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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3026.

3026. (a) The Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections officials relating to the processing of vote by mail ballots.
(b) The Secretary of State shall evaluate the necessity for procedures that will protect voters’ personally identifying information from elections observers present during the signature comparison process specified in Section 3019. These procedures may be included in the regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
(c) (1) The Secretary of State shall evaluate the cost and necessity of requiring an elections official to use information in the county’s election management system, or otherwise in the elections official’s possession, for the purpose of notifying a voter of the opportunity to verify a signature pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 3019 or to provide a signature pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3019. Based on this review, the Secretary of State may impose these requirements in regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
(2) The Secretary of State shall evaluate the cost and necessity of requiring an elections official to send the additional written notices to voters specified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of, and clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of, Section 3019. Based on this review, the Secretary of State may impose these requirements in regulations promulgated pursuant to this section.
(d) When promulgating or amending regulations pertaining to signature comparison pursuant to Section 3019, the Secretary of State shall consult with recognized elections experts, voter access and advocacy stakeholders, and local elections officials.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 701, Sec. 2. (SB 77) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3101.

3101. (a) The Secretary of State shall see that this chapter is enforced pursuant to Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.
(b) The Secretary of State shall make available to any person who qualifies as a military or overseas voter information regarding voter registration procedures for military or overseas voters and procedures for casting ballots by military or overseas voters.
(c) The elections official for each district shall ensure that their jurisdiction has available a system that would allow a military or overseas voter to electronically request a ballot and other information pursuant to this chapter.
(d) The Secretary of State shall develop standardized military or overseas voter voting materials as required by this chapter.
(e) The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form and content of a declaration for use by a military or overseas voter to swear or affirm specific representations pertaining to the voter’s identity, eligibility to vote, and status as a military or overseas voter, and shall further prescribe requirements for the timely and proper completion of a military or overseas voter’s ballot. The declaration shall be based on the declaration prescribed to accompany a federal write-in absentee ballot, as modified to be consistent with this chapter. The elections official for each jurisdiction shall ensure that a form for the execution of the declaration, including an indication of the date of execution of the declaration, is a prominent part of all balloting materials for which the declaration is required.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 18. (AB 2608) Effective August 22, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3103.

3103. Upon timely receipt of an application received pursuant to Section 3102, the elections official shall examine the application to ascertain that it is properly executed in accordance with this code. If the elections official is satisfied of this fact, the applicant shall be deemed a duly registered voter as of the date appearing on the application to the same extent and with the same effect as though he or she had registered in proper time prior to the election.
(Added by renumbering Section 3101 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 5. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3104.

3104. Applications for the ballots of military or overseas voters shall be received and, except as provided in Section 3106, the ballots shall be received and canvassed, at the same time and under the same procedure as vote by mail ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter.
(Added by renumbering Section 3102 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 7. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3105.

3105. (a) Any application made pursuant to this chapter that is received by the elections official prior to the 60th day before the election shall be kept and processed on or after the 60th day before the election.
(b) (1) The elections official shall send the ballot not earlier than 60 days but not later than 45 days before the election and shall include with the ballot a list of all candidates who have qualified for the ballot and a list of all measures that are to be submitted to the voters and on which the voter is qualified to vote. The voter shall be entitled to write in the name of any specific candidate seeking nomination or election to any office listed on the ballot.
(2) The military or overseas voter may, in the alternative to the ballot provided pursuant to paragraph (1), use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote in any election in which the military or overseas voter is qualified to vote.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 15341 or any other provision of law, any name written upon a ballot for a particular office pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be counted for the office or nomination, providing the candidate whose name has been written on the ballot has, as of the date of the election, qualified to have his or her name placed on the ballot for the office, or has qualified as a write-in candidate for the office.
(d) Except as provided in Section 3106, the elections official shall receive and canvass military or overseas voter ballots described in this section under the same procedure as vote by mail ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this section.
(e) In the event that a military or overseas voter executes a ballot pursuant to this section and an application for a vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3102, the elections official shall process the application and the ballot in accordance with this chapter.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a military or overseas voter who qualifies pursuant to this chapter may, by facsimile transmission, register to vote and apply for a ballot pursuant to this section or a vote by mail ballot. Upon request, the elections official shall send the ballot to the qualified military or overseas voter either by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission, as requested by the voter.
(Added by renumbering Section 3103 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 8. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3107.

3107. When the application is received by an elections official, other than a county elections official, the elections official receiving it shall, after the election, transmit it to the county elections official who, if the application is not subject to rejection, shall file the original. If an application is rejected, it shall be returned to the applicant with the reason for rejection endorsed on it, together with a new blank application.
(Added by renumbering Section 3106 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 11. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3108.

3108. (a) A military or overseas voter who is qualified pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 300 may apply in person to the voter’s elections official for permission to register after the closing date of registration under the following conditions:
(1) The military or overseas voter is released from service after the closing date of registration for an election, returns to the county of his or her residence, and is not a registered voter. To register, the elector shall furnish documentary proof that he or she was released from service after the closing date of registration for the election.
(2) The military or overseas voter is required to move under official active duty military orders after the closing date of registration. To register, the elector shall furnish a copy of his or her official military orders.
(b) On or before the day of election, or the first day a vote center opens, the elections official shall deliver to the precinct board a list of military or overseas voters who registered under this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 25.5. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3109.

3109. If any military or overseas voter to whom a vote by mail ballot has been mailed and which ballot has not been voted by them returns to the county in which they are registered, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in which the applicant’s parent or legal guardian resided when the parent or legal guardian last lived within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia on or before election day, they may apply for a replacement ballot pursuant to Section 3014. The elections official shall then issue another vote by mail ballot to the voter, or the elections official shall certify to the precinct board that the voter is eligible to vote in the election.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 650, Sec. 2. (AB 398) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3110.

3110. If any military or overseas voter returns to the county of their residence, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in which the applicant’s parent or legal guardian resided when the parent or legal guardian last lived within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, after the seventh day prior to the date of the election, they may appear before the elections official and make application for registration. The elections official shall register the voter, if the voter is not registered, and deliver to the voter a vote by mail ballot which may be voted in the elections official’s office or voted outside the elections official’s office on or before the close of the polls on the day of election and returned as are other vote by mail ballots.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 21. (AB 2608) Effective August 22, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3111.

3111. If a military or overseas voter is unable to appear at their polling place because of being recalled to service after the seventh day prior to the date of the election, but before 5 p.m. on the day before the day of the election, they may appear before the elections official in the county in which the military or overseas voter is registered or, if within the state, in the county in which the voter is recalled to service. The elections official shall deliver to the voter a vote by mail ballot which may be voted in the elections official’s office or voted outside the elections official’s office on or before the close of the polls on the day of election and returned as are other vote by mail ballots. To be counted, the ballot shall be returned to the elections official’s office in person, by facsimile transmission, or by an authorized person on or before the close of the polls on the day of the election. If the military or overseas voter appears in the county in which the voter is recalled to service, rather than the county to which the voter is registered, the elections official shall coordinate with the elections official in the county in which the military or overseas voter is registered to provide the ballot that contains the appropriate measures and races for the precinct in which the military or overseas voter is registered.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 22. (AB 2608) Effective August 22, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3112.

3112. Whenever by any statute of the United States, provision is made for vote by mail, an application for a vote by mail ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a vote by mail ballot made under this code.
If, by any federal statute, provision is made for the transmission of applications for vote by mail status to the Secretary of State, he or she shall transmit the applications to the county elections official of the county in which the applicant claims residence, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in which the applicant’s parent or legal guardian resided when the parent or legal guardian last lived within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia.
(Added by renumbering Section 3111 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 16. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3113.

3113. If by any act of Congress which is now or may become effective during the effective period of this section, provision is made for voting by military or overseas voters, that act shall control and be superior to any conflicting provisions of this code, and all state, county, municipal, and district officers who are charged with the performance of duties with reference to the election laws of this state shall perform the duties and discharge the obligations placed upon them by that act of Congress. It is the purpose and intent of this section that full effect shall be given to ballots cast by military or overseas voters under federal statutes in order that no person shall be deprived of his or her vote by virtue of having cast his or her ballot under any federal statute rather than under the laws of this state.
(Added by renumbering Section 3112 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 17. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3114.

3114. (a) For an election for which this state has not received a waiver pursuant to the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20301 et seq.), not sooner than 60 days but not later than 45 days before the election, the elections official shall transmit a ballot and balloting materials to each military or overseas voter who, by that date, submits a valid ballot application pursuant to Section 3102.
(b) If a valid ballot application from a military or overseas voter arrives after the 45th day before the election, the elections official charged with distributing a ballot and balloting materials to that voter shall transmit them to the voter as soon as practicable after the application arrives.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 94. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3116.

3116. A military or overseas voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot to vote for all offices and ballot measures described in subdivision (a) of Section 3102.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 19. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3116.5.

3116.5. (a) A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast his or her ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system.
(b) This section does not apply to a county when conducting an all-mailed ballot election pursuant to Section 4005.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020, or one year after the date on which the Secretary of State certifies a remote accessible vote by mail system pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Division 19, whichever is later.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 906, Sec. 3. (AB 1013) Effective January 1, 2019. Operative on or after January 1, 2020, as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3117.

3117. A valid ballot cast shall be counted if it is received by the elections official in accordance with Section 3020.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 618, Sec. 2. (SB 29) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3118.

3118. The elections official shall include with the ballot a declaration to be signed by the military or overseas voter that a material misstatement of fact in completing the ballot may be grounds for a conviction of perjury under the laws of this state or the United States.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 21. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3119.

3119. Elections officials shall implement an electronic free access system by which a military or overseas voter may determine by telephone, electronic mail, or Internet whether the military or overseas voter’s ballot has been received.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 22. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3120.

3120. The elections official shall request an electronic mail address from each military or overseas voter who registers to vote. A military or overseas voter who provides an electronic mail address may request that his or her application for a ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections conducted in the jurisdiction in which he or she is eligible to vote. An elections official shall provide for electronic delivery of a ballot to a military or overseas voter who makes a standing request for all elections conducted in the jurisdiction in which he or she is eligible to vote.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 649, Sec. 1. (AB 1589) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3121.

3121. (a) As soon as practicable before an election, each elections official shall publish on his or her Internet Web site a list of all of the ballot measures and federal, state, and local offices that, as of that date, the elections official expects to be on the ballot on the date of the election. The list shall also contain specific instructions for how a voter is to indicate on a federal write-in absentee ballot the voter’s choice for each office to be filled and for each ballot measure to be contested.
(b) A military or overseas voter may request a copy of the list described in subdivision (a). The elections official shall send the list to the voter by facsimile, electronic mail, or regular mail, as the voter requests.
(c) Not later than 60 days before a regularly scheduled election and as soon as practicable before a special election, the elections official shall update on his or her Internet Web site the list described in subdivision (a) with the certified candidates for each office and certified ballot measures and make the updated list publicly available.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 24. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3122.

3122. (a) If a military or overseas voter’s mistake or omission in the completion of a document under this chapter does not prevent determining whether a military or overseas voter is eligible to vote, the mistake or omission does not invalidate the document. In a write-in ballot authorized by this chapter, if the intention of the voter is discernible under this state’s uniform definition of what constitutes a vote and the ballot is eligible to be counted pursuant to Sections 3019 and 3106, an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation in the form of the name of a candidate or a political party shall be accepted as a valid vote.
(b) An authentication, other than the declaration specified in Section 3106 or 3118 or the declaration on the federal postcard application and federal write-in absentee ballot, is not required for execution of a document under this chapter. The declaration and any information in the declaration may be compared with information on file to ascertain the validity of the document.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 560, Sec. 4. (AB 1417) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3123.

3123. A court may issue an injunction or grant other equitable relief appropriate to ensure substantial compliance with, or enforce, this chapter on application by either of the following:
(a) A military or overseas voter.
(b) An elections official in this state.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 26. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3400.

3400. Registration for new residents shall be in progress beginning with the 14th day prior to an election and ending on the seventh day prior to election day.
This registration must be executed in the county elections office and the new resident shall vote a new resident’s ballot in that office.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 592, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3402.

3402. The Secretary of State shall have blank affidavits of registration prepared for new residents that contain the information required in Section 2157. The affidavit shall be the same as the regular affidavit of registration except that it shall have a removable portion with the caption “new resident.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3403.

3403. The envelope into which a new resident is to place the ballot shall bear upon its face the name and official title of the county elections official and upon the other side a printed affidavit in substantially the following form:
State of California
County of
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ss.
I, ________, declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that on the day of the next election for federal offices shall be at least 18 years of age, a resident of this state prior to the election, and am a resident of the City or Town of ________, County of ________, State of California; I have not voted, nor shall I cast a vote on a ballot from the state from which I have removed.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
_____ (Date) _____
_____ (Signature) _____
_____ (Residence address) _____
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3404.

3404. The new resident shall mark the ballot, place it in the identification envelope, and fill out and sign the declaration printed on the identification envelope.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3405.

3405. The ballots of new residents shall be received and canvassed at the same time and under the same procedure as vote by mail voter ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 65. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 5 - New Residents Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3408.

3408. The county elections official shall keep open to public inspection a list showing the names and addresses of all persons who have voted as new residents.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3500.

3500. A new citizen is eligible to register and vote at the office of, or at another location designated by, the county elections official at any time beginning on the 14th day before an election and ending at the close of polls on the election day following the date on which that person became a citizen.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 186, Sec. 2. (AB 84) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3501.

3501. A new citizen registering to vote after the close of registration shall provide the county elections official with proof of citizenship prior to voting, and shall declare that he or she has established residency in California. Upon receipt of proof of citizenship and California residency, the county elections official shall instate the affiant as a registered voter and include his or her affidavit of registration in the permanent file of affidavits.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3502.

3502. The ballots of new citizens shall be received and canvassed at the same time and under the same procedure as vote by mail voter ballots, insofar as that procedure is not inconsistent with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 66. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 3 - VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING › CHAPTER 6 - New Citizens Application and Voting Procedures › Section 3503.

3503. The county elections official shall keep open to public inspection a list of all persons who have registered as new citizens.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4000.

4000. A local, special, or consolidated election may be conducted wholly by mail provided that all of the following conditions apply:
(a) The governing body of the local agency authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election.
(b) The election is held on an established mailed ballot election date pursuant to Section 1500.
(c) The election is one of the following:
(1) An election in which no more than 1,000 registered voters are eligible to participate.
(2) An election on a measure or measures restricted to (A) the imposition of special taxes, or (B) expenditure limitation overrides, or (C) both (A) and (B), in a city, county, or special district with 5,000 or less registered voters calculated as of the time of the last report of registration by the county elections official to the Secretary of State.
(3) An election on the issuance of a general obligation water bond in accordance with Section 12944.5 of the Water Code.
(4) An election of the Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District as authorized in Section 122 of Chapter 527 of the Statutes of 1977, known as the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District Law.
(5) An election of the Aliso Water Management Agency, or its affected member agencies, pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.
(6) An election of the San Jacinto Mountain Area Water Study Agency pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.
(7) An election of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District pursuant to Sections 13416 and 13417 of the Water Code.
(8) An election or assessment ballot proceeding required or authorized by Article XIII C or XIII D of the California Constitution. However, when an assessment ballot proceeding is conducted by mail pursuant to this section, the following rules apply:
(A) The proceeding shall be denominated an “assessment ballot proceeding” rather than an election.
(B) Ballots shall be denominated “assessment ballots.”
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 286, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4002.

4002. Notwithstanding Section 4000, a special district may conduct its elections by mail in accordance with Sections 1500, 4104, 4105, and 4108.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 86, Sec. 1. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4003.

4003. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any district has adopted the all-mailed ballot procedure for conducting general district elections pursuant to Section 4104 and any other election is scheduled to be held in territory that is the same or partly the territory of the district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the odd-numbered year, the district may, by resolution of the governing board, revoke the adoption of the all-mailed ballot procedure and order the general district election consolidated with the other election pursuant to Section 10402.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4004.

4004. (a) “Small city” means a city with a population of 100,000 or less, as determined by the annual city total population rankings by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance.
(b) “Eligible entity” means a school district or a special district.
(c) Notwithstanding Sections 1500 and 4000, an election in a small city or an eligible entity may be conducted wholly as an all-mail ballot election, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The legislative body of the small city or the governing body of the eligible entity, by resolution, authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election.
(2) The election is a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislative body or governing body.
(3) The election is not held on the same date as a statewide primary or general election.
(4) The election is not consolidated with any other election.
(5) The return of voted mail ballots is subject to Section 3017.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 86, Sec. 2. Effective July 19, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4005.5.

4005.5. The Secretary of State shall assist each county conducting an election in 2018 pursuant to Section 4005 in providing voter education and community outreach in addition to the voter education and outreach required by Section 4005, including, but not limited to, direct contact with voters. The Secretary of State may provide funding allocated for the purposes of this section to each county.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 180, Sec. 4. (SB 117) Effective August 24, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4005.6.

4005.6. An election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 is subject to the following requirements:
(a) The provisions of Sections 14200 and 14201 that apply to polling places also apply to vote centers.
(b) Prior to every election, the county elections official shall determine if a voter has previously identified a preferred language other than English to the elections official or to the Secretary of State. If the voter’s precinct is required to have a facsimile copy of the ballot in the voter’s preferred language pursuant to Section 14201, the county elections official shall send to the voter by regular mail or electronic mail a facsimile copy of the ballot in that language. The voter shall receive the facsimile copy of the ballot before vote centers open pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 4005. The facsimile copy of the ballot shall be sufficiently distinct in appearance from a regular ballot to prevent voters from attempting to vote on the facsimile copy.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 479, Sec. 7. (AB 1762) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Conditions for Mail Ballot Election › Section 4006.

4006. For any election conducted pursuant to Section 4005, the county elections official shall make a reasonable effort to inform a voter of either of the following:
(a) If the voter’s vote by mail ballot envelope is missing a signature.
(b) How the voter can correct the missing signature.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 832, Sec. 4. (SB 450) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4100.

4100. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, mail ballot elections shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000) of Division 3.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4101.

4101. Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303, the elections official shall not commence to mail the combined county voter information guide and mail ballot before the 29th day before the election and shall complete the mailing by the 10th day before the election.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 16. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4102.

4102. The elections official may include in the mailings set forth in Section 4101 a printed notice to the voters informing the voters that they may return the voted ballot by certified or registered mail.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4103.

4103. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3020, ballots cast under this chapter shall be returned to the elections official from whom they were obtained no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any vote by mail ballot cast under this chapter shall be timely cast if it is received by the voter’s elections official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than three days after election day and either of the following is satisfied:
(1) The ballot is postmarked on or before election day or is time stamped or date stamped by a bona fide private mail delivery company on or before election day.
(2) If the ballot has no postmark, a postmark with no date, or an illegible postmark, the vote by mail ballot identification envelope is date stamped by the elections official upon receipt of the vote by mail ballot from the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company, and is signed and dated pursuant to Section 3011 on or before election day.
(c) For purposes of this section, “bona fide private mail delivery company” means a courier service that is in the regular business of accepting a mail item, package, or parcel for the purpose of delivery to a person or entity whose address is specified on the item.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 225, Sec. 2. (AB 2071) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4104.

4104. (a) At the first general district election conducted by all-mailed ballot the following question shall be printed on the ballot and boxes shall be provided for the voter to indicate “Yes” or “No”:
“SHALL THE MAILED BALLOT BE USED TO CONDUCT ALL FUTURE GENERAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS?”
(b) If the majority of the voters favor the all-mailed ballot election it shall be adopted as the procedure for conducting future general district elections. If the question is rejected by the voters it may be resubmitted at any subsequent general district election in the manner provided for in Section 4105.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4105.

4105. The question set forth in Section 4104, as to whether an all-mailed ballot election is required to be used in the conduct of all future general district elections, shall be printed on the ballot of any general district election upon (a) the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the governing board, or (b) upon the submission of an initiative petition to the governing board signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the voters in the district pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9.
This section shall apply only to those districts in which an election by all-mailed ballots was conducted pursuant to a resolution adopted by the governing board of the district in the manner provided for by Section 4108.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4106.

4106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a governing board in the County of San Diego may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be held on the same day as the statewide direct primary election or the day of the statewide general election.
(b) If an election is held pursuant to subdivision (a), and the election is consolidated with another election, Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 shall govern the consolidation and, if the county elections official is requested to conduct the election, Section 10002 shall apply to that election.
(c) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a general district election is held on the same day as a statewide election, those officers whose four-year terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the resolution, expired on the first Friday in December following the general district election in an odd-numbered year shall, instead, either continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general district election or, at the option of the governing board, cease to hold office prior to the expiration of their four-year term and upon the qualification of their successors at the time prescribed by the governing board.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4107.

4107. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the Marina County Water District in the County of Monterey may adopt a resolution requiring its general district election to be held on the same day as the statewide direct primary election or the day of the statewide general election.
(b) If an election is held pursuant to subdivision (a), and the election is consolidated with another election, Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 shall govern the consolidation, and, if the county elections official is requested to conduct the election, Section 10002 shall apply to that election.
(c) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a general district election is held on the same day as a statewide election, those officers whose four-year terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the resolution, expired on the first Friday in December following the general district election in an odd-numbered year shall, instead, either continue in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general district election or, at the option of the governing board, cease to hold office prior to the expiration of their four-year term and upon the qualification of their successors at the time prescribed by the governing board.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 4 - MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections › Section 4108.

4108. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).
(b) (1) A district conducting an election by all-mailed ballots may consolidate its election with the election of one or more other legislative or congressional districts, public districts, cities, counties, or other political subdivisions if all of the elections to be consolidated will be:
(A) Held on the same day.
(B) Held in the same territory or in a territory that is in part the same.
(C) Conducted wholly by mail.
(2) A district consolidating its election pursuant to subdivision (a) shall order the consolidation pursuant to Section 10400.
(3) A district election that is consolidated with an all-mailed ballot election for a legislative or congressional district shall also comply with any additional statutory requirements that apply to the all-mailed ballot election for that legislative or congressional district.
(c) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed in Section 1500 or on any other date other than an established election date.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 731, Sec. 3. (AB 1535) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications › Section 5000.

5000. (a) For purposes of this division, the definition of “party” in Section 338 is applicable.
(b) This chapter shall apply to political bodies and to parties not otherwise provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 7050).
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications › Section 5001.

5001. Whenever a group of electors desires to qualify a new political party meeting the requirements of Section 5100 or 5151, that group shall form a political body by:
(a) Holding a caucus or convention at which temporary officers shall be elected and a party name designated. The designated name shall not be so similar to the name of an existing party so as to mislead the voters, and shall not conflict with that of any existing party or political body that has previously filed notice pursuant to subdivision (b).
(b) Filing formal notice with the Secretary of State that the political body has organized, elected temporary officers, and declared an intent to qualify a political party pursuant to either Section 5100 or 5151, but not both. The notice shall include the names and addresses of the temporary officers of the political body.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 50. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications › Section 5002.

5002. Upon receipt of the notice specified in Section 5001, the Secretary of State shall notify each county elections official of the name of the political body, its intent to qualify as a political party, and whether it intends to qualify for the next primary election or for the next presidential general election.
In preparing the statement of voters and their political affiliations, the county elections officials shall tabulate by political affiliation the affidavits of registration of members of political parties qualified pursuant to Section 5100 or 5151, and political bodies formally declaring an intent to qualify as political parties pursuant to Section 5001. All other affidavits of registration, except those of persons declining to state a political affiliation, shall be tabulated as miscellaneous registrations.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 511, Sec. 5. (AB 1419) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 5 - POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - New Party Qualifications › Section 5003.

5003. A political body within the first 70 days after filing the formal notice required by Section 5001 is entitled, upon request to the Secretary of State, to have counted toward its qualification as a political party affidavits of registration in which voters declared affiliation with the political body prior to the date the political body filed the formal notice with the Secretary of State.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)