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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Strickland</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to amend Sections 2170, 3001, 3011, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3102, 3106, 3110, 3111, 3116.5, 12283, and 14212 of, to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) to Division 3 of, and to repeal Sections 357.5, 3000.5, 3016.7, 3025.5, 3025.7, 4005, 4005.5, 4005.6, 4006, and 4008 of, the Elections Code, relating to elections.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Elections: voting by mail.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law requires county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter for all elections, as provided. Existing law authorizes any county to conduct an all-mailed ballot election under certain conditions.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would repeal the provisions requiring county elections officials to mail a ballot to every registered voter and authorizing a county to conduct an all-mailed ballot election. The bill would instead authorize a voter to request a vote by mail ballot for any election, as specified. The bill would also authorize and establish procedures for a voter to apply to become a permanent vote by mail voter. The bill would require a county elections official to mail a vote by mail ballot for each election to a voter who has qualified to become
a permanent vote by mail voter.</html:p>
<html:p>By establishing new duties for local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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<ns0:Num>SECTION 1.</ns0:Num>
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Section 357.5 of the
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Section 2170 of the
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(a)
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“Conditional voter registration” means a properly executed affidavit of registration that is delivered by the registrant to the county elections official during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on election day and which may be deemed effective pursuant to this article after the elections official processes the affidavit, determines the registrant’s eligibility to register, and validates the registrant’s information, as specified in subdivision (c).
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(b)
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In addition to other methods of voter registration provided by this code, an elector who is otherwise qualified to register to vote under this code and Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution, including military and overseas voters and voters with disabilities, may complete a
conditional voter registration and cast a provisional ballot, or nonprovisional ballot under subdivision (f), during the 14 days immediately preceding an election or on election day pursuant to this article.
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(c)
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(1)
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A conditional voter registration shall be deemed effective if the county elections official is able to determine before or during the canvass period for the election that the registrant is eligible to register to vote and that the information provided by the registrant on the registration affidavit matches information contained in a database maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles or the federal Social Security Administration.
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(2)
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If the information provided by the registrant on the registration affidavit cannot be verified pursuant to paragraph (1) but the registrant is otherwise eligible to vote, the registrant shall be issued a unique
identification number pursuant to Section 2150 and the conditional voter registration shall be deemed effective.
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(d)
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The county elections official shall offer conditional voter registration and voting pursuant to this article, in accordance with all of the following procedures:
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(1)
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The elections official shall provide conditional voter registration and voting pursuant to this article at all permanent and satellite offices of the county elections official and all polling places in the county.
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(2)
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The elections official shall advise registrants that a conditional voter registration will be effective only if the registrant is determined to be eligible to register to vote for the election and the information provided by the registrant on the registration affidavit is verified pursuant to subdivision (c).
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(3)
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The elections official shall conduct the receipt and handling of each conditional voter registration and offer and receive a corresponding ballot in a manner that protects the secrecy of the ballot and allows the elections official to process the registration, determine the registrant’s eligibility to register, and validate the registrant’s information before counting or rejecting the corresponding ballot.
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(4)
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After receiving a conditional voter registration, the elections official shall process the registration, determine the registrant’s eligibility to register, and attempt to validate the registrant’s information.
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(5)
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If a conditional registration is deemed effective, the elections official shall include the corresponding ballot in the official canvass.
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(e)
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After receiving a conditional voter registration, the elections official shall provide a provisional ballot in accordance with the following procedures:
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(1)
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If the elections office, satellite office, or polling place is equipped with an electronic poll book, or other means to determine the voter’s precinct, the elections official shall provide the voter with a ballot for the voter’s precinct if the ballot is available. The ballot may be cast by any means available at the elections office, satellite office, or polling place.
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(2)
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If the elections official is unable to determine the voter’s precinct, or a ballot for the voter’s precinct is unavailable, the elections official shall provide the voter with a ballot and inform the voter that only the votes for the candidates and measures on which the voter would be entitled to vote in the voter’s assigned precinct may be
counted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 14310. The ballot may be cast by any means available at the elections office, satellite office, or polling place.
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(3)
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Notwithstanding paragraph (2), if the elections official is able to determine the voter’s precinct, but a ballot for the voter’s precinct is unavailable, the elections official may inform the voter of the location of the voter’s polling place. A voter described in this paragraph shall not be required to vote at the voter’s polling place and may instead, at the voter’s choosing, cast a ballot pursuant to paragraph (2).
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(f)
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An elections official may offer a nonprovisional ballot to a registrant if the official does both of the following:
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(1)
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Uses the statewide voter registration database developed in compliance with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.) to do all of the following before issuing the nonprovisional ballot:
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(A)
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Verify that the registrant is deemed eligible to register to vote.
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(B)
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Verify that the registrant has not voted in the state in that election.
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(C)
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Update the voter’s record to indicate that the voter has voted in that election.
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(2)
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If the registrant has been included on a roster for that election in that county, the official updates that roster to indicate that the voter has voted and shall not be issued another nonprovisional ballot for that election.
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(g)
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The Secretary of State may adopt emergency regulations to implement this section. The Legislature finds and declares that such regulations are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare because the regulations will ensure that elections officials have sufficient time to ensure that elections are held in a safe and accessible
manner.
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<ns0:Num>SEC. 3.</ns0:Num>
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Section 3000.5 of the
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Section 3001 of the
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(a)
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Except as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200), application for a vote by mail voter’s ballot shall be made in writing to the elections official having jurisdiction over the election between the 29th and the 7th day prior to the election. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall show the applicant’s place of residence. Any applications received by the elections official prior to the 29th day shall be kept and processed during the application period.
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(b)
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No later than 29 days before the day of the election, the
county elections official shall begin mailing the materials required by Section 3010 to qualified applicants for vote by mail ballots, including voters who are permanent vote by mail voters pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200). The county elections official shall have five days to mail a ballot to each person who has requested a vote by mail ballot by the 29th day before the day of the election and five days for each voter who
requests a vote by mail ballot after that date. The county elections official shall not discriminate against any region or precinct in the county in choosing which ballots to mail first within the prescribed five-day mailing period.
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Section 3015 of the
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(a)
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Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 14310, vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day or go to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted shall be permitted to vote
nonprovisional ballots if either of the following conditions is satisfied:
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(1)
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They surrender their vote by mail voter ballots to the inspector of the precinct board or the elections official.
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(2)
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They are unable to surrender their vote by mail voter ballots pursuant to paragraph (1) but the precinct board or elections official does all of the following:
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(A)
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Verifies that they have not returned their vote by mail ballots.
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(B)
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Notates their voter records to ensure that their vote by mail ballots are not cast or tabulated after they vote at the polls.
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(b)
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The precinct board shall return the unused vote by mail voters’ ballots surrendered pursuant to subdivision (a) to the elections official in an envelope designated for this purpose.
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Section 3016 of the
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<html:p>Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted shall be issued a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 14310 if neither of the conditions in subdivision (a) of Section 3015 is satisfied.</html:p>
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Section 3016.7 of the
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Section 3017 of the
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(a)
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(1)
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All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be voted on or before the day of the election. After marking the ballot, the vote by mail voter may do any of the following:
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(A)
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Return the ballot by mail or in person to the elections official who issued the ballot.
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(B)
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Return the ballot in person to a member of a precinct board at a polling place within the state.
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(C)
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Return the ballot to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within the state that is provided pursuant to Section 3025.
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(2)
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A vote by mail voter who is unable to return the ballot may designate another person to return the ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot, to the precinct board at a polling place
within the state, or to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within the state that is provided pursuant to Section 3025. The person designated shall return the ballot in person, or put the ballot in the mail, no later than three days after receiving it from the voter or before the close of the polls on election day, whichever time period is shorter. Notwithstanding subdivision (d), a ballot shall not be disqualified from being counted solely because it was returned or mailed more than three days after the designated person received it from the voter, provided that the ballot is returned by the designated person before the close of polls on election day.
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(3)
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The ballot must be received by the elections official who issued
the ballot, the precinct board, or the vote by mail ballot dropoff location before the close of the polls on election day. If a vote by mail ballot is returned to a precinct board at a polling place, or to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location, that is located in a county that is not the county of the elections official who issued the ballot, the elections official for the county in which the vote by mail ballot is returned shall forward the ballot to the elections official who issued the ballot no later than eight days after receipt.
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(b)
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The elections official shall establish procedures to ensure the secrecy of a ballot returned to a polling place and the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any personal information
collected, stored, or otherwise used pursuant to this section.
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(c)
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On or before March 1, 2008, the elections official shall establish procedures to track and confirm the receipt of voted vote by mail ballots and to make this information available by means of online access using the county’s elections division internet website. If the county does not have an elections division internet website,
the elections official shall establish a toll-free telephone number that may be used to confirm the date a voted vote by mail ballot was received.
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(d)
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The provisions of this section are mandatory, not directory, and a ballot shall not be counted if it is not delivered in compliance with this section.
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(e)
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(1)
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A person designated to return a vote by mail ballot shall not receive any form of compensation based on the number of ballots that the person returns and an individual, group, or organization shall not provide compensation on this basis.
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(2)
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For purposes of this subdivision,
“compensation” means any form of monetary payment, goods, services, benefits, promises or offers of employment, or any other form of consideration offered to another person in exchange for returning another voter’s vote by mail ballot.
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(3)
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A person in charge of a vote by mail ballot and who knowingly and willingly engages in criminal acts related to that ballot as described in Division 18 (commencing with Section 18000), including, but not limited to, fraud, bribery, intimidation, and tampering with or failing to deliver the ballot in a timely fashion, is subject to the appropriate punishment specified in that division.
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Section 3025.5 of the
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Section 3025.7 of the
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Section 3102 of the
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(a)
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Any voter who qualifies as a military or overseas voter pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 300 shall have the right to register for, and to vote by a vote by mail ballot in, any election within the state, including any general, special, or primary election for any federal or statewide office or state ballot measure that is voted on statewide. Any voter who qualifies as a military or overseas voter pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 300 shall also have the right to register for, and to vote by a vote by mail ballot in, any other election for any office or ballot measure held in the precinct in which the
voter was a resident when the voter was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, or, for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, in any precinct of the state in which the voter’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.
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(b)
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When a military or overseas voter applies for a vote by mail ballot, the application shall be deemed to be an affidavit of registration. The application shall be completed by the voter and shall contain the voter’s name; the voter’s date of birth; the address of the voter’s residence in the
state when the voter was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia or, if qualified as a military or overseas voter pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, the address of the voter’s parent or legal guardian when the parent or legal guardian was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia; the address to which the ballot is to be sent; the voter’s political party preference or a statement that the voter declines to disclose a political party preference; and the voter’s signature.
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(c)
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If an elections official receives a completed federal postcard application from a person qualified as a military or overseas voter, the application shall be deemed to be an affidavit of
registration and an application for a vote by mail ballot.
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(d)
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If the applicant is not a resident of the county to which the applicant has applied, the elections official receiving an application from a military or overseas voter shall forward it immediately to the county in which the applicant resided when the applicant was last living within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia 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.
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(e)
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An application made pursuant to this section that is received by the elections official having jurisdiction over the
election and deemed to be an affidavit of registration shall be effective only if it is postmarked on or before the 15th day prior to the election.
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Section 3106 of the
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(a)
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A military or overseas voter who is living outside of the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia, or is called for military service within the United States on or after the seventh day prior to the date of the election, may return their ballot by facsimile transmission. To be counted, the ballot returned by facsimile transmission shall be received by the voter’s elections official no later than the closing of the polls on election day and shall be accompanied by an identification envelope containing all of the information required by Section 3011 and an oath of voter declaration in substantially the following form:
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I,
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, acknowledge that by returning my voted
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<html:td colspan="2">ballot by facsimile transmission I have waived my right to have my ballot</html:td>
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<html:td colspan="2">kept secret. Nevertheless, I understand that, as with any vote by mail</html:td>
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<html:td colspan="2">voter, my signature, whether on this oath of voter form or my identification</html:td>
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<html:td colspan="2">envelope, will be permanently separated from my voted ballot to maintain</html:td>
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<html:td colspan="2">its secrecy at the outset of the tabulation process and thereafter.</html:td>
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My residence address (last U.S. residence for voter qualification purposes) is
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(City)
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(ZIP Code)
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.
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My current mailing address is
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(Street Address)
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(City)
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(ZIP Code)
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.
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My email address is _________________. My facsimile transmission
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number is _________________.
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I am a resident of __________ County, State of California, or am qualified
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as an elector pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321 of
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the Elections Code and I have not applied, nor intend to apply, for a vote by mail ballot from any other jurisdiction for the same election.
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and
correct.
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Dated this __________ day of ______, 20_____.
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(Signature)
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(voter)
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(power of attorney cannot be accepted)
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YOUR BALLOT CANNOT BE COUNTED UNLESS YOU SIGN
THE
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ABOVE OATH AND INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BALLOT AND
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IDENTIFICATION ENVELOPE, ALL OF WHICH ARE RETURNED
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BY FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION.”
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(b)
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Notwithstanding the voter’s waiver of the right to a secret ballot, each elections official shall adopt appropriate procedures to protect the secrecy of ballots returned by facsimile transmission.
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(c)
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Upon receipt of a ballot returned by facsimile transmission, the elections official shall determine the voter’s eligibility to vote by comparing the signature on the return information with the signature on the voter’s affidavit of registration or any signature permitted for comparison under Section 3019. The ballot shall be duplicated and all materials preserved according to procedures set forth in this code.
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(d)
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Notwithstanding subdivision (a),
a military or overseas voter who is permitted to return their ballot by facsimile transmission is, nonetheless, encouraged to return their ballot by mail or in person if possible. A military or overseas voter should return a ballot by facsimile transmission only if doing so is necessary for the ballot to be received before the close of polls on election day.
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Section 3110 of the
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<html:p>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, a vote by mail ballot, or both. 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.</html:p>
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Section 3111 of the
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<html:p>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 and make application for a vote by mail ballot. 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.</html:p>
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Section 3116.5 of the
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(a)
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A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast a ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system.
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(b)
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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.
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Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) is added to Division 3 of the
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<html:p>Any voter may apply for permanent vote by mail status. Application for permanent vote by mail status shall be made in accordance with Section 3001 or 3102. The voter shall complete an application, which shall be available from the county elections official, and which shall contain all of the following:</html:p>
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(a)
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The applicant’s name at length.
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(b)
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The applicant’s residence address.
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(c)
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The address where the ballot is to be mailed, if different from the place of residence.
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(d)
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The signature of the applicant.
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<html:p>In lieu of executing the application set forth in Section 3201, any voter may execute a request for permanent vote by mail status by making a written request to the county elections official requesting the status. If a written request is received by the county elections official and it contains the information set forth in Section 3201, the elections official shall process that application in the manner provided in Section 3203.</html:p>
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(a)
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Upon receipt of an application for permanent vote by mail status, the county elections official shall process the application in the same manner as an application for a vote by mail ballot.
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(b)
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In addition to processing applications in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000), if it is determined that the applicant is a registered voter, the county elections official shall do the following:
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(1)
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Place the voter’s name upon a list of those to whom a vote by mail ballot is sent each time there is an election within the voter’s precinct.
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(2)
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Include in all vote by mail mailings to the voter an
explanation of the vote by mail procedure and an explanation of Section 3206.
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(3)
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Maintain a copy of the vote by mail ballot list on file open to public inspection for election and governmental purposes.
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<html:p>The county elections official shall send a copy of the list of all voters who qualify as permanent vote by mail voters to each city elections official or district elections official charged with the duty of conducting an election within the county. The list shall be sent by the sixth day before an election.</html:p>
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Vote by mail ballots mailed to, and received from, voters on the permanent vote by mail voter list are subject to the same deadlines and shall be processed and counted in the same manner as all other vote by mail ballots.
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(b)
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Prior to each partisan primary election, county elections officials shall mail to every voter who has declined to disclose a preference for a political party whose name appears on the permanent vote by mail voter list a notice and application regarding voting in the primary election. The notice shall inform the voter that the voter may request a vote by mail ballot for a particular political party for the primary election, if that political party adopted a party rule, duly noticed to the Secretary of State,
authorizing these voters to vote in their primary. The notice shall also contain a toll-free telephone number, established by the Secretary of State, that the voter may call to access information regarding which political parties have adopted such a rule. The application shall contain a checkoff box with a conspicuously printed statement that reads substantially similar to the following: “I have declined to disclose a preference for a qualified political party. However, for this primary election only, I request a vote by mail ballot for the ____ Party.” The name of the political party shall be personally affixed by the voter.
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<html:p>A voter whose name appears on the permanent vote by mail voter list shall remain on the list and shall be mailed a vote by mail ballot for each election conducted within the precinct in which the voter is eligible to vote. If the voter fails to return an executed vote by mail ballot in four consecutive statewide general elections, the voter’s name shall be deleted from the list.</html:p>
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Section 4005 of the
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Section 4005 of the
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Section 4005.5 of the
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Section 4005.6 of the
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Section 4006 of the
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Section 4008 of the
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Section 12283 of the
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(a)
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For purposes of this section, “public building” means a building owned or controlled by any of the following:
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(1)
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A local governmental agency, including a city or county.
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(2)
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The University of California.
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(3)
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The California State University.
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(4)
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A community college district.
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(b)
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(1)
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The governing body having jurisdiction over school buildings or other public buildings may authorize the use of its buildings for polling places,
and it may also authorize the use of its buildings, without cost, for the storage of voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices.
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(2)
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If a city or county elections official specifically requests the use of a school building or public building for polling places, the governing body having jurisdiction over the particular school building or public building shall allow its use for the purpose requested, except that the University of California is encouraged, but not required, to comply with a request made pursuant to this paragraph.
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(3)
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When allowing use of a school building for polling places, the governing body may, but is not required to, do any of the following:
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(A)
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Continue school in session, if the governing body identifies to the elections official making the request
the specific areas of the school buildings not occupied by school activities that will be allowed for use as polling places.
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(B)
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Designate the day for staff training and development.
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(C)
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Close the school to students and certificated employees.
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(c)
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(1)
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An elections official requesting the use of a school building pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include in the official’s request a list of the schools from which the use of a building for polling places is needed. Requests must be made
within sufficient time in advance of the school year for the governing body to determine, on a school-by-school or districtwide basis, whether to keep the affected schools in session, designate the schoolday for staff training and development, or close the school to students and nonclassified employees before school calendars are printed and distributed to parents.
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(2)
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An elections official requesting the use of a public building pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include in the official’s request a list of the buildings from which the use of a building for polling places is needed. Requests shall be made sufficiently before election day for the governing body of the city, county, or other local governmental agency to adequately plan for the public building’s use as a polling
place.
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(d)
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Once a governing body has approved the use of a school building or public building as a polling place, the governing body shall instruct the school district or other public administrator to provide the elections official a site with an adequate amount of space that will allow the precinct board to perform its duties in a manner that will not impede, interfere, or interrupt the normal process of voting and to make internet access available for use by local elections officials, if requested. Beginning 10 days before the election and continuing through election day, if requested by the
elections official, the district administrator shall make building parking available at no charge to the precinct
board and voters.
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(e)
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A public building, including, but not limited to, a building operated by a school district, that is used as a polling place shall comply with applicable accessibility requirements described in this article, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.), and the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.).
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<ns0:Num>SEC. 24.</ns0:Num>
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Section 14212 of the
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<html:p>The polls shall be open at 7 a.m. of the day of any election, and shall be kept open until 8 p.m. of the same day, when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14401.</html:p>
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<html:p>If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.</html:p>
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