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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19288.

19288. Within 60 days after the completion of the examination of a remote accessible vote by mail system, the Secretary of State shall make publicly available a report stating whether the remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved, or whether certification has been withheld.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 15. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19289.

19289. Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public a full and complete copy of the certification report and all associated documentation, except that portions of the report or documentation that contain information that the Secretary of State determines to be confidential or proprietary shall not be made publicly available. The Secretary of State shall notify the board of supervisors and elections official of each county of the availability of the report and associated documentation.
(Added by renumbering Section 19269 by Stats. 2013, Ch. 602, Sec. 82. (SB 360) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19290.

19290. (a) If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, the vendor or, in cases where the system is publicly owned, the jurisdiction shall notify the Secretary of State and all local elections officials who use the system in writing of any defect, fault, or failure of the hardware, software, or firmware of the system or a part of the system within 30 calendar days after the vendor or jurisdiction learns of the defect, fault, or failure.
(b) After receiving written notification of a defect, fault, or failure pursuant to subdivision (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the United States Election Assistance Commission or its successor agency of the problem as soon as practicable so as to present a reasonably complete description of the problem. The Secretary of State shall subsequently submit a report regarding the problem to the United States Election Assistance Commission or its successor agency. The report shall include any report regarding the problem submitted to the Secretary of State.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 16. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19291.

19291. If a remote accessible vote by mail system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, it shall not be changed or modified until the Secretary of State has been notified in writing and has determined that the change or modification does not impair its accuracy and efficiency sufficient to require a reexamination and recertification or reapproval pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary of State may adopt rules and regulations governing the procedures to be followed in making his or her determination as to whether the change or modification impairs accuracy or efficiency.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 17. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19292.

19292. The Secretary of State may seek injunctive and administrative relief if a remote accessible vote by mail system has been compromised by the addition or deletion of hardware, software, or firmware without prior approval or is defective due to a known hardware, software, or firmware defect, fault, or failure that has not been disclosed pursuant to Section 19284 or 19290.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 18. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19294.

19294. (a) The Secretary of State may seek injunctive relief requiring an elections official, or any vendor or manufacturer of a remote accessible vote by mail system, to comply with the requirements of this code, the regulations of the Secretary of State, and the specifications for the ballot marking system and its software, including the programs and procedures for vote marking and testing.
(b) Venue for a proceeding under this section shall be exclusively in Sacramento County.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 20. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 3.5 - Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems › Section 19295.

19295. A remote accessible vote by mail system or part of a remote accessible vote by mail system shall not do any of the following:
(a) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to use a remote server to mark a voter’s selections transmitted to the server from the voter’s computer via the Internet.
(b) Have the capability, including an optional capability, to store any voter identifiable selections on any remote server.
(c) Have the capability, including the optional capability, to tabulate votes.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 75, Sec. 21. (AB 2252) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 19300.

19300. A voting machine shall, except at a direct primary election or any election at which a candidate for voter-nominated office is to appear on the ballot, permit the voter to vote for all the candidates of one party or in part for the candidates of one party and in part for the candidates of one or more other parties.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 61. (SB 6) Effective January 1, 2010. Operative January 1, 2011, pursuant to Sec. 67 of Ch. 1.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 19301.

19301. (a) A voting machine shall provide in the general election for grouping under the name of the office to be voted on, all the candidates for the office with the designation of the parties, if any, by which they were respectively nominated or which they designated pursuant to Section 8002.5.
(b) With respect to a party-nominated office, the designation may be by usual or reasonable abbreviation of party names. With respect to a voter-nominated office, the voting machine shall conform to the format specified in subdivision (a) of Section 13105.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 3, Sec. 46. (AB 1413) Effective February 10, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 19302.

19302. The labels on voting machines and the way in which candidates’ names are grouped shall conform as nearly as possible to the form of ballot provided for in elections where voting machines are not used.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 19303.

19303. If the voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for presidential electors of one party and in part for those of one or more other parties or those not nominated by any party, it may also be provided with: (a) one device for each party for voting for all the presidential electors of that party by one operation, (b) a ballot label therefor containing only the words “presidential electors” preceded by the name of the party and followed by the names of its candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, and (c) a registering device therefor which shall register the vote cast for the electors when thus voted collectively.
If a voting machine is so constructed that a voter can cast a vote in part for delegates to a national party convention of one party and in part for those of one or more other parties or those not nominated by any party, it may be provided with one device for each party for voting by one operation for each group of candidates to national conventions that may be voted for as a group according to the law governing presidential primaries.
No straight party voting device shall be used except for delegates to a national convention or for presidential electors.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 19304.

19304. A write-in ballot shall be cast in its appropriate place on the machine, or it shall be void and not counted.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures › Section 19320.

19320. Before preparing a voting machine for any general election, the elections official shall mail written notice to the chairperson of the county central committee of at least two of the principal political parties, stating the time and place where machines will be prepared. At the specified time one representative of each of the political parties shall be afforded an opportunity to see that the machines are in proper condition for use in the election.
The party representatives shall be sworn to perform faithfully their duties but shall not interfere with the officials or assume any of their duties. When a machine has been so examined by the representatives, it shall be sealed with a numbered metal seal. The representatives shall certify to the number of the machines, whether all of the counters are set at zero (000), and the number registered on the protective counter and on the seal.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures › Section 19321.

19321. The elections official shall affix ballot labels to the machines to correspond with the county voter information guide for the election. He or she shall employ competent persons to assist him or her in affixing the labels and in putting the machines in order. Each machine shall be tested to ascertain if it is operating properly.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 82. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures › Section 19322.

19322. When a voting machine has been properly prepared for an election, it shall be locked against voting and sealed. After that initial preparation, a member of the precinct board or some duly authorized person, other than the one preparing the machines, shall inspect each machine and submit a written report. The report shall note the following:
(1) Whether all of the registering counters are set at zero (000), (2) whether the machine is arranged in all respects in good order for the election, (3) whether the machine is locked, (4) the number on the protective counter, (5) the number on the seal. The keys shall be delivered to the election board together with a copy of the written report, made on the proper blanks, stating that the machine is in every way properly prepared for the election.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 2 - Pre-election Procedures › Section 19323.

19323. The elections official shall deliver to the polling place the supplies necessary to conduct the election, including two county voter information guides, one envelope containing the seal for sealing the machine after the polls are closed, one envelope for the return of the keys, and as many copies of the statement of votes cast as are necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 83. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 3 - Precincts and Board Members › Section 19340.

19340. Any member of a precinct board who has not previously attended a training class in the use of the voting machines and the duties of a board member shall be required to do so, unless appointed to fill an emergency vacancy.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 3 - Precincts and Board Members › Section 19341.

19341. The precinct board shall consist of one inspector and two judges who shall be appointed and compensated pursuant to the general election laws. One additional inspector or judge shall be appointed for each additional voting machine used in the polling place.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 4 - Procedures at the Polls › Section 19360.

19360. Before unsealing the envelope containing the keys and opening the doors concealing the counters the precinct board shall determine that the number on the seal on the machine and the number registered on the protective counter correspond to the numbers on the envelope.
Each member of the precinct board shall then carefully examine the counters to see that each registers zero (000). If the machine is provided with embossing, printing, or photography devices that record the readings of the counters the board shall, instead of opening the counter compartment, cause a “before election proofsheet” to be produced and determined by it that all counters register zero (000).
If any discrepancy is found in the numbers registered on the counters or the “before election proofsheet” the precinct board shall make, sign, and post a written statement attesting to this fact. In filling out the statement of return of votes cast, the precinct board shall subtract any number shown on the counter from the number shown on the counter at the close of the polls.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 4 - Procedures at the Polls › Section 19361.

19361. The keys to the voting machines shall be delivered to the precinct board no later than 12 hours before the opening of the polls. They shall be in an envelope upon which is written the designation and location of the election precinct, the number of the voting machine, the number on the seal, and the number registered on the protective counter. The precinct board member receiving the key shall sign a receipt.
The envelope shall not be opened until at least two members of the precinct board are present to determine that the envelope has not been opened.
At the close of the polls the keys shall be placed in the envelope supplied by the official and the number of the machine, the number of the seal, the number registered on the protective counter, shall be written on the envelope.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 4 - Procedures at the Polls › Section 19362.

19362. The exterior of the voting machine and every part of the polling place shall be in plain view of the election precinct board and the poll watchers. The ballot labels shall be clearly visible when the machine is not in use and shall be inspected by a member of the precinct board after each voter has left the booth. Each machine shall be at least four feet from the poll clerk’s table.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 5 - Closing the Polls › Section 19371.

19371. Before adjourning, the precinct board shall do all of the following:
(a) Comply with the requirements of Section 15250.5.
(b) Seal each voting machine with the seal or seals provided.
(c) Lock the voting machines.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 14. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 6 - Counting Procedures › Section 19380.

19380. The statement of the result of votes cast, which shall be certified by the precinct board, shall contain:
(a) The total number of votes cast.
(b) The number of votes cast for each candidate and measure as shown on the statement of return of votes cast.
(c) The number of votes for persons not nominated.
(d) Printed directions to the precinct board for their guidance before the polls are opened and when the polls are closed.
(e) A certificate which shall be signed by the election officers before the polls are opened, showing:
(1) The delivery of the keys in a sealed envelope.
(2) The number on the seal or seals.
(3) The number registered on the protective counter.
(4) Whether all of the counters are set at zero (000).
(5) Whether the public counter is set at zero (000).
(f) A certificate that shall be filled out after the polls have been closed, showing:
(1) That the voting machine has been locked against voting and sealed.
(2) The number of voters as shown on the public counter.
(3) The number on the seal or seals.
(4) The number registered on the protective counter.
(5) That the voting machine is closed and locked.
(Added by renumbering Section 19382 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 17. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 4 - Elections Using Voting Machines › ARTICLE 6 - Counting Procedures › Section 19381.

19381. The precinct board shall immediately transmit unsealed to the elections official a copy of the result of the votes cast at the polling place, the copy shall be signed by the members of the precinct board, and shall be open to public inspection.
(Added by renumbering Section 19385 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 911, Sec. 20. (AB 2631) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 19 - CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS › CHAPTER 5 - Voting System Replacement Contracts › Section 19400.

19400. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Ballot on demand system” means a ballot manufacturing system, as defined in Section 303.4, that is subject to Sections 13004 and 13004.5.
(b) “Election management system” means a system that is used by a county in the state to track voter registration or voter preferences, including, for example, a voter’s vote by mail status.
(c) “Electronic poll book” means an electronic list of registered voters that may be transported to the polling location or vote center pursuant to Section 2550.
(d) “Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a system, as defined in Section 303.3, that is certified pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Division 19.
(e) “Vote by mail ballot drop box” means a secure receptacle established by a county or city and county elections official whereby a voted vote by mail ballot may be returned to the elections official from whom it was obtained pursuant to Section 3025.
(f) “Voting system” means any voting machine, voting device, or vote tabulating device that does not use prescored punch card ballots.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 78. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates › Section 20001.

20001. The Legislature hereby finds the following to be true:
(1) The major political parties have become an integral part of the American governmental system requiring regulation as to their structure, governing bodies, and functions by state government in the public interest.
(2) The Legislature has found it necessary and appropriate in the regulation of political parties to create and provide for the convening of state conventions, state central committees, and county central committees for parties qualified by law to participate in the direct primary election, by statute.
(3) Over the several years preceding the adoption of this section organizations of electors using as a part of their names the name of a political party qualified to participate in the direct primary election have endorsed candidates for nomination of that party for partisan office in the direct primary election and have publicized and promulgated the endorsements in a manner that has resulted in considerable public doubt and confusion as to whether the endorsements are those of a private group of citizens or of an official governing body of a political party.
(4) The voting public is entitled to protection by law from deception in political campaigns in the same manner and for the same reasons that it is entitled to protection from deception by advertisers of commercial products.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates › Section 20006.

20006. The superior court, in any case brought before it by any registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the publication, printing, circulation, posting, broadcasting, or telecasting of any matter in violation of this chapter, and all cases of this nature shall be in a preferred position for purposes of trial and appeal, so as to assure the speedy disposition thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates › Section 20007.

20007. No candidate or committee in his or her behalf shall represent in connection with an election campaign, either orally or in campaign material, that the candidate has the support of a committee or organization that includes as part of its name the name or any variation upon the name of a qualified political party with which the candidate is not affiliated, together with the words “county committee,” “central committee,” “county,” or any other term that might tend to mislead the voters into believing that the candidate has the support of that party’s county central committee or state central committee, when that is not the case.
This section shall not be construed to prevent a candidate or committee from representing that the candidate has the support of a committee or group of voters affiliated with another political party, which committee or group is identified by the name of that party, where the name of the committee or group also includes the name of the candidate.
Any member of a county central committee or state central committee may commence an action in the superior court to enjoin misrepresentation by a candidate or committee in his or her behalf, in the manner prohibited by this section, to the effect that the candidate has the support of the state or county central committee involved.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates › Section 20008.

20008. Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper, shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the advertisement or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, the words “Paid Political Advertisement.” The words shall be set apart from any other printed matter.
As used in this section “paid political advertisement” shall mean and shall be limited to, published statements paid for by advertisers for purposes of supporting or defeating any person who has filed for an elective state or local office.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 1 - Endorsements of Candidates › Section 20009.

20009. (a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the statement or words or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, in a printed or drawn box and set apart from any other printed matter, the following statement:
“NOTICE TO VOTERS
“(Required by Law)
“This is not an official ballot or an official county voter information guide prepared by the county elections official or the Secretary of State.
“This is an unofficial, marked ballot prepared by ____ (insert name and address of the person or organization responsible for preparation thereof).”
This section shall not be construed as requiring this notice in any editorial or other statement appearing in a regularly published newspaper or magazine other than a paid political advertisement.
(b) A simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide referred to in subdivision (a) shall not bear an official seal or the insignia of a public entity, and that seal or insignia shall not appear upon the envelope in which it is mailed or otherwise delivered.
(c) The superior court, in a case brought before it by a registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the publication, printing, circulation, posting, or distribution of any matter in violation of this section, and all cases of this nature shall be in a preferred position for purposes of trial and appeal, so as to assure the speedy disposition of cases of this nature.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 84. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 2 - Political Corporations › ARTICLE 1 - Incorporation › Section 20100.

20100. If the name of a corporation includes all or part of the name of any person, together with either (a) all or part of the title of any elective office, (b) the date (by year or otherwise) of the election for any office, or (c) any other words or figures indicating the candidacy or nomination of that person for elective office, the Secretary of State shall not accept its articles of incorporation for filing unless there is first filed with him or her a statement signed and acknowledged by that person consenting to the use of his or her name.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 3 - Campaign Funds › ARTICLE 1 - Solicitation › Section 20201.

20201. It is unlawful for any person that includes in any part of its name the name of any political party that was qualified to participate in the last preceding primary election, to directly or indirectly solicit funds for any purpose whatsoever upon the representation either express or implied that the funds are being solicited for the use of that political party unless that person shall have previously obtained the written consent of one of the following: a member of the national committee from California or the majority of the members of the national committee if there are more than two national committee members from California, chairman of the state central committee, executive committee of the state central committee, or executive committee of the county central committee of the party whose name is being used in the county in which the solicitation is to be made. If the county central committee of the party in that county does not have an executive committee, the written consent of the chairman and secretary of that county central committee is sufficient.
All persons soliciting funds in accordance with this section shall be furnished with adequate credentials bearing the name of the solicitor and a copy of the written consent that bears the signature of the person authorizing the solicitation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 3 - Campaign Funds › ARTICLE 1 - Solicitation › Section 20202.

20202. It is unlawful for any person who solicits funds for the purpose of supporting or promoting any candidates or committees to include in any part of its name the name of that candidate or committee unless that person shall have previously obtained the authorization of the candidate or committee or the candidate’s or committee’s designated agent to use the candidate’s or committee’s name in the name of that person.
Authorization by a candidate or committee shall not be construed as rendering the person soliciting funds a controlled committee as defined by Section 82016 of the Government Code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 3 - Campaign Funds › ARTICLE 1 - Solicitation › Section 20203.

20203. Any person who solicits or receives contributions on behalf of any candidate or committee for the purported and exclusive use of that committee or the candidate’s election campaign and who is not authorized by the candidate or committee or the candidate’s or committee’s designated agent to do so, shall include a notice in any fundraising communication, whether through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, printed literature, direct mailing, or any other type of general public advertising, or through telephone or individual oral fundraising appeal, clearly and conspicuously stating that the person is not authorized by the candidate or committee and that the candidate or committee is not responsible for the actions of that person.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 4 - Limitations on the Use of Surplus Campaign Funds › Section 20301.

20301. This chapter shall not be construed to impose any reporting obligations in addition to those obligations imposed by other provisions of law, nor shall this chapter apply to the expenditure of campaign funds in conjunction with any pending litigation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 5 - Fair Campaign Practices › ARTICLE 1 - General Intent › Section 20400.

20400. The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate for public office in this state to subscribe to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
It is the ultimate intent of the Legislature that every candidate for public office in this state who subscribes to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices will follow the basic principles of decency, honesty, and fair play in order that, after vigorously contested, but fairly conducted campaigns, the citizens of this state may exercise their constitutional right to vote, free from dishonest and unethical practices which tend to prevent the full and free expression of the will of the voters.
The purpose in creating the Code of Fair Campaign Practices is to give voters guidelines in determining fair play and to encourage candidates to discuss issues instead of untruths or distortions.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 5 - Fair Campaign Practices › ARTICLE 3 - Code of Fair Campaign Practices › Section 20441.

20441. The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code. The Secretary of State shall supply the forms to the elections officials in quantities and at times requested by the elections officials.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 5 - Fair Campaign Practices › ARTICLE 3 - Code of Fair Campaign Practices › Section 20442.

20442. The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office and shall retain them for public inspection until 30 days after the election.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 5 - Fair Campaign Practices › ARTICLE 3 - Code of Fair Campaign Practices › Section 20443.

20443. Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander › Section 20500.

20500. The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign advertising or communication.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander › Section 20501.

20501. (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section 82016 of the Government Code if the candidate or state measure proponent willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.
(b) A person who is a sponsor of a sponsored committee, as defined by Section 82048.7 of the Government Code, is liable for any slander or libel committed by the sponsored committee if the sponsor willfully and knowingly directs or permits the libel or slander.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 20 - ELECTION CAMPAIGNS › CHAPTER 6 - Libel and Slander › Section 20502.

20502. (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her action in doing so, shall be admissible in evidence in the exemplary damages phase of a bifurcated trial.
(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 21000.

21000. The county elections official in each county shall compile and make available to the Legislature or any appropriate committee of the Legislature any information and statistics that may be necessary for use in connection with the reapportionment of legislative districts, including, but not limited to, precinct maps indicating the boundaries of municipalities, school districts, judicial districts, Assembly districts, senatorial districts, and congressional districts, lists showing the election returns for each precinct, and election returns for each precinct reflecting the vote total for all ballots cast, including both vote by mail ballots and ballots cast at polling places, compiled pursuant to Section 15321 in the county at each statewide election. If the county elections official stores the information and statistics in data-processing files, he or she shall make the files available, along with whatever documentation shall be necessary in order to allow the use of the files by the appropriate committee of the Legislature and shall retain these files until the next reapportionment has been completed.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 76, Sec. 58. (AB 383) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 21001.

21001. (a) Upon receipt of certified final maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission setting forth the district boundary lines for congressional, Senatorial, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts in accordance with subdivision (g) of Section 2 of Article XXI of the California Constitution, the Secretary of State shall provide an electronic copy of the maps to county elections officials. In addition, the Secretary of State shall provide an electronic copy of the entire set of maps for the Assembly to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, an electronic copy of the entire set of maps for the Senate to the Senate Committee on Rules, an electronic copy of the entire set of maps for Congress to each member of the California congressional delegation, and an electronic copy of the entire set of maps for the State Board of Equalization to the State Board of Equalization.
(b) The Secretary of State shall also make copies of the maps available for public inspection.
(c) There shall be no charge for the maps provided pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 763, Sec. 1. (AB 1848) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 21002.

21002. Each house of the Legislature shall be a proper party to, and, if not originally named as a party, shall have the right to intervene in, any action involving the validity or application of any statute that provides for changes in the boundaries of any legislative districts of members of that particular house.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act of 03 › Section 21120.

21120. This chapter applies to a county, county office of education, general law city, charter city, school district, community college district, or special district whose legislative body is elected by districts or from districts.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 14. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act of 03 › Section 21140.

21140. (a) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the election districts shall be adopted by the districting body not later than 204 days before the local jurisdiction’s next regular election occurring after January 1 in each year ending in the number two.
(b) This section does not apply when a legislative body transitions from being elected at-large to elected by districts or from districts.
(c) This section does not apply to a charter city that has adopted a different redistricting deadline by ordinance or in its city charter, provided that, if the county conducts the city’s elections, the county is able to administratively accommodate this later deadline. If the county cannot accommodate that deadline, the county shall provide the charter city with the latest deadline the county can reasonably accommodate, which shall be used as the map-adoption deadline for purposes of Section 21180 and which the city shall post to the city’s redistricting web page.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 14. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts › Section 21500.

21500. Following a county’s decision to elect its board using district-based elections, or following each federal decennial census for a county whose board is already elected using district-based elections, the board shall, by ordinance or resolution, adopt boundaries for all of the supervisorial districts of the county pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21100).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 15. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts › Section 21500.1.

21500.1. This chapter applies to a county that elects members of the county’s board of supervisors by districts or from districts.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 16. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts › Section 21503.

21503. (a) After redistricting or districting, a board shall not adopt new supervisorial district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances:
(1) A court orders the board to redistrict.
(2) The board is settling a legal claim that its supervisorial district boundaries violate the United States Constitution, the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), or this chapter.
(3) The boundaries of the county change by the addition or subtraction of territory.
(4) The number of supervisors elected by districts or from districts is increased or decreased.
(5) An independent redistricting commission is established pursuant to Section 23003 to adopt new supervisorial districts between federal decennial censuses and the districts being replaced were adopted by the board of supervisors.
(b) This section does not prohibit a board from adopting supervisorial districts between federal decennial censuses if the board is adopting supervisorial districts for the first time, including when a board adopts supervisorial districts for the purpose of transitioning from electing its supervisors in at-large elections to elections by districts or from districts.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 18. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6 - Supervisorial Districts › Section 21506.

21506. (a) The term of office of any supervisor who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the supervisor was elected and that supervisor shall continue to represent the constituents residing in the district boundaries from which the supervisor was elected for the duration of that term of office. This section does not prevent a board from assigning a county elected official or county official to provide constituent services for residents of an area that is temporarily not represented by a supervisor due to redistricting.
(b) At the first election for county supervisors in each county following adoption of the boundaries of supervisorial districts, excluding a special election to fill a vacancy or a recall election, a supervisor shall be elected for each district under the new district plan that has the same district number as a district whose incumbent’s term is due to expire. This subdivision does not apply when a county transitions from at-large to district-based elections.
(c) For a county employing both a primary and a general election, a change in the boundaries of a supervisorial district shall not be made between the direct primary election and the general election.
(d) Except as provided in subdivision (a), a person is not eligible to hold office as a member of a board of supervisors unless that person meets the requirements of Section 201 of the Elections Code and Section 24001 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 19. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission › Section 21530.

21530. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles.
(b) “Commission” means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Los Angeles established pursuant to Section 21532.
(c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission › Section 21531.

21531. There is, in the County of Los Angeles, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken, the commission shall adjust the boundary lines of the supervisorial districts of the board in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission › Section 21533.

21533. (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.
(b) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.
(c) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action.
(d) (1) The commission shall not retain a consultant who would not be qualified as an applicant pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 21532.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “consultant” means a person, whether or not compensated, retained to advise the commission or a commission member regarding any aspect of the redistricting process.
(e) Each commission member shall be a designated employee for purposes of the conflict of interest code adopted by the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 781, Sec. 1. (SB 958) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6.3 - County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission › Section 21535.

21535. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, to serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or to register as a federal, state, or local lobbyist in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 53. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 21 - STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT › CHAPTER 6.4 - County of Riverside Citizens Redistricting Commission › Section 21540.

21540. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside.
(b) “Commission” means the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the County of Riverside established pursuant to Section 21542.
(c) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 403, Sec. 1. (AB 1307) Effective January 1, 2023.)