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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1 - Privileges of Voters › Section 14000.

14000. (a) If a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote at a statewide election, the voter may, without loss of pay, take off enough working time that, when added to the voting time available outside of working hours, will enable the voter to vote.
(b) No more than two hours of the time taken off for voting shall be without loss of pay. The time off for voting shall be only at the beginning or end of the regular working shift, whichever allows the most free time for voting and the least time off from the regular working shift, unless otherwise mutually agreed.
(c) If the employee on the third working day prior to the day of election, knows or has reason to believe that time off will be necessary to be able to vote on election day, the employee shall give the employer at least two working days’ notice that time off for voting is desired, in accordance with this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1 - Privileges of Voters › Section 14001.

14001. Not less than 10 days before every statewide election, every employer shall keep posted conspicuously at the place of work, if practicable, or elsewhere where it can be seen as employees come or go to their place of work, a notice setting forth the provisions of Section 14000.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1 - Privileges of Voters › Section 14002.

14002. Sections 14000, 14001, and 14004 shall apply to all public agencies and the employees thereof, as well as to employers and employees in private industry.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 223, Sec. 2. (AB 17) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1 - Privileges of Voters › Section 14004.

14004. (a) An employer shall not require or request that an employee bring the employee’s vote by mail ballot to work or vote the employee’s vote by mail ballot at work.
(b) This section does not prohibit an employer from encouraging an employee to vote.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 223, Sec. 3. (AB 17) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14026.

14026. As used in this chapter:
(a) “At-large method of election” means any of the following methods of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision:
(1) One in which the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect the members to the governing body.
(2) One in which the candidates are required to reside within given areas of the jurisdiction and the voters of the entire jurisdiction elect the members to the governing body.
(3) One that combines at-large elections with district-based elections.
(b) “District-based elections” means a method of electing members to the governing body of a political subdivision in which the candidate must reside within an election district that is a divisible part of the political subdivision and is elected only by voters residing within that election district.
(c) “Political subdivision” means a geographic area of representation created for the provision of government services, including, but not limited to, a general law city, general law county, charter city, charter county, charter city and county, school district, community college district, or other district organized pursuant to state law.
(d) “Protected class” means a class of voters who are members of a race, color, or language minority group, as this class is referenced and defined in the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.).
(e) “Racially polarized voting” means voting in which there is a difference, as defined in case law regarding enforcement of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), in the choice of candidates or other electoral choices that are preferred by voters in a protected class, and in the choice of candidates and electoral choices that are preferred by voters in the rest of the electorate. The methodologies for estimating group voting behavior as approved in applicable federal cases to enforce the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.) to establish racially polarized voting may be used for purposes of this section to prove that elections are characterized by racially polarized voting.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 121. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14027.

14027. An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class, as defined pursuant to Section 14026.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14028.

14028. (a) A violation of Section 14027 is established if it is shown that racially polarized voting occurs in elections for members of the governing body of the political subdivision or in elections incorporating other electoral choices by the voters of the political subdivision. Elections conducted prior to the filing of an action pursuant to Section 14027 and this section are more probative to establish the existence of racially polarized voting than elections conducted after the filing of the action.
(b) The occurrence of racially polarized voting shall be determined from examining results of elections in which at least one candidate is a member of a protected class or elections involving ballot measures, or other electoral choices that affect the rights and privileges of members of a protected class. One circumstance that may be considered in determining a violation of Section 14027 and this section is the extent to which candidates who are members of a protected class and who are preferred by voters of the protected class, as determined by an analysis of voting behavior, have been elected to the governing body of a political subdivision that is the subject of an action based on Section 14027 and this section. In multiseat at-large election districts, where the number of candidates who are members of a protected class is fewer than the number of seats available, the relative groupwide support received by candidates from members of a protected class shall be the basis for the racial polarization analysis.
(c) The fact that members of a protected class are not geographically compact or concentrated may not preclude a finding of racially polarized voting, or a violation of Section 14027 and this section, but may be a factor in determining an appropriate remedy.
(d) Proof of an intent on the part of the voters or elected officials to discriminate against a protected class is not required.
(e) Other factors such as the history of discrimination, the use of electoral devices or other voting practices or procedures that may enhance the dilutive effects of at-large elections, denial of access to those processes determining which groups of candidates will receive financial or other support in a given election, the extent to which members of a protected class bear the effects of past discrimination in areas such as education, employment, and health, which hinder their ability to participate effectively in the political process, and the use of overt or subtle racial appeals in political campaigns are probative, but not necessary factors to establish a violation of Section 14027 and this section.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14029.

14029. Upon a finding of a violation of Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of district-based elections, that are tailored to remedy the violation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14030.

14030. In any action to enforce Section 14027 and Section 14028, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff party, other than the state or political subdivision thereof, a reasonable attorney’s fee consistent with the standards established in Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25, 48-49, and litigation expenses including, but not limited to, expert witness fees and expenses as part of the costs. Prevailing defendant parties shall not recover any costs, unless the court finds the action to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14031.

14031. This chapter is enacted to implement the guarantees of Section 7 of Article I and of Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.5 - Rights of Voters › Section 14032.

14032. Any voter who is a member of a protected class and who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of Sections 14027 and 14028 is alleged may file an action pursuant to those sections in the superior court of the county in which the political subdivision is located.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 129, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14050.

14050. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Voter Participation Rights Act.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14051.

14051. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Political subdivision” means a geographic area of representation created for the provision of government services, including, but not limited to, a city, a school district, a community college district, or other district organized pursuant to state law.
(b) “Significant decrease in voter turnout” means the voter turnout for a regularly scheduled election in a political subdivision is at least 25 percent less than the average voter turnout within that political subdivision for the previous four statewide general elections.
(c) “Voter turnout” means the percentage of voters who are eligible to cast ballots within a given political subdivision who voted.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14052.

14052. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a political subdivision shall not hold an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resulted in a significant decrease in voter turnout.
(b) A political subdivision may hold an election other than on a statewide election date if, by January 1, 2018, the political subdivision has adopted a plan to consolidate a future election with a statewide election not later than the November 8, 2022, statewide general election.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14053.

14053. Upon a finding of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall implement appropriate remedies, including the imposition of concurrent election dates for future elections and the upgrade of voting equipment or systems to do so. In imposing remedies pursuant to this section, a court may also require a county board of supervisors to approve consolidation pursuant to Section 10402.5.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14054.

14054. In an action to enforce subdivision (a) of Section 14052, the court shall allow the prevailing plaintiff other than the state or political subdivision of the state, a reasonable attorney’s fee consistent with the standards established in Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25, 48-49, and litigation expenses including, but not limited to, expert witness fees and expenses as part of the costs. A prevailing defendant shall not recover any costs, unless the court finds the action to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14055.

14055. A voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 14052 is alleged may file an action pursuant to that section in the superior court of the county in which the political subdivision is located.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14056.

14056. This chapter does not apply to special elections.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 14057.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 1.7 - Voter Participation › Section 14057.

14057. This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 235, Sec. 1. (SB 415) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section postpones, until January 1, 2018, the operation of Chapter 1.7, commencing with Section 14050.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14101.

14101. (a) On or before the first day of January of each even-numbered year, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall prepare a brief digest containing the substance of those provisions of this code and of other statutes that pertain to the duties of precinct officers during the casting and the canvassing of the vote. This digest shall contain in each case a reference to the section of this code or other statute, by reference to which further examination of its provisions may be made.
(b) Immediately upon the completion of the digest set forth in subdivision (a), the Secretary of State shall send a copy to each county elections official.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14102.

14102. (a) (1) For each statewide election, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election day using the precinct’s voter turnout history as the criterion, but in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent of registered voters in the precinct, and for vote by mail and emergency purposes shall provide the additional number of ballots that may be necessary.
(2) The number of party ballots to be furnished to any precinct for a primary election shall be computed from the number of voters registered in that precinct as intending to affiliate with a party, and the number of nonpartisan ballots to be furnished to any precinct shall be computed from the number of voters registered in that precinct without statement of intention to affiliate with any of the parties participating in the primary election.
(b) For all other elections, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election day, using the precinct’s voter turnout history as the criterion, but in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent of the number of registered voters in the precinct, and for vote by mail and emergency purposes shall provide the additional number of ballots that may be necessary.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), in elections conducted using voter centers, the elections official shall provide sufficient materials for voting.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 44. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14103.

14103. (a) Before the opening of the polls at any election, the elections official shall cause to be delivered to the precinct board in each precinct in which the election is to be held, the proper number of ballots of the kinds to be used in that precinct. The ballots shall be delivered in sealed packages with marks on the outside clearly designating the precinct or polling place for which they are intended, and the number of ballots enclosed.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in elections conducted using vote centers, ballots or ballot stock shall be delivered in sealed packages indicating the number of ballots or the amount of ballot stock enclosed.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 45. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14104.

14104. The elections official shall prepare a receipt for each polling place, enumerating the packages and stating the date of delivery to the precinct board member. The precinct board member shall sign the receipt upon receipt of the packages. The signed receipt shall be returned to the elections official. Messengers may be employed to insure the safe and expeditious delivery of the ballots. The elections official shall fix a reasonable compensation for the services of these messengers, to be paid in the same manner as other election expenses.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14105.1.

14105.1. In addition to the materials identified in Section 14105, the elections official shall furnish to the polling place printed copies of the notices specified in Section 9083.5, as supplied by the Secretary of State. The notices shall be conspicuously posted both inside and outside every polling place.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 47. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14105.2.

14105.2. (a) For a partisan primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and print posters or other materials that contain all of the following information:
(1) A statement that a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference may vote in a political party’s partisan primary election if the political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the next ensuing partisan primary election.
(2) The name of each political party that authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the partisan primary election.
(3) A statement that a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference may request the ballot of one of the political parties that authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the partisan primary election.
(b) The Secretary of State shall supply the posters or other materials described in subdivision (a) to each elections official who shall furnish the materials to the precinct officers pursuant to Section 14105.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 819, Sec. 3. (AB 837) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14105.3.

14105.3. (a) The federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.) requires voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place for each election for federal office. Voting information is defined as including general information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated.
(b) The Secretary of State shall print posters and other appropriate materials setting forth the voter rights listed in Section 2300. The posters shall be printed in as many languages as the Secretary of State determines are necessary, but, at a minimum, in sufficient languages to comply with Section 14201 and with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.). The Secretary of State shall distribute the posters and materials to all county elections officials sufficiently in advance of statewide elections.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 48. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14105.5.

14105.5. Members of the precinct board shall not display, distribute, or make available at the polling place any materials other than those required pursuant to this division without the express approval of the county elections official.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1189, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14106.

14106. In addition to the materials required by Section 14105, the elections official shall provide signs, or materials for making signs, advising voters that an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026 due to the death of the candidate-incumbent and that a special election will be held to fill the vacancy.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14107.

14107. (a) The roster to be kept by each precinct board shall contain all of the following:
(1) Space for the voter’s signature.
(2) The residence address of the voter.
(3) At the heading of each page or signature area, the following words: “WARNING: It is a crime punishable by imprisonment in the state prison or in county jail for anyone to fraudulently vote, fraudulently attempt to vote, vote more than once, attempt to vote more than one, impersonate a voter, or attempt to impersonate a voter (Sec. 18560, Elections Code).”
(4) Immediately below the final signature on the roster, the following statements:
(A) We hereby certify that all voters whose signatures appear hereinbefore in this roster voted this day excepting the following who, after signing the roster, failed to vote or were challenged and denied the right to vote.
No. _____ Name
No. _____ Name
(B) We further certify that the number of voters who voted in this precinct at this election is ____, and that the above list of voters, less those who did not vote as enumerated, constitutes the roster of this precinct for this election.
We further certify that the total number of official ballots received, voted, rejected, spoiled and canceled, found in the ballot container and the number accounted for is as indicated on the ballot statement.
We further certify that the assisted voters list and challenge list show a complete list of all voters assisted or challenged.
_____ Clerk
_____ Clerk
_____ Clerk
_____ Inspector
All members of the precinct board shall sign this certificate.
(b) When votes are counted at the precinct, all members of the board shall also sign the certificate of performance prescribed in Section 15280.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 49. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14109.

14109. Notwithstanding Sections 14105 and 14107, the roster to be kept by each precinct board may be in a form of an index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct, in which case the index shall provide space of sufficient size to allow each voter to sign his or her name pursuant to Section 14216.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14110.

14110. All officers required by law to designate polling places shall furnish the polling places with a sufficient number of places, booths, or compartments, at or in which voters may conveniently mark their ballots, so that they may be screened from the observation of others. Each place, compartment, or booth shall be so adjusted as to conceal from any observation the voter’s marking of the ballot. The number of voting booths or compartments shall be determined by the officer conducting the election.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 1990.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14111.

14111. Translations of the ballot measures and ballot instructions, as required by Section 14201, shall be provided by a person selected by the elections official who is one of the following:
(a) A certified and registered interpreter on the Judicial Council Master List.
(b) An interpreter categorized as “certified” or “professionally qualified” by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
(c) From an institution accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education.
(d) A current voting member in good standing of the American Translators Association.
(e) A current member in good standing of the American Association of Language Specialists.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 144, Sec. 2. (SB 366) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Precinct Supplies › Section 14113.

14113. The containers of the ballots furnished to the polling places shall provide adequate protection for the ballots during storage and upon removing the ballots.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 50. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements › Section 14200.

14200. A member of each precinct board shall cause the following voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place:
(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for the election.
(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours during which polling places will be open.
(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast a provisional ballot.
(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters under Section 303(b) of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.).
(e) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated.
(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation as they pertain to elections.
(g) Information regarding the languages other than English in which members of the precinct board can assist voters. The information shall be provided in all of the languages other than English spoken by the members.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 845, Sec. 8.5. (AB 918) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements › Section 14202.

14202. (a) Before opening the polls, the precinct board shall post in separate, convenient places at or near the polling place, and of easy access to the voters, at least one printed copy of the voter list for that polling place. The copies of the voter list shall be by street address in numerical order.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), in elections conducted using vote centers, at each polling place the elections official or the precinct board shall provide access to the voter list.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 52. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 1 - Election Day Posting Requirements › Section 14203.

14203. The precinct officer shall post the signs required by Section 14106 in plain view within each voting booth or compartment whenever an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14210.

14210. The members of each precinct board shall distribute the duties devolving upon the precinct board, which are in addition to their individual duties, in a manner they deem most advantageous.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14211.

14211. The polling places shall be arranged so that neither the ballot containers nor the voting booths or compartments shall be hidden from the view of those present.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14212.

14212. The polls shall be open at 7 a.m. of the day of any election, and shall be kept open until 8 p.m. of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Sections 4005 and 14401.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 479, Sec. 10. (AB 1762) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14213.

14213. Before the precinct board receives any ballots, it shall proclaim aloud at the place of election that the polls are open.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14214.

14214. Voting shall commence as soon as the polls are opened and shall be continued during the time the polls remain open.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14215.

14215. Before receiving any ballots, the precinct board, in the presence of any persons assembled at the polling place, shall open and exhibit and close the ballot container or containers. Thereafter, the ballot container or containers shall not be removed from the polling place or presence of the bystanders until all the ballots are counted, nor opened until after the polls are finally closed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14216.

14216. (a) Any person desiring to vote shall state or provide his or her name and address and, upon the precinct officers finding the name in the roster, the voter shall then sign his or her name in the space provided or, if the voter is unable to sign, shall have his or her name signed by another person on the roster provided for that purpose, whereupon a challenge may be interposed as provided in this article.
(b) The signature shall be capable of being retained for the prescribed retention period for the election being conducted.
(c) This section does not prohibit the use of technology to capture the signature prescribed by subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 54. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14217.

14217. If the precinct board is unable to find a voter’s name upon the roster, it shall inform the voter that he or she may cast a provisional ballot and the procedure for doing so. If the voter elects to cast a provisional ballot, the precinct board shall furnish the voter with a provisional ballot, in accordance with Section 14310.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 55. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14218.

14218. If the surname of any person offering to vote has been changed since the person has registered, the person shall sign his or her name as it was before the change and also the appropriate name as it is at the time the person votes, indicating on the roster on the same line by brackets or other means that the two names are the name of one person.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14219.

14219. The precinct board shall provide, upon request, to a voter for use in the voting booth or compartment, a copy of the facsimile ballot containing ballot measures and instructions printed in Spanish or in other languages, as required by Section 14201, unless county voter information guides and ballots for voting are already being provided in that language under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 78. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14220.

14220. At any election, a majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14221.

14221. Only voters engaged in receiving, preparing, or depositing their ballots and persons authorized by the precinct board to keep order and enforce the law may be permitted to be within the voting booth area before the closing of the polls.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14222.

14222. Nothing contained in this code shall prevent a voter from being accompanied by a child or children under the age of 18 years while the voter is within the voting booth area if the child is, or children are, under the voter’s care.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 104, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14223.

14223. (a) Only members of the precinct board, and persons while signing their names on the roster, shall be permitted, during the hours within which voting is in progress, to sit at the desk or table used by the precinct board.
(b) Any person may inspect the roster while voting is in progress and while votes are being counted. However, this shall not be done at a time or in a manner which will impede, interfere, or interrupt the normal process of voting.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14224.

14224. (a) Except as provided in Section 14222, a voting booth or compartment shall not be occupied by more than one person at a time, unless the voter is eligible under the assisted-voter provisions.
(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a voter shall not remain in or occupy a voting booth or compartment longer than is necessary to mark his or her ballot, which shall not exceed 10 minutes.
(2) If a voter informs a precinct board member that the voter requires additional time to mark his or her ballot, a longer period shall be allowed. However, if the precinct board member determines that the voter is attempting to interfere with the conduct of the election and does not require additional time to mark his or her ballot, the precinct board member may contact the elections official, who may order that the voter not be provided with additional time to mark his or her ballot.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 238, Sec. 1. (AB 1724) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14225.

14225. Members of the precinct board shall not deposit in the ballot container any ballot from which the slip containing the number of the ballot has not been removed by a member of the precinct board and handed to the voter. This section does not apply to a vote by mail ballot.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 547, Sec. 5. (AB 1572) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14227.

14227. Any member of the precinct board, when using a language other than English at the polls, shall communicate with voters in that language only as he or she would be lawfully permitted to communicate in English under the code. The member shall be subject to like penalty for any illegal communication as if it had occurred in English.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 2 - Election Day Procedures › Section 14227.5.

14227.5. (a) At a partisan primary election, before providing a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference with a nonpartisan ballot or before the voter enters the voting booth, as applicable, a member of the precinct board shall provide a uniform notification to the voter informing him or her that he or she may request a political party’s ballot and the name of each political party that has authorized a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in its ballot.
(b) A county elections official shall train the members of a precinct board regarding their duties under subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 819, Sec. 4. (AB 837) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14240.

14240. (a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of the precinct board upon any or all of the following grounds:
(1) That the voter is not the person whose name appears on the roster.
(2) That the voter is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county.
(3) That the voter is not a citizen of the United States.
(4) That the voter has voted in that election.
(b) A person, other than a member of a precinct board or other official responsible for the conduct of the election, shall not challenge or question any voter concerning the voter’s qualifications to vote.
(c) If any member of a precinct board receives, by mail or otherwise, any document or list concerning the residence or other voting qualifications of any person or persons, with the express or implied suggestion, request, or demand that the person or persons be challenged, the board member shall first determine whether the document or list contains or is accompanied by evidence constituting probable cause to justify or substantiate a challenge. In any case, before making any use whatever of such a list or document, the member of the precinct board shall immediately contact the elections official, charged with the duty of conducting the election, and describe the contents of the document or list and the evidence, if any, received bearing on voting qualifications. The elections official shall advise the members of the precinct board as to the sufficiency of probable cause for instituting and substantiating the challenge and as to the law as herein provided, relating to hearings and procedures for challenges by members of the precinct board and determination thereof by a precinct board. The elections official may, if necessary, designate a deputy to receive and answer inquiries from precinct board members as herein provided.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 320, Sec. 9. (AB 646) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14241.

14241. A piece of mailed matter returned undelivered by the post office shall not be accepted or used as evidence upon which to initiate a challenge as to residency by any member of the precinct board unless other evidence or testimony is also presented, nor shall the mailed matter, standing alone without other evidence or testimony, be accepted as evidence by the precinct board in determining a challenge.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14242.

14242. The ground for challenge set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14240 shall not apply to any person duly registered as a voter in any precinct in California and moving from that precinct within 14 days prior to an election.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 811, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14243.

14243. If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not the person whose name appears on the roster, a member of the precinct board shall tender the following oath: “You do swear (or affirm) that you are the person whose name is entered on the roster.”
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 57. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14244.

14244. If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county, the person challenged shall be sworn to answer questions, and after having been sworn, a member of the precinct board shall ask that person: “Are you a resident of this precinct?” or in an election conducted using a voter center, “Are you a resident of the county?”; If the answer to the question is “Yes,” without significant qualification, no other questions shall be asked.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 58. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14245.

14245. If the challenge is on the ground that the person challenged has already cast a ballot for this election, a member of the precinct board shall tender to the person challenged this oath:
“You do swear (or affirm) that you have not previously voted in this election, either by vote by mail ballot or at a polling place.”
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 81. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14246.

14246. If the challenge is on the ground either that the person challenged is not the person whose name appears on the roster, or that he or she has voted that day, the challenge shall be determined in favor of the person challenged if that person takes the oath as set forth either in Section 14243 or 14245.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 59. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14247.

14247. Challenges of voters that they are not residents of the precinct or citizens of the United States shall be tried and determined by the precinct board at the time of the challenge. The precinct board may, at its discretion, also request any other person, present in the polling place to be sworn and answer questions, whom the board believes may have knowledge or information concerning the facts of the challenge.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14248.

14248. Before administering an oath to a person regarding his or her place of residence, a member of the precinct board shall read to the person challenged, the rules prescribed by Section 14249 and Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14249.

14249. If any person challenged refuses to take the oaths tendered, or refuses to be sworn and to answer the questions concerning the matter of residence, that person shall not be allowed to vote.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 14 - ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Procedures at Polls › ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter › Section 14250.

14250. The precinct board, in determining the place of residence of any person, shall be governed by the rules set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 2020) of Chapter 1 of Division 2.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)