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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12108.

12108. (a) The elections official shall ascertain the name of the political party, if any, for which each precinct board member has expressed a preference, as shown in the affidavit of registration of that person. The elections official shall post a list of the board member’s party preference or an abbreviation of the name of each precinct board member. The list required under this section shall not include the names of the precinct board members. If a precinct board member has not expressed a preference for a political party, the word “None” shall be printed in place of the party name.
(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 554, Sec. 4. (SB 1131) Effective September 26, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12109.

12109. Whenever the ballots at any election or from any precincts are to be tallied at a central place and not at the precincts, the elections official or secretary of the jurisdiction conducting the election shall specify the public place to be used and give notice thereof as follows:
(a) By at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the jurisdiction where the election is to be held, provided that the publication is made at least 10 days before the day of the election.
(b) If a newspaper of general circulation is not published in that jurisdiction, then by prominently posting the notice in the office of the elections official for at least 10 days before the day of the election.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12110.

12110. In case of a municipal election to fill offices, the city elections official shall not later than one week before the election publish a list of the names of the nominees, in the order in which they appear on the ballot, and the respective offices for which they have been nominated. Publication shall be in the city in a newspaper of general circulation. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city. This list shall be headed, “Nominees for Public Office,” in conspicuous type, and shall be substantially in the following form:
NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
Notice is hereby given that the following persons have been nominated for the offices mentioned below to be filled at the general municipal election to be held in the ____ of ____on ____ the ____ day of ____, 20__.
(Here follow with the list of nominees.)
Dated, ____
_____ City Elections Official _____
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 344, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12111.

12111. (a) In case of a municipal election on any measure, the city elections official shall publish a synopsis of the measure at least one time not later than one week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city.
The notice shall be headed “Measure To Be Voted On” in conspicuous type and shall be substantially in the following form:
MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON
Notice is hereby given that the following measure is to be voted on at the ____ (general or special) municipal election to be held in the City of ____, on Tuesday, the ____ day of ____, 2___.
(Synopsis of measure or measures)
Dated ____
_____ City Elections Official _____
City of ______________
(b) The city elections official shall consolidate the notice of election and the notice of measure to be voted on into one notice if the measure was placed on the ballot before the notice of election is published pursuant to Section 12101.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 785, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12112.

12112. (a) At least 90 days, and not more than 120 days, before the day fixed for the general district election, the elections official of the principal county shall publish a notice of the election once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district or, if no such newspaper is published in the district, in a newspaper having general circulation in the district published in any affected county in the district. The notice shall contain the date of the general district election, name the offices for which candidates may file, and state the qualifications required by the principal act for each office. The notice shall state the location where official declarations of candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for any of the elective offices may be obtained, the office in which completed declarations of candidacy are required to be filed, and the date and time after which no declarations of candidacy may be accepted for filing. The notice shall state that appointment to each elective office will be made as prescribed by Section 10515 in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for the office and a petition for an election is not filed with the elections official within the time period prescribed by Section 10515.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall, by a general press release, set forth both of the following:
(1) The elective offices of the district to be filled at the ensuing district election.
(2) A telephone number that voters of the district may utilize in order to obtain information regarding filing for the elective district office.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices › Section 12113.

12113. For each school or special district, the county elections official immediately shall deliver a copy of all published notices to the district secretary. Each notice shall be posted in the district office.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12220.

12220. The elections official shall divide the jurisdiction into precincts and prepare detail maps or exterior descriptions thereof, or both, and as many copies as the elections official may determine. The county surveyor, if requested by an elections official, shall provide assistance to the elections official in the preparation of these maps or exterior descriptions.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12221.

12221. In any order establishing precincts, their boundaries shall be defined by reference to exterior descriptions or delineation thereof on a map or maps.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12222.

12222. (a) No precinct shall be established so that its boundary crosses the boundary of any supervisorial district, congressional district, senatorial district, Assembly district, board of equalization district, judicial district, incorporated city, ward, or city council district.
(b) If, at any election, any precinct contains an insufficient number of qualified persons to make up a precinct board, the precinct may be consolidated with an adjoining precinct.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 504, Sec. 1. (AB 2692) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12223.

12223. (a) Whenever a jurisdiction is divided into election precincts or whenever the boundary of an established precinct is changed or a new precinct is created, the precinct boundary shall be fixed in a manner so that the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed 1,000 on the 88th day prior to the day of election, unless otherwise provided by law.
(b) An elections official may subtract the number of permanent vote by mail voters, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) of Division 3, from the total number of voters for purposes of complying with subdivision (a) if after subtracting the number of permanent vote by mail voters, the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed the percentage of nonpermanent vote by mail voters in the jurisdiction on the 88th day prior to the election multiplied by 1,000, unless otherwise provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 111, Sec. 1. (SB 1342) Effective January 1, 2011. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12224.

12224. (a) At the discretion of the elections official, the voters of the precinct may be divided into two or more groups, as nearly equal as possible, and one precinct board appointed to serve each group. When the voters of a precinct are so divided, there may be one or more polling places and a ballot box for and a set of returns from each group.
(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 32. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 2 - Precinct Formation › Section 12225.

12225. Whenever a precinct is entirely owned or controlled by the United States, and no permission is granted by the federal authorities for the establishment of precinct boards and polling places, precinct boards need not be appointed nor polling places designated, but in lieu thereof the elections official shall, not less than 88 days prior to election day, establish the precinct as a mail ballot precinct and conduct the election for that precinct in accordance with Section 3005.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 3 - Precinct Consolidations › Section 12241.

12241. (a) The elections official conducting local, special, or consolidated elections, or statewide elections other than the direct primary, presidential primary, or general election, for the purpose of the election, may divide the territory within which the election is to be held into special election or consolidated election precincts by consolidating existing precincts, or otherwise, subject to Section 12222, and may change and alter the precincts for those elections as often as occasion requires. Not more than six existing precincts may be consolidated into one special election or consolidated election precinct. The polling place used for a consolidated precinct shall be located within the boundaries of the consolidated precinct.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 904, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2002. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 4 - Precinct Boundary Changes › Section 12260.

12260. (a) The elections official may change or alter any precinct boundaries.
(b) If any changes or alterations are made the elections official shall prepare new detail maps or exterior descriptions thereof, or both. The county surveyor shall, if so requested, provide assistance to the elections official in the preparation of the detail maps or exterior descriptions.
(c) The elections official shall provide, at the request of any interested person, the following information:
(1) All precinct boundary changes and alterations made within the current calendar year and the immediately preceding two calendar years.
(2) All precinct consolidations made within the current calendar year and the immediately preceding two calendar years, specifying the election or elections in which the consolidations were made.
(d) The information provided to persons pursuant to subdivision (c) shall include the precinct numbers before the change or alteration and then a description, including precinct numbers, of the changes or alterations. The description may include maps.
(e) The information described in subdivisions (c) and (d) shall be compiled for each calendar year and shall be kept and filed so as to be accessible to any person upon request.
(f) The elections official may charge a person requesting information the amount needed to reimburse the jurisdiction for the actual expenses incurred in providing copies of the information required under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 4 - Precinct Boundary Changes › Section 12261.

12261. (a) The boundaries of precincts for the general election shall be the same as those established for the direct primary election, except to the extent necessary to add or subtract precincts as the result of population change or to divide precincts containing more than 1,000 voters or to change precinct boundaries due to jurisdictional boundary changes, or consolidations of elections. Changes of precinct boundaries may also be made when consolidating precincts.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
(Repealed (in Sec. 6) and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 904, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2002. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 4 - Precinct Boundary Changes › Section 12262.

12262. Jurisdictional boundary changes occurring less than 125 days before an election shall not be effective for purposes of that election. Voters residing within an area affected by a boundary change, occurring within 125 days before an election, shall vote at the ensuing election in all respects as if a boundary change had not occurred.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 118, Sec. 3. (AB 1730) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12280.

12280. When designating polling places, the elections official shall undertake necessary measures in the locating of polling places to ensure that polling places meet the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State for accessibility by the physically handicapped.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12281.

12281. (a) If, for any valid reason, the polling place designated for any precinct cannot be used, and this fact is known in sufficient time to allow a mailed notice to be received before the election, the elections official may designate another polling place and shall mail, to each voter in the precinct a notice showing this change.
(b) If the information is not known in sufficient time for a mailing pursuant to subdivision (a), either the elections official or, in the case of an emergency, the precinct board on the day of election, shall designate another polling place as near the place first designated as possible, post notice on or near the place first designated, and conduct the election at the new location.
(c) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 33. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12282.

12282. Property exempted from taxation pursuant to Section 214 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be made available free of charge to the elections official for use as a polling place pursuant to Section 213.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12284.

12284. Upon request of the elections official, state-owned buildings, parking lots, and other facilities shall be made available free of charge for use as polling places and vote centers, except that the Department of General Services may exclude from use as polling places or vote centers state facilities at which access to confidential materials cannot be reasonably safeguarded, which are inaccessible to the public, the use of which would disrupt state business, or which are otherwise impractical for use as polling places.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 343, Sec. 2. (AB 2540) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12285.

12285. A mobilehome may be used as a polling place if the elections official determines that no other facilities are available for the convenient exercise of voting rights by mobilehome park residents and the mobilehome is designated as a polling place by the elections official pursuant to Section 12286. No rental agreement shall prohibit the use of a mobilehome for those purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12286.

12286. (a) At least 29 days prior to the election, the elections official shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish a convenient number of election precincts within the affected jurisdiction.
(2) Define the precinct boundaries.
(3) Designate a polling place for each precinct.
(4) Appoint for each precinct a precinct board pursuant to Sections 12302 to 12304, inclusive.
(5) Notify the members of each precinct board of their appointment and the location of the precinct and polling place where they will serve.
(b) The elections official, in establishing precincts and defining their boundaries, shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a single polling place where a voter entitled to vote in more than one district may cast all of his or her ballots.
(c) In a landowner voting district, the county elections official shall designate the polling place at which a nonresident landowner shall vote.
(d) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 35. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12287.

12287. A candidate’s residence shall not be designated as a polling place for an election at which that candidate’s name will appear on the ballot.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 29, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12287.5.

12287.5. A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections officials determine that it has the registered address of a person who is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act. Elections officials shall, not more than 60 days prior to designating a single-family residence as a polling place, use the Megan’s Law Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice to determine if the residence has the registered address of a sex offender. In accordance with subdivision (k) of Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, an elections official who is required to register as a sex offender shall be prohibited from accessing the Megan’s Law public Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 137, Sec. 1. (AB 193) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 3 - Precincts › ARTICLE 5 - Polling Places › Section 12288.

12288. A polling place shall not be accessible by a door, window, or other opening to any place where any alcoholic beverage is sold or dispensed while the polls are open.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 155, Sec. 1. (AB 2037) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12300.

12300. Any voter, or any individual who possesses the qualifications set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 12302, may file an application with the elections official for the position of precinct board member. The elections official may require the application be made on specific forms supplied by the elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 162, Sec. 1. (AB 817) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12301.

12301. The persons appointed to serve as election officers for each precinct at any election shall constitute the precinct board for that precinct.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12302.

12302. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a member of a precinct board shall be a voter of the state. The member may serve only in the precinct for which his or her appointment is received.
(b) (1) In order to provide for a greater awareness of the elections process, the rights and responsibilities of voters, and the importance of participating in the electoral process, as well as to provide additional members of precinct boards, an elections official may appoint not more than five pupils per precinct to serve under the direct supervision of precinct board members designated by the elections official. A pupil may be appointed, notwithstanding his or her lack of eligibility to vote, subject to the approval of the governing board of the educational institution in which the pupil is enrolled, if the pupil possesses the following qualifications:
(A) Is at least 16 years of age at the time of the election for which he or she is serving as a member of a precinct board.
(B) Is a United States citizen, will be a citizen at the time of the election for which he or she is serving as a member of a precinct board, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, as defined in Section 101(a)(20) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(20)).
(C) Is a pupil in good standing attending a public or private secondary educational institution.
(D) Is a pupil who has a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
(2) A pupil appointed pursuant to this subdivision may not be used by a precinct board to tally votes.
(c) (1) In order to promote civic engagement among residents of the state and to provide additional members of precinct boards, an elections official may appoint not more than five nonvoters per precinct to serve as precinct board members. A nonvoter may be appointed, notwithstanding his or her lack of eligibility to vote, if the nonvoter possesses the following qualifications:
(A) Is lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, as defined in Section 101(a)(20) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(20)).
(B) Is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to Section 2101 except for his or her lack of United States citizenship.
(2) A nonvoter appointed to a precinct board pursuant to this subdivision shall not be permitted to do either of the following:
(A) Serve as, or perform any of the duties of, the inspector of a precinct board.
(B) Tally votes for the precinct board.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 150, Sec. 1. (AB 554) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12303.

12303. (a) A person who cannot read or write the English language is not eligible to act as a member of any precinct board.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that non-English-speaking citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote. Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to minimize obstacles to non-English-speaking citizens voting without assistance.
(c) (1) Where the elections official finds that citizens described in subdivision (b) approximate 3 percent or more of the voting-age residents of a precinct, or if interested citizens or organizations provided information that the elections official believes indicates a need for voting assistance for qualified citizens described in subdivision (b), the elections official shall make reasonable efforts to recruit elections officials who are fluent in a language used by citizens described in subdivision (b) and in English. This recruitment shall be conducted through the cooperation of interested citizens and organizations and through voluntarily donated public service notices in the media, including newspapers, radio, television, and the internet, particularly those media that serve the non-English-speaking citizens described in subdivision (b).
(2) (A) Within 150 days following each statewide general election, the county elections official shall report to the Secretary of State the number of individuals recruited to serve as members of precinct boards, including the number of individuals recruited who are fluent in each language required to be represented under Section 14201 and Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.). The Secretary of State shall issue uniform standard reporting guidelines.
(B) The Secretary of State shall post all county reports received under subparagraph (A) on the Secretary of State’s internet website within 180 days following each statewide general election.
(3) At each polling place, a member of the precinct board shall identify the languages spoken by the member, other than English, by wearing a name tag, button, sticker, lanyard, or other mechanism, as determined by the county elections official. The text indicating the language skills of the member of the precinct board shall be in the non-English language or languages spoken by that member.
(d) At least 14 days before an election, the elections official shall prepare and make available to the public a list of the precincts to which officials were appointed pursuant to this section, including on the county elections official’s internet website, and the language or languages other than English in which they will provide assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 55. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12304.

12304. (a) The composition of the precinct board shall be determined by the elections official based on election precinct size. The precinct board shall consist of a minimum of one inspector and two clerks. Additional clerk positions may be allocated in proportion to the number of registered voters within the precinct.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
(Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 904, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2002. Section operative January 1, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12306.

12306. The county elections official of any county, in appointing members of the several precinct boards to serve in the direct primary and general elections under the provisions of this code, shall permit the county central committee of each qualified political party to nominate for appointment to the precinct board a member of that party who is registered and resident in that precinct. Nomination pursuant to this section shall be made in writing to the county elections official not less than 90 days before the election for which the nomination is made. In making appointments to precinct boards from nominations submitted by political parties, the county elections official shall give preference to the nominee of any qualified political party with at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the precinct for which the nomination is made.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12307.

12307. Upon filing the list of names and addresses of those who have been appointed members of the precinct board, the elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each voter so appointed, a notice stating the appointment and the position to which assigned, the penalty for failure to serve, and any other matter that the elections official determines.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12309.

12309. (a) Following the appointment of members of precinct boards, the elections official shall instruct inspectors so appointed concerning their duties in connection with the conduct of the election, which instruction shall conform to the uniform standards adopted by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 12309.5.
(b) A person may not serve as an inspector of a precinct board at an election unless instruction has been received in accordance with this section except that, in the case of the emergency disability of a regular inspector, substitute inspectors shall be given any instruction found necessary by the elections official.
(c) At the request of the elections official, the legislative body may contract with any qualified person or organization for purposes of instructing inspectors in accordance with this section.
(d) This section shall become operative on June 30, 2005.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 530, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004. Section operative June 30, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12310.

12310. Each member of a precinct board shall receive compensation from the governing body of the jurisdiction. This sum shall be paid out of the treasury of the jurisdiction in which the election is held. The inspector may receive more compensation than the other members of the precinct board. The additional compensation to the inspector is for services rendered in securing precinct board members and other duties which may be directed by the elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 36. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12311.

12311. No public agency shall be required as the result of any assignment or transfer to pay the stipend of an election officer for services to any person other than the election officer to whom the stipend is due.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12312.

12312. A person shall not be suspended or discharged from any service or employment because of absence while serving as an election officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 37. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12313.

12313. (a) If any member of a precinct board does not appear at the opening of the polls on the morning of an election, those voters present, including members of the board, shall appoint a voter to fill the vacancy. If none of the members appointed appears at that time, the voters of the precinct present at that time may appoint a board.
(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 38. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12314.

12314. The inspector may appoint a voter to replace any precinct board member who ceases to act or becomes incapacitated during the progress of an election.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12315.

12315. If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of the remaining members of the precinct board may appoint a substitute.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12316.

12316. In constituting precinct boards, the elections official may excuse persons appointed whom the elections official is satisfied ought to be excused. Substitutions may be made when any person appointed is excused or found disqualified or incompetent, until a final or amended list of election officers is sent to the inspector for that precinct.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12318.

12318. (a) Following the notification of the precinct board members appointed pursuant to Section 12307, the county elections official shall mail or deliver to the county central committee of each qualified political party a copy of the list, and the elections official may notify the same committee of any substitute appointments that are made until the time the notice of final order is sent to the precinct inspector. This list shall have the names of precinct board members in precinct order.
(b) In addition, the elections official shall make available a copy of the list prescribed in subdivision (a) to any person requesting a copy. Any person requesting a copy of the list shall sign a roster specifying his or her name, telephone number, and address, and shall provide the elections official with adequate personal identification.
(c) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 39. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12319.

12319. The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each person appointed as inspector a notice showing the precinct polling place and the voters appointed to serve as election officers in that precinct.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12320.

12320. No person is eligible to act as an election officer until the declaration required by Section 12321 has been signed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12321.

12321. (a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of inspector and shall return it to the elections official at least 15 days before election day or the first day of service at a vote center. If the inspector fails or refuses to sign and file the declaration, the elections official shall appoint a substitute who shall make and file the application.
(2) The declaration of an inspector and each of the declarations of other members of the precinct board provided for in this article shall be signed in the presence of a witness and shall be as binding on the signer as would be an oath of office.
(3) The declaration of an inspector shall be in substantially the following form:
State of California
County of
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ss.
I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of inspector for polling place or vote center ______ for the election to be held on ______, 20__.
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Signed in the presence of  _____ (Signature) _____
on ______, 20__.
(b) Before entering upon the performance of duties, each of the precinct board members, other than the inspector, shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of an election officer. The declaration shall be signed before any member of the precinct board. The form for each of the declarations shall be provided in the roster for the polling place. The declaration of the precinct board member shall be in substantially the following form:
State of California
County of
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ss.
I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of precinct board member for polling place or vote center______ for the election to be held on ______, 20__.
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Signed in the presence of  _____ (Signature) _____
on ______, 20__.
(c) Any precinct board member may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. This authorization shall include the power to give any type of oath required of a public employee. There shall be no fee or charge for administering an oath.
(d) In lieu of signing and returning the declaration of the inspector, as provided in this chapter, the county elections official may require the inspector to sign the declaration for an election and before entering upon the performance of these duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 40. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES › CHAPTER 4 - Precinct Boards › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12327.

12327. (a) If the precinct board members for any precinct have not been appointed or cannot serve, or the polling place has not been designated prior to an election, the county elections official shall, by written order, immediately appoint the precinct board members or designate the polling place for the precinct, as the case may require, and shall notify each precinct board member of the appointment.
(b) If, at this time, the elections official cannot make suitable arrangements for a polling place in any precinct in which none has been designated, the elections official may designate a polling place in any contiguous precinct. Any precinct board member serving in this polling place shall be regarded as serving in the proper precinct within the meaning of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13000.

13000. The person in charge of elections for any county, city and county, city, or district shall provide ballots for any elections within his or her jurisdiction, and shall cause to be printed on them the name of every candidate whose name has been certified to or filed with the proper officer pursuant to law and who, therefore, is entitled to a place on the appropriate ballot.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13001.

13001. All expenses authorized and necessarily incurred in the preparation for, and conduct of, elections as provided in this code shall be paid from the county treasuries, except that when an election is called by the governing body of a city the expenses shall be paid from the treasury of the city. All payments shall be made in the same manner as other county or city expenditures are made. The elections official, in providing the materials required by this division, need not utilize the services of the county or city purchasing agent.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13002.

13002. Ballot paper and ballot cards used by a jurisdiction holding an election pursuant to the laws of California shall be tinted and watermarked or overprinted with a design, to be furnished by the Secretary of State, so that the watermark or overprint is plainly discernible.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13004.

13004. (a) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations governing the manufacture, finishing, quality standards, distribution, and inventory control of ballot cards and ballot on demand systems. For commercial ballot manufacturers and finishers, the Secretary of State shall require a biennial inspection of the certified manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities. The Secretary of State shall also approve each ballot card manufacturer, finisher, and ballot on demand system before manufacturing or finishing ballot cards, or deploying a ballot on demand system, for use in California elections.
(b) Not later than five working days before the Secretary of State begins his or her initial inspection, the ballot card manufacturer, finisher, or ballot on demand system vendor shall disclose to the Secretary of State in writing any known flaw or defect in its ballot card manufacturing or finishing process, manufactured or finished ballot cards, or ballot on demand system that could adversely affect the future casting or tallying of votes. Once approved by the Secretary of State, the ballot card manufacturer, finisher, or ballot on demand system vendor shall notify the Secretary of State and the affected local elections officials in writing within two business days after it discovers any flaw or defect in its ballot card manufacturing or finishing process, manufactured or finished ballot cards, or ballot on demand system that could adversely affect the future casting or tallying of votes.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 4. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13004.5.

13004.5. (a) A jurisdiction shall not purchase, lease, or contract for a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the Secretary of State.
(b) A vendor, company, or person shall not sell, lease, or contract with a jurisdiction for the use of a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the Secretary of State.
(c) This section does not preclude a jurisdiction from conducting research and development of a ballot on demand system. A ballot on demand system that is used for purposes of this subdivision shall not be used in an election conducted pursuant to this code unless the system has been certified by the Secretary of State.
(d) The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations for purposes of certifying ballot on demand systems.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 5. (SB 439) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13005.

13005. (a) Before a user may purchase ballot cards, the user shall request in writing a release for a specific quantity of these ballot cards from the Secretary of State. If the request is in order, the Secretary of State shall issue a written release for that quantity to the manufacturer, or to the authorized warehouse, and to the user. The format, text, and use of the request and release shall be governed by regulations adopted by the Secretary of State.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a verbal request or verbal release, provided that this verbal request or verbal release is immediately confirmed in writing. The regulations shall expressly deny the manufacturing of ballot cards without a specific release.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 3. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 1 - Purchasing Procedures › Section 13006.

13006. A user, vendor, or manufacturer shall not warehouse for a subsequent election ballot paper or ballot cards furnished or released by the Secretary of State for a specific election without first obtaining authorization in writing from the Secretary of State for the storage. The authorization shall include the particular details of the amount to be stored so that audit controls may be established and maintained. Ballot paper or ballot cards not used in that election, not authorized to be retained for subsequent elections, and not returned to the Secretary of State, shall be destroyed. A certificate of destruction setting forth the date of destruction and the amount of the ballot paper or ballot cards destroyed shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 333, Sec. 4. (SB 1404) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order › Section 13100.

13100. All ballots used in all elections shall be governed by this chapter unless otherwise specifically provided.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 13 - BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS › CHAPTER 2 - Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order › Section 13101.

13101. (a) In the case of the prevention of an election in any precinct by the loss or destruction of the ballots intended for that precinct, the inspector or other precinct officer for that precinct shall make an affidavit setting forth the fact and transmit it to the Governor. Upon receipt of the affidavit, the Governor may, and upon the application of any candidate for any office to be voted for by the voters of that precinct the Governor shall, order a new election in that precinct.
(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 41. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)