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California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19091 - Vote-By-Mail Ballot Processing and Return Status

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A county elections official shall send
				  vote-by-mail (VBM) ballot issuance data for each VBM ballot delivered pursuant
				  to Section
				  3010 of the
				  Elections Code to the statewide voter registration system as soon as a VBM
				  ballot is issued to a voter.
(b) If
				  a county elections official participates in the system created pursuant to
				  Elections Code section
				  3019.7 to
				  allow a vote-by-mail voter to track their VBM ballot through the mail system,
				  the county elections official shall send the following information to the
				  statewide voter registration system so that the voter may receive information
				  via email or text message about the status of his or her VBM ballot:
(1) The date the VBM ballot is delivered by
				  the county elections official to the United States Postal Service, to comply
				  with Elections Code section
				  3019.7(a)(1).
(2) The date, based on information from the
				  United States Postal Service, that the voter's VBM ballot is expected to be
				  delivered to the voter, to comply with Elections Code section
				  3019.7(a)(2).
(3) Notification if the voter's VBM ballot is
				  returned as undeliverable to the county elections official by the United States
				  Postal Service, to comply with Elections Code section
				  3019.7(a)(3).
(4) The date when a completed VBM ballot is
				  received by the county elections official, to comply with Elections Code
				  section
				  3019.7(a)(4).
(5) The information required by subdivision
				  (c), to comply with Elections Code section
				  3019.7(a)(5).
				  This will allow the system established under Elections Code section
				  3019.7 to
				  notify a voter when their VBM ballot has been counted or, if the ballot cannot
				  be counted, of steps the voter can take in order to have the ballot
				  counted.
(6) The county elections
				  official shall not be required to send information on the deadline for the
				  voter to return his or her ballot to comply with Elections Code section
				  3019.7(a)(6).
				  This information can be generated automatically from the system established
				  under Elections Code section
				  3019.7.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19092 - Vote-By-Mail Ballot Reason Codes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For all VBM ballots where the ballot
				  return status is "Not Accepted," an appropriate reason code shall be assigned
				  by the county elections official.
(b) If a VBM ballot has not had a final
				  adjudication, the county elections official shall assign the ballot return
				  status of "Not Accepted" and either a temporary rejection reason code of "In
				  review." or one of the applicable rejection reason codes set forth in
				  subdivision (c) below. Upon the final adjudication of the ballot, "In review"
				  shall be replaced with either a ballot return status of "Accepted" or with a
				  rejection reason code for "Not Accepted" as provided in subdivision (c)
				  below.
(c) If a county elections
				  official does not accept a VBM ballot, then a ballot return status of "Not
				  Accepted" shall be assigned along with one of the rejection reason codes listed
				  below:
(1) "Voter already voted." This reason
				  code shall be used when rejecting a VBM ballot that was submitted by a voter
				  when the voter already has an accepted or counted ballot in California for that
				  election, when the voter has previously:
(A)
				  Voted at a location as provided in Elections Code section
				  338.5;
(B) Returned a VBM ballot in California that
				  was accepted by a county elections official;
(C) Returned a provisional ballot that has
				  been processed and counted in the same or another county; or
(D) Returned a CVR provisional ballot that
				  has been processed and counted in the same or another
				  county.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19093 - Provisional Ballot Processing and Return Statuses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If a voter's provisional ballot is to be included in a
					 semi-official or official canvass pursuant to Elections Code section
					 14310, the
					 county elections official shall process the voter's provisional ballot as
					 provided in this section.
(a) The
				  county elections official shall immediately upon adjudication of the voter's
				  provisional ballot, enter into the statewide voter registration system a ballot
				  return status and reason code.
(b)
				  The ballot return status of a provisional ballot shall be indicated as either:
				  "Counted" or "Not Counted."
(c) An
				  appropriate reason code shall be assigned in accordance with section
				  19094, if the ballot status is "Not
				  Counted."
(d) Provisional ballot
				  information referred to in subdivisions (c) and (d) above, indicating whether a
				  provisional ballot is counted or if it is not counted and the reason why it was
				  not counted, shall be displayed on the Secretary of State's "My Voter Status"
				  page, along with the voter participation history.
1. New
					 section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days
					 pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2168,
						Elections Code. Reference: Section
						14310,
						Elections Code; and 52
						U.S.C. Section
						21083.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19094 - Provisional Ballot Reason Codes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For all provisional ballots where the
				  ballot return status is "Not Counted," an appropriate reason code shall be
				  assigned by the county elections official.
(b) If a provisional ballot has not had a
				  final adjudication, the county elections official shall assign the ballot
				  return status of "Not Counted" and either a temporary rejection reason code of
				  "In review" or one of the applicable rejection reason codes set forth in
				  subdivision (c) below. Upon the final adjudication of the ballot, "In review"
				  shall be replaced with either a ballot return status of "Counted" or with a
				  rejection reason code for "Not Counted" as provided in subdivision (c)
				  below.
(c) If a county elections
				  official does not count a provisional ballot, then a ballot return status of
				  "Not Counted" shall be assigned along with one of the rejection reason codes
				  listed below:
(1) "Voter already voted." This
				  reason code shall be used when rejecting a provisional ballot that was
				  submitted by a voter when the voter already has an accepted or counted ballot
				  in California for that election, when the voter has previously:
(A) Voted at a location as provided in
				  Elections Code section
				  338.5;
(B) Returned a VBM ballot in California that
				  was accepted by a county elections official;
(C) Returned a provisional ballot that has
				  been processed and counted in the same or another county; or
(D) Returned a CVR provisional ballot that
				  has been processed and counted in the same or another
				  county.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19095 - Conditional Voter Registration Provisional Ballot Processing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If a voter's conditional voter registration (CVR) is deemed
					 effective pursuant to Elections Code section
					 2170, the
					 county elections official shall process the voter's CVR provisional ballot as
					 provided in Sections
					 20025 and
					 20026 of Title 2, Division 7,
					 Chapter 1, Article 3.5 of the California Code of Regulations.
1. New
					 section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days
					 pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2168,
						Elections Code. Reference: Section
						2170,
						Elections Code; and 52
						U.S.C. Section
						21083.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19096 - Ballot Status

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  county elections official shall send the status of each VBM, provisional, and
				  CVR ballot to the statewide voter registration system in near real time for
				  each voter that has participated in a specific election.
(b) The county elections official shall
				  resolve the "In Review" status of each VBM, provisional, and CVR ballot and
				  send the final adjudication to the statewide voter registration system no later
				  than the 31st day after the election.
1. New
					 section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days
					 pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2168,
						Elections Code. Reference: 52 U.S.C. Section
						21083.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19097 - Voter Participation History

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The county elections official shall send
				  voter participation history to the statewide voter registration system in near
				  real time starting with the first day of voting for each voter that has
				  participated in a specific election.
(b) Voter participation history shall
				  accurately indicate the method of participation as vote-by-mail, polling place,
				  vote center, CVR, or Nonprovisional CVR.
(c) Voter participation history shall be
				  displayed on the Secretary of State's "My Voter Status" page.
1. New
					 section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days
					 pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 35).
2.
					 Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (c) filed 1-26-2022; operative
					 1-26-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2168,
						Elections Code. Reference: 52 U.S.C. Section
						21083.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System › Section 19098 - Certification of County Elections Official

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each county elections official shall
				  certify that the county in which the elections official has jurisdiction over
				  the elections is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter for each
				  Federal election. Each county elections official shall do so by signing a
				  certification form provided by subsection (b) and submitting it to the
				  Secretary of State with the statement of vote required pursuant to California
				  Elections Code section
				  15375. The
				  certification form shall be provided by the Secretary of State by electronic or
				  regular mail or facsimile transmission to each county elections official along
				  with the statement of vote reporting instructions on or before the third day
				  following a Federal election. Each county elections official shall submit to
				  the Secretary of State an original, fully executed certification form with the
				  copy of the certified statement of results required by California Elections
				  Code section
				  15375.
(b) The certification form shall be in
				  substantially the following format:
Certification of County Elections Official of the Results
					 of the Canvass of the __________ __________, 20___ __________ Election
STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF __________
I, __________, County Elections Official of said county, do
					 hereby certify that, in pursuance to the provisions of Elections Code Section
					 15300, et
					 seq., I did canvass the results of the votes cast in the General Election held
					 in said County on __________, for measures and contests that were submitted to
					 the vote of the voters, and that the Statement of Votes Cast, to which this
					 certificate is attached, is full, true, and correct.
I hereby set my hand and official seal this ___ day of
					 __________, 20___ at the County of __________.
(County Seal)
__________ (Signature)
County Elections Official
County of __________
State of California
1. New
					 section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3).
					 Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
					 11349.3(a)
					 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days
					 pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No.
					 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2168,
						Elections Code. Reference: Section
						15375,
						Elections Code; and 52
						U.S.C. Section
						21083.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20000 - General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All counties shall design and implement programs intended
					 to identify qualified electors who are not registered voters, and to register
					 such persons to vote, hereinafter referred to as outreach
					 programs.
1. New
					 Article 3 (Sections
					 20001-20007, not consecutive) filed
					 9-24-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No.
					 39).
2. Article 3 (Sections
					 20000-20006) refiled 9-28-76 as an
					 emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register
					 76, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited for Article 3 (Sections
						20000-20006): Section
						202,
						Elections Code. Reference: Section
						202,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20002 - Program Emphasis

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each outreach program shall stress the solicitation of
					 voter registrations by persons whose daily activities place them in frequent
					 contact with potential registrants.
Selection of outreach methods shall consider maximum
					 cost-effectiveness in view of the population of unregistered electors intended
					 to be reached. Selection of methodology shall consider not only the level of
					 effort expended, but also the likelihood of actual registrations obtained
					 thereby.
Nothing in these regulations shall be construed to limit
					 the use of deputy registrars of voters, including bilingual registrars,
					 pursuant to Sections
					 302 and
					 303 of the
					 Elections Code. Outreach programs adopted pursuant to these regulations shall
					 provide for the continued use of deputy registrars when a population of
					 unregistered electors requires personal assistance in registration and the
					 continued use of deputy registrars is therefore reasonably appropriate.
Each county shall provide for the solicitation of
					 registrations by personnel of state agencies, to the extent that the state
					 agency has made its personnel available for an outreach
					 program.
1. Amendment
					 filed 5-20-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 21).
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20003 - Submission of Plan for Outreach Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
No later than 20 days after the effective date of this
					 Article, each county shall submit to the Secretary of State a plan describing
					 its proposed outreach program. Each program shall be deemed to have met the
					 minimum requirement if the Secretary of State has not interposed an objection
					 within 21 days after such program has been submitted.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20004 - Evaluation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Annually in July, the Secretary of State will evaluate the
					 county's program on the basis of two criteria:
(a) adherence to the adopted plan for the
				  meeting of minimum requirements.
(b) effectiveness in terms of increase in
				  number of registered voters over statistical/historical expectations.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20005 - Cost/Savings Comparison Reports

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
On or before August 31 of each year, the county shall
					 report to the Secretary of State its actual net cost of complying with Chapter
					 704, Statutes of 1975, as amended, including any program adopted pursuant to
					 Section
					 304 of the
					 Elections Code, for the immediately preceding fiscal year along with an
					 estimated net cost for the forthcoming fiscal year.
For the purposes of these regulations, net cost is defined
					 as total cost as offset by any savings which may accrue as the result of
					 Chapter 704, Statutes 1975, as amended.
For the purposes of these regulations, a fiscal year is
					 defined as the period of time from July 1 of the calendar year through June 30
					 of the following calendar year.
1. Amendment
					 filed 5-20-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 21).
Note: Authority cited: Statutes 1975, Chapter 1119,
						Section 4; Section
						12172,
						Government Code. Reference: Statutes 1975, Chapter 704, Section
						91.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3 - County Programs to Identify and Register Qualified Electors › Section 20006 - Reimbursement of Net Costs. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Order of
					 Repeal filed 6-3-85 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section
					 11349.7;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No.
					 26).
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20020 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Article is to provide standards and
					 procedures related to Conditional Voter Registration (CVR), as established by
					 Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the California Elections Code.
1. New
					 article 3.5 (sections
					 20020-20027) and section filed
					 3-8-2018; operative 3-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2170,
						2171,
						2172 and
						2173,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2170,
						2171,
						2172 and
						2173,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20021 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Conditional
				  voter registration" ("CVR") has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision
				  (a) of Elections Code section
				  2170.
(b) A "CVR voter" is a person as described in
				  subdivision (b) of Elections Code section
				  2170 and
				  who, on Election Day or during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding
				  Election Day, does both of the following:
(1)
				  Delivers an executed affidavit of registration to the county elections official
				  in order to register to vote in California for the first time, or re-register
				  to vote in the same or a different county in California, or as a military or
				  overseas voter. The executed affidavit of registration can be submitted in
				  either of the following ways:
(A) in person
				  at any permanent office of the county elections official, at any vote center or
				  polling place, or at any satellite office designated by the county elections
				  official, or
(B) through the
				  internet website of the Secretary of State. For purposes of this Article and
				  subparagraph, if the voter is registering as a military or overseas voter or is
				  a voter with disabilities, the voter may request to cast a ballot using a
				  certified remote accessible vote by mail system but only if their affidavit of
				  registration submitted through the internet website of the Secretary of State
				  contains their signature.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20022 - Affidavit of Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
To conditionally register to vote, CVR voters shall use the
					 same affidavit of registration as other voters -- either a paper form or
					 through the internet website of the Secretary of State.
1. New
					 section filed 3-8-2018; operative 3-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section and NOTE filed
					 4-25-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170; operative
					 4-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 10-24-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of section and
					 NOTE refiled 10-24-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170;
					 operative 10-24-2022 (Register 2022, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must
					 be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
4. Certificate of Compliance
					 as to 10-24-2022 order transmitted to OAL 1-20-2023 and filed 3-1-2023
					 (Register 2023, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2170,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2150,
						2151,
						2152,
						2156,
						2157,
						2170,
						2171 and
						2196,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20023 - Availability of Conditional Voter Registration; 14-Day Notice to Secretary of State

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  County elections officials shall offer:
(1)
				  CVR in person at any permanent office of the county elections official, at any
				  vote center or polling place, or at any satellite office designated by the
				  county elections official, or through the internet website of the Secretary of
				  State and as is described in subdivisions (d) through (f) of Elections Code
				  section
				  2170,
				  and
(2) CVR provisional ballots or
				  CVR ballots to CVR voters, in accordance with subdivisions (e) and (f) of
				  Elections Code section
				  2170.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20024 - Conditional Voter Registration Provisional Ballot Return Envelope

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CVR provisional ballot return envelopes provided by county
					 elections officials shall look visibly different from all other ballot return
					 envelopes. The visual difference can include, but is not limited to, different
					 envelope color or a stamp or other marking mechanism used on CVR provisional
					 ballot return envelopes.
1. New
					 section filed 3-8-2018; operative 3-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 10).
2. Amendment of section heading, section
					 and NOTE filed 4-25-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170;
					 operative 4-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must
					 be transmitted to OAL by 10-24-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Amendment of section
					 heading, section and NOTE refiled 10-24-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to
					 Elections Code 2170; operative 10-24-2022 (Register 2022, No. 43). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2023 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
4. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-24-2022 order transmitted
					 to OAL 1-20-2023 and filed 3-1-2023 (Register 2023, No.
					 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2170,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						303.3,
						2170,
						2171,
						3016.7 and
						14310,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20024.5 - Conditional Voter Registration Ballot Cast Using a Remote Accessible Vote-By-Mail System

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A county elections official shall, prior to providing a CVR
					 voter a ballot to be cast using a certified remote accessible vote by mail
					 system, indicate in their county Election Management System (EMS) and/or
					 otherwise flag the CVR ballot to ensure the CVR ballot will be reviewed prior
					 to being processed.
1. New
					 section filed 4-25-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170;
					 operative 4-25-2022 (Register 2022, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must
					 be transmitted to OAL by 10-24-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled
					 10-24-2022 as a deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170; operative
					 10-24-2022 (Register 2022, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be
					 transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by
					 operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance
					 as to 10-24-2022 order transmitted to OAL 1-20-2023 and filed 3-1-2023
					 (Register 2023, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2170,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						303.3,
						305.5,
						2170,
						2171,
						2500,
						3016.7,
						14310 and
						19281,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20025 - Conditional Voter Registration Provisional Ballot Processing and Return Statuses

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
If a voter's conditional voter registration is deemed
					 effective pursuant to Elections Code section
					 2170, the
					 county elections official shall process a voter's CVR ballot as they process
					 other nonprovisional ballots, and shall process a voter's CVR provisional
					 ballot as provided in this section.
(a) To the extent feasible and when
				  applicable, a county elections official shall verify that all other counties
				  have applied polling place voter participation history before adjudicating
				  their CVR provisional ballots.
(b)
				  The county elections official shall immediately upon adjudication of the
				  voter's CVR provisional ballot, enter into the statewide voter registration
				  system a ballot return status and reason code.
(c) The ballot return status of a ballot
				  shall be indicated as either:
1. "Counted,"
				  or
2. "Not Counted."
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20026 - Conditional Voter Registration Provisional Ballot Reason Codes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) For all CVR
				  provisional ballots where the ballot return status is "Not Counted," an
				  appropriate reason code shall be assigned by the county elections
				  official.
(b) If a CVR provisional
				  ballot has not had a final adjudication, the county election official shall
				  assign the ballot return status of "Not Counted" and either a temporary
				  rejection reason code of "In review," or one of the applicable rejection reason
				  codes set forth in subdivision (c) below. Upon the final adjudication of the
				  ballot, "In review" shall be replaced with either a ballot return status of
				  "Counted" or with a rejection reason code for "Not Counted" as provided in
				  subdivisions (c) and (d) below.
(c)
				  A county elections official shall not count a CVR provisional ballot and shall
				  assign the ballot a status of "Not Counted" with one of the reason codes listed
				  below:
1. "Voter already voted." This reason
				  code shall be used when the voter has an accepted or counted ballot in
				  California for that election, when the voter has previously
(A) voted at a location as provided in
				  Elections Code section
				  338.5,
(B) returned a vote-by-mail (VBM) ballot in
				  California that was accepted by a county elections official,
(C) returned a provisional ballot that has
				  been processed and counted in the same or another county, or
(D) returned a CVR provisional ballot that
				  has been processed and counted in the same or another county.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 3.5 - Conditional Voter Registration › Section 20027 - Voter Participation History

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The county elections official shall send
				  voter participation history to the statewide voter registration system in near
				  real time starting with the first day of voting for each voter that has
				  participated in a specific election.
(b) Voter participation history shall
				  accurately indicate the method of participation, vote-by-mail, polling place,
				  vote center, CVR, or Nonprovisional CVR.
(c) Voter participation history shall be
				  displayed on the Secretary of State's "My Voter Status" page.
1. New
					 section filed 3-8-2018; operative 3-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 10).
2. Governor Newsom issued Executive Order
					 N-34-20 (2019 CA EO 34-20), dated March 20, 2020, which extended certain
					 deadlines relating to the presidential primary and special general elections,
					 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Repealer and new subsections (a)
					 and (b) filed 1-26-2022; operative 1-26-2022 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2022, No. 4).
4. Removal of editorial NOTE referencing
					 Executive Order N-34-20.
5. Amendment of NOTE filed 4-25-2022 as a
					 deemed emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170; operative 4-25-2022 (Register
					 2022, No. 17). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by
					 10-24-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the
					 following day.
6. Amendment of NOTE refiled 10-24-2022 as a deemed
					 emergency pursuant to Elections Code 2170; operative 10-24-2022 (Register 2022,
					 No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-23-2023 or
					 emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-24-2022 order transmitted
					 to OAL 1-20-2023 and filed 3-1-2023 (Register 2023, No.
					 9).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2170,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2170,
						2171,
						14310 and
						15375,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4 - Overseas Citizens Registration and Voting › Section 20050 - Overseas Citizen Affidavit of Registration

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The affidavit of registration for overseas citizens shall
					 be in substantially the following form:
AFFIDAVIT OF REGISTRATION (OVERSEAS
					 VOTERS)
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					 here to view image
See below for Instructions to Voter in Filling Out Overseas
					 Voter Ballot.
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					 here to view image
1. Amendment
					 filed as an emergency 5-26-78; effective upon filing (Register 78, No. 21). For
					 prior history, see Register 77, No. 2).
2. Certificate of Compliance
					 filed 9-22-78 (Register 78, No. 38).
Note: Authority and reference cited for Article 4
						(Sections 20050 and
						20051: Sections
						1304 and
						1309,
						Elections Code). Specific authority and reference cited for Section
						20050: Sections
						706 and
						1306,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4 - Overseas Citizens Registration and Voting › Section 20051 - Overseas Citizens Absent Voters' Ballots

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The ballot to be used by overseas voters may be the
					 absentee ballot used by resident absentee voters, except that all measures and
					 all offices appearing on the ballot other than federal offices shall be marked
					 out with indelible marking, so that the overseas voter votes only for federal
					 offices.
Alternatively, the county clerk may design an absentee
					 ballot designated solely for overseas voters listing only candidates for
					 nomination or election to federal offices.
1. New
					 section filed 10-14-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 76, No.
					 42).
2. Repealed by operation of Section
					 11422.1(c),
					 Government Code (Register 77, No. 21).
3. New section filed 5-2-77;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 21).
4.
					 Amendment filed 9-12-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 78,
					 No. 37).
5. Certificate of Compliance filed 9-22-78 (Register 78,
					 No. 38).
Note: Additional authority and reference cited: Section
						1306,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20060 - Purpose

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Article is to provide standards and
					 procedures related to the California New Motor Voter Program, as established by
					 Chapter 4.5 of Division 2 of the California Elections Code.
1. New
					 article 4.5 (sections
					 20060-20067) and section filed
					 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20061 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) "Inadvertent
				  registrant" means a person who is ineligible to vote, but who nevertheless
				  becomes registered to vote pursuant to Chapter 4.5 of Division 2 of the
				  California Elections Code in the absence of a violation by that person of
				  Elections Code section
				  18100. A
				  person is ineligible to vote if they do not qualify to vote under Section
				  2 of Article II of the California
				  Constitution and do not meet the voter eligibility requirements set forth in
				  Division 2, Chapters 1 through 3 of the California Elections Code.
(b) "Inadvertent registration" is the voter
				  registration of an inadvertent registrant.
1. New
					 section filed 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269,
						2270 and
						18100,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269,
						2270 and
						18100,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20062 - Cancellation of Inadvertent Registration; Confirmation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any inadvertent registration shall, upon
				  written request by the inadvertent registrant, be cancelled by the county
				  elections official in the county of registration following the determination
				  that the signature on the written request and, if provided, the date of birth
				  and/or California driver license or identification card number appear to be the
				  same as that on the affidavit of registration.
(b) Except as required by law, any such
				  written request to be cancelled shall be confidential and shall not be
				  disclosed to any person, including through any request made pursuant to
				  Elections Code section
				  2194.
(c) Upon cancellation of an inadvertent
				  registration, the county elections official shall confirm in writing, within 30
				  days of receipt of the request, to the requestor that the registration has been
				  cancelled pursuant to their request.
1. New
					 section filed 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269,
						2270,
						2194 and
						18100,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2194,
						2201,
						2263,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268 and
						2270,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20063 - Cancellation Request Form

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  In the event of an inadvertent registration, the inadvertent registrant may
				  cancel his or her registration at any time pursuant to Elections Code section
				  2201(a)
				  by submitting a written request to the county elections official in the county
				  of registration substantially similar to the following:
To whom it may concern:
I, ______________________________ (full name, as registered
					 to vote), would like to cancel my voter registration. Please cancel my
					 registration, as authorized by California Elections Code section
					 2201(a).
__________________________________________________
Print Full Legal Name (as used to register to vote)
__________________________________________________
Complete Residence Address (as used to register to
					 vote)
__________________________________________________
Mailing Address (if different from above)
Confidential Information
: (Optional) Please
					 provide the following information to ensure that your voter file record can be
					 accurately identified:
- Date of Birth:
- California Driver License Number or California
					 Identification Card Number:
___________________________
Signature
Date
(b)
				  The Secretary of State shall translate the cancellation request form in
				  subdivision (a) above into all languages required by the federal Voting Rights
				  Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec.
				  10503).
(c) The cancellation request form in
				  subsection (a) above shall be made available, in all federally required
				  languages and in formats accessible to people with disabilities, on the
				  websites of the Secretary of State and county elections officials and in
				  printed form in county elections offices, and shall be mailed to individuals
				  upon request.
(d) The cancellation
				  request form in subsection (a) above shall contain the Secretary of State's
				  toll-free voter assistance telephone number, as well as the phone numbers and
				  addresses of county elections officials.
1. New
					 section filed 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10 and
						2270,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2201,
						2263,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268 and
						2270,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20064 - Voter Education and Outreach Plan

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In order to educate the public about the California New
					 Motor Voter Program, the Secretary of State shall:
(a) Develop and regularly update educational
				  materials for county elections officials and the Department of Motor Vehicles
				  regarding the implementation of the California New Motor Voter
				  Program.
(b) Include information
				  about the California New Motor Voter Program in the State Voter Information
				  Guide created for each statewide election, and provide information for the
				  counties to include in sample ballots and on their websites.
(c) Consult with and provide assistance to
				  the California Department of Motor Vehicles in providing information to
				  Department of Motor Vehicles' customers who submit applications for a driver
				  license or identification card as specified in section
				  2263(b)(1),
				  including information on the confidentiality provided pursuant to section
				  2267.
(d) Develop and implement a plan for
				  dissemination of informational materials, a continuously operated toll-free
				  voter assistance hotline, and public service announcements for distribution
				  through various traditional print, broadcast, website, and social media
				  formats. The Secretary of State will encourage counties to perform their own
				  additional outreach.
(e) Offer all
				  of the services provided pursuant to this section, including those provided
				  online, in all languages required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965
				  (52 U.S.C. Sec.
				  10503) with respect to elections materials
				  and in formats accessible to people with disabilities.
1. New
					 section filed 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 7 - Secretary of State › Chapter 1 - Voter Registration › Article 4.5 - California New Motor Voter Program › Section 20065 - DMV Customers Who DO Not Attest to Eligibility

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In accordance with Elections Code section
				  2263(b)(1)(K),
				  the Secretary of State shall not request, nor shall the Department of Motor
				  Vehicles provide, information on a Department of Motor Vehicles' customer who
				  fails to attest that he or she meets all voter eligibility
				  requirements.
(b) In no event shall
				  a Department of Motor Vehicles' customer who fails to attest during a
				  qualifying transaction that he or she meets all voter eligibility requirements
				  be registered to vote pursuant to that transaction.
1. New
					 section filed 7-12-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No.
					 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12172.5,
						Government Code; and Sections
						10,
						2260,
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2264,
						2265,
						2266,
						2267,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code. Reference: Sections
						2261,
						2262,
						2263,
						2265,
						2268,
						2269 and
						2270,
						Elections Code.