organization such as the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or the Organization of American States.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 822, Sec. 1. (AB 2021) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 5 - Voter Bill of Rights › Section 2302.

2302. A voter or any other person shall not be prohibited from using an electronic device, including a smartphone, tablet, or other handheld device, at a polling place provided that the use of the device does not result in a violation of Section 14221, 14224, 14291, 18370, 18502, 18540, 18541, or any other provision of this code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 561, Sec. 1. (AB 1707) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 6 - Voter Registration Agencies › Section 2400.

2400. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this chapter, to facilitate compliance with the requirements set forth in the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) relating to voter registration services.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 15. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 6 - Voter Registration Agencies › Section 2401.

2401. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Voter preference form” means the form described in Section 20506(a)(6)(B) of Title 52 of the United States Code.
(b) “Voter registration agency” means either of the following:
(1) A department, division, or office of state or local government, or a program supported by state funds, that is designated by executive order of the Governor or pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) as a voter registration agency.
(2) A private entity under contract with a designated voter registration agency to provide services or assistance on behalf of the designated voter registration agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 16. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 2 - VOTERS › CHAPTER 6 - Voter Registration Agencies › Section 2402.

2402. (a) The Secretary of State is the chief state elections official responsible for coordination of the state’s responsibilities under the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.).
(b) The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to implement this chapter and the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 732, Sec. 17. (AB 1536) Effective January 1, 2016.)