Title ELEC, California Elec. Code

(a) (1) An elector may seek a writ of mandate alleging that an error or omission has occurred, or is about to occur, in the placing of a name on, or in the printing of, a ballot, county voter information guide, state voter information guide, or other official matter, or that any …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using voting machines may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to the voters of the local jurisdiction as vote by mail ballots. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county, city, city and county, or district using vote tabulating devices may use reasonable facsimiles of the county voter information guides sent to the voters of the local jurisdiction as vote by mail ballots. (Amended by Stats. …

Irregularity or improper conduct shall annul or set aside a nomination only if it appears that illegal votes in the precinct have been given to the defendant, which if taken from him or her, would reduce the number of his legal votes below the number of votes given to the contest…

(a) (1) The elections official shall preserve all rosters or combined rosters and voter lists as provided for in Section 14107, if applicable, until five years after the date of the election, after which they may be destroyed by that official. (2) For purposes of this subdivision…

(a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative. (b) The packages containing the following items shall be kept …

(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17301. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for…

(a) The following provisions apply to those elections in which candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative. (b) The elections official shall preserve the package or packages…

(a) The following provisions apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17303. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state…

(a) The following provisions apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative. (b) Upon the completion of the counting of the votes as provided in …

(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17305. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for…

On and after July 1, 2007, in any document mailed by a state agency that offers a person the opportunity to register to vote pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) that state agency shall include a notice informing prospecti…

(a) “Vote by mail voter” means any voter casting a ballot in any way other than at the polling place. (b) “Military or overseas voter” means an elector absent from the county in which he or she is otherwise eligible to vote who is any of the following: (1) A member of the active …

“Affiliated with a political party” as used in reference to a voter or to a candidate for a voter-nominated office means the party preference that the voter or candidate has disclosed on his or her affidavit of registration. (Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 1, Sec. 2. (SB 6) Effective …

(a) A “ballot” is the presentation of the contests consisting of offices and measures, and the candidates and choices to be voted on. (b) The ballot presentations shall include either of the following: (1) One or more ballot cards, as defined in Section 302, upon which are printe…

“Ballot card” means a card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures. The ballot card shall also contain blank space…

“Ballot label” means: (a) For a candidate, the combination of candidate name and candidate designation. (b) For a statewide measure, a condensed version of the ballot title and summary, including the fiscal impact summary prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of this code and Section…

Notwithstanding Section 303, for a statewide referendum measure, the ballot label shall consist of the condensed title and summary which includes the ballot title in the form of a question and a condensed summary containing the chief purposes and points of the law proposed to be …

“Remote accessible vote by mail system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking an electronic vote by mail ballot for a voter who shall print the paper cast vote record to be submitted to the electi…

“Ballot on demand system” means a self-contained system that allows users to do both of the following on an as-needed basis: (a) Manufacture and finish card stock. (b) Finish unfinished ballot cards into ballot cards. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 734, Sec. 1. (SB 439) Effective Jan…

(a) “Ballot title” is the name of a statewide initiative measure or measure proposed by the Legislature, or, in the case of a statewide referendum measure, the question included in the ballot label and the ballot title and summary. (b) (1) “Ballot title and summary” means, for a …

“Campaign advertising or communication” means a communication authorized by a candidate or a candidate’s controlled committee, as defined in Section 82016 of the Government Code, or by a committee making independent expenditures, as defined in Section 82031 of the Government Code…

(a) “Candidate,” for purposes of Section 2184, includes any person who declares in writing, under penalty of perjury, that the person is a candidate, naming the office. (b) “Candidate,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means an ind…

(a) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter’s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests. (b) A paper cast vote record is a ballot only if the paper cast vote record is…

“City measure” includes any proposed city charter, any proposed amendment to a city charter, any proposition for the issuance of bonds by the city, any advisory question, or any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a city. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec…

“Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“District elections official,” for the purposes of initiative and referendum under Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9, includes the county elections official or other officer or board charged with performing the duties required of the clerk of the…

“Committee,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 20200) of Chapter 3 of Division 20, means any person or combination of persons who, directly or indirectly, receive contributions or make expenditures or contributions for the purpose of influencing or attempting to influ…

“County” and “city” both include “city and county.” (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“County measure” includes any proposed county charter, any proposed amendment to a county charter, any proposition for the issuance of funding or refunding bonds of the county, any other question or proposition submitted to the voters of a county at any election held throughout a…

“County office” means the office filled by any county officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“County officer” means any elected officer enumerated in Division 2 (commencing with Section 24000) of Title 3 of the Government Code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“Direct primary” is the primary election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March in each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four. …

“District,” for purposes of initiative and referendum under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9, includes any regional agency that has the power to tax, to regulate land use, or to condemn and purchase land. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“Election” means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“Election board” means the board of supervisors of each county, the city council or other governing body of a city, or any board or officer to whom similar powers and duties are given by any charter. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

(a) “Electioneering” means the visible display or audible dissemination of information that advocates for or against any candidate or measure on the ballot within the 100 foot limit specified in subdivision (b). Prohibited electioneering information or activity includes, but is n…

“Elections official” means any of the following: (a) A clerk or any person who is charged with the duty of conducting an election. (b) A county clerk, city clerk, registrar of voters, or elections supervisor having jurisdiction over elections within any county, city, or district …

(a) “Elector” means a person who is a United States citizen 18 years of age or older and, except as specified in subdivision (b), is a resident of an election precinct in this state on or before the day of an election. (b) “Elector” also means a person described in paragraph (2) …

“Electoral jurisdiction,” as used in Division 11 (commencing with Section 11000), means the area within which the voters reside who are qualified to vote for the officer sought to be recalled. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“Federal election” means any presidential election, general election, primary election, or special election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting, nominating, or electing any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the …

(a) “General election” means either of the following: (1) The election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year. (2) Any statewide election held on a regular election date as specified in Section 1000. (b) At eac…

“Inspector” means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 2. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)

“Judicial office” means the office filled by any judicial officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

“Judicial officer” means any Justice of the Supreme Court, justice of a court of appeal, or judge of the superior court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 94. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Jurisdiction” means any county, city and county, city, or special district that conducts elections pursuant to this code. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 605, Sec. 1. (SB 1328) Effective September 25, 2024.)