citation: ELEC § 23003

text:
(a) This section applies to hybrid redistricting commissions and independent redistricting commissions.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the local jurisdiction may prescribe the manner in which members are appointed to the commission, provided that the jurisdiction uses an application process open to all eligible residents and provided that the commissioners are not appointed by the legislative body or an elected official of the local jurisdiction.

(c) A person shall not be appointed to serve on the commission if the person or any family member of the person has been elected or appointed to, or been a candidate for, an elective office of the local jurisdiction in the eight years preceding the person’s application.

(d) A person shall not be appointed to serve on the commission if either of the following applies:

(1) The person or the person’s spouse has done any of the following in the eight years preceding the person’s application:

(A) Served as an officer of, employee of, or paid consultant to, a campaign committee or a candidate for elective office of the local jurisdiction.

(B) Served as an officer of, employee of, or paid consultant to, a political party or as an elected or appointed member of a political party central committee.

(C) Served as a staff member or a consultant to, or who has contracted with, a currently serving elected officer of the local jurisdiction.

(D) Been registered to lobby the local jurisdiction.

(E) Contributed five hundred dollars ($500) or more in a year to any candidate for an elective office of the local jurisdiction. The local jurisdiction may adjust this amount by the cumulative change in the California Consumer Price Index, or its successor, in every year ending in zero.

(2) A family member of the person, other than the person’s spouse, has done any of the following in the four years preceding the person’s application:

(A) Served as an officer of, employee of, or paid consultant to, a campaign committee or a candidate for elective office of the local jurisdiction.

(B) Served as an officer of, employee of, or paid consultant to, a political party or as an elected or appointed member of a political party central committee.

(C) Served as a staff member of or consultant to, or has contracted with, a currently serving elected officer of the local jurisdiction.

(D) Been registered to lobby the local jurisdiction.

(E) Contributed five hundred dollars ($500) or more in a year to any candidate for an elective office of the local jurisdiction. The local jurisdiction may adjust this amount by the cumulative change in the California Consumer Price Index, or its successor, in every year ending in zero.

(e) A member of the commission shall not do any of the following:

(1) While serving on the commission, endorse, work for, volunteer for, or make a campaign contribution to, a candidate for an elective office of the local jurisdiction.

(2) Be a candidate for an elective office of the local jurisdiction if any of the following is true:

(A) Less than five years has elapsed since the date of the member’s appointment to the commission.

(B) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.

(C) The election for that office will be conducted using district boundaries that were adopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by the commission on which the member served, and those district boundaries have not been subsequently readopted by a legislative body pursuant to a recommendation by a commission after the end of the member’s term on the commission.

(3) For four years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission:

(A) Accept employment as a staff member of, or consultant to, an elected official or candidate for elective office of the local jurisdiction.

(B) Receive a noncompetitively bid contract with the local jurisdiction.

(C) Register as a lobbyist for the local jurisdiction.

(4) For two years commencing with the date of the person’s appointment to the commission, accept an appointment to an office of the local jurisdiction.

(f) The commission shall not be comprised entirely of members who are registered to vote with the same political party preference.

(g) Each member of the commission shall be a designated employee in the conflict of interest code for the commission pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code.

(h) The commission is subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(i) The commission shall be subject to the same redistricting deadlines, requirements, and restrictions that would otherwise apply to a legislative body. A local jurisdiction may also impose additional requirements and restrictions on the commission, on members of the commission, or on applicants to the commission in excess of those prescribed by this section.

(j) The commission shall publish a map of the proposed new district boundaries and make that map available to the public for at least seven days before that map may be adopted. The commission shall hold at least three public hearings preceding the hearing at which the new boundaries are adopted.

(k) The commission shall not draw districts for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against a political party or an incumbent or political candidate.

(l) District boundaries adopted by an independent redistricting commission or adopted by a legislative body from recommendations provided by a hybrid redistricting commission, shall not be altered by the legislative body or the commission until after the next federal decennial census occurs, unless those boundaries have been invalidated by a final judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(m) For the purposes of subdivisions (c) and (d), “local jurisdiction” does not include a local jurisdiction that contracts with a county independent redistricting commission pursuant to Section 23004.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 55. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)


kind: section

code: ELEC

citation: ELEC § 23004

text: A local jurisdiction, except for a county, may contract with a county in which the local jurisdiction is partially or wholly located that has established an independent redistricting commission to have that commission adopt the local jurisdiction’s election district boundaries. The county independent redistricting commission shall hold at least three public hearings in the local jurisdiction before adopting those boundaries.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 462, Sec. 5. (SB 1018) Effective January 1, 2019.)

division: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 9. Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions


kind: division

title: PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

path: 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS


kind: chapter

title: General Provisions

path: 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS > 1. General Provisions


title: Petitions and Petition Signers

path: 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS > 2. Petitions and Petition Signers


title: Nominations

path: 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS > 3. Nominations


title: Definitions

path: 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS > 4. Definitions


title: ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES


title: Election Dates

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 1. Election Dates


title: Election Day

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 2. Election Day


title: Statewide Elections

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 3. Statewide Elections


title: Local Elections

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 4. Local Elections


title: Special Elections

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 5. Special Elections


title: Mail Ballot Elections

path: 1. ESTABLISHED ELECTION DATES > 6. Mail Ballot Elections


title: VOTERS

path: 2. VOTERS


title: Voter Qualifications

path: 2. VOTERS > 1. Voter Qualifications


kind: article

title: General Provisions

path: 2. VOTERS > 1. Voter Qualifications > 1. General Provisions


title: Determination of Residence and Domicile

path: 2. VOTERS > 1. Voter Qualifications > 2. Determination of Residence and Domicile


title: Visually Impaired Voters

path: 2. VOTERS > 1. Voter Qualifications > 3. Visually Impaired Voters


title: Registration

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration


title: General Provisions

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 1. General Provisions


title: Reimbursable Voter Outreach Costs

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 2. Reimbursable Voter Outreach Costs


title: Registration Procedures

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 3. Registration Procedures


title: Student Voter Registration

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 3.5. Student Voter Registration


title: Forms

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 4. Forms


title: Conditional Voter Registration

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 4.5. Conditional Voter Registration


title: Roster

path: 2. VOTERS > 2. Registration > 5. Roster


title: Online Voter Registration

path: 2. VOTERS > 2.5. Online Voter Registration


title: Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance

path: 2. VOTERS > 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance


title: General Provisions

path: 2. VOTERS > 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance > 1. General Provisions


title: Residency Confirmation Procedures

path: 2. VOTERS > 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance > 2. Residency Confirmation Procedures


title: Reimbursable File Maintenance

path: 2. VOTERS > 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance > 3. Reimbursable File Maintenance


title: Motor Voter

path: 2. VOTERS > 4. Motor Voter


title: California New Motor Voter Program

path: 2. VOTERS > 4.5. California New Motor Voter Program


title: Voter Bill of Rights

path: 2. VOTERS > 5. Voter Bill of Rights


title: Voter Registration Agencies

path: 2. VOTERS > 6. Voter Registration Agencies


title: Election Management Systems

path: 2. VOTERS > 7. Election Management Systems


title: Language Accessibility

path: 2. VOTERS > 8. Language Accessibility


title: Native American Voters

path: 2. VOTERS > 9. Native American Voters


path: 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING


path: 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING > 1. Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures


path: 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING > 2. Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures


title: MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS

path: 4. MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS


title: Conditions for Mail Ballot Election

path: 4. MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS > 1. Conditions for Mail Ballot Election


title: Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections

path: 4. MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS > 2. Conduct of Mail Ballot Elections


title: POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS

path: 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS


title: New Party Qualifications

path: 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS > 1. New Party Qualifications


path: 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS > 2. Parties Qualified to Participate in the Primary Election


path: 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS > 2.5. Parties Qualified to Participate in the Presidential General Election


title: Disqualification of Political Parties

path: 5. POLITICAL PARTY QUALIFICATIONS > 3. Disqualification of Political Parties


title: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS


kind: part

title: PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. PARTISAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 0.5. General Provisions


title: Democratic Presidential Primary

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 2. Number and Certification of Delegates and Alternates


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 4. Qualification of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations


title: Steering Committees

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 5. Steering Committees


title: Nomination Papers

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 6. Nomination Papers


title: Circulators

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 7. Circulators


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 8. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 9. Notification of Qualification from Secretary of State


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 10. Certified List of Candidates and Uncommitted Delegations, Notice of Election


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 12. Canvass of Returns and Certificate of Selection


title: Write-in Candidates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. Democratic Presidential Primary > 13. Write-in Candidates


title: Republican Presidential Primary

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


title: Number and Certification of Delegates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 2. Number and Certification of Delegates


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 3. Selection of Candidates by the Secretary of State


title: Nomination Papers

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 4. Nomination Papers


title: Circulators

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 5. Circulators


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 6. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 7. Canvass of Returns. Certificate of Election


title: Write-in Candidates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 8. Write-in Candidates


title: Selection of Delegates

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 9. Selection of Delegates


title: Republican Presidential Primary Ballot

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Republican Presidential Primary > 10. Republican Presidential Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 3. Determination of Number of Delegates to National Convention


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 4. Qualification of Groups of Candidates for Delegate Selection Portion of Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 5. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nomination Papers


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 6. American Independent Presidential Primary Ballot


title: Postelection Proceedings

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 3. American Independent Party Presidential Primary > 7. Postelection Proceedings


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Portion of Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 3. Determination of Number to National Convention


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 4. Qualification of Group of Candidates for National Convention Delegate Portion of Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 5. Preparation, Circulation and Filing of Nominating Papers


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 6. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 4. Peace and Freedom Party Presidential Primary > 7. Certification of National Convention Delegates Elected and Postelection Proceedings


title: Green Party Presidential Primary

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 1. General Provisions


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 2. Qualification of Candidates for Presidential Preference Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 3. Preparation, Circulation, and Filing of Nominating Papers


title: Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 4. Green Party Presidential Primary Ballot


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 5. Certification of National Convention Delegates Election and Postelection Proceedings


title: Presidential Electors

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 5. Green Party Presidential Primary > 6. Presidential Electors


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 7. Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements


title: ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 7. Income Tax Return Disclosure Requirements > 2. ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS


title: General Provisions

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1. General Provisions


path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1.2. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act


title: Voting Compact

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 1.5. Voting Compact


title: Duties of the Secretary of State

path: 6. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS > 2. Duties of the Secretary of State


path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS


title: GENERAL PROVISIONS

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS


title: DEMOCRATIC PARTY

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. DEMOCRATIC PARTY


title: General Provisions

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 1. General Provisions


title: Presidential Electors

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. Presidential Electors


title: State Central Committee

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee


title: County Central Committee

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee


title: Members

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 1. Members


title: Elections

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 2. Elections


title: Meetings

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 3. Meetings


title: General Business

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 4. General Business


title: REPUBLICAN PARTY

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 4. General Business > 3. REPUBLICAN PARTY


title: Election

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 2. Election


title: District Committees

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 5. District Committees


title: AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 5. District Committees > 4. AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY


title: State Convention

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. State Convention


title: Delegates

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. State Convention > 1. Delegates


title: Meetings

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. State Convention > 2. Meetings


title: General Business

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. State Convention > 3. General Business


title: Members

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee > 1. Members


title: Meetings

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee > 2. Meetings


title: Proxies

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee > 3. Proxies


title: General Business

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee > 4. General Business


title: County Central Committee

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee


title: Members

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 1. Members


title: PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 4. General Business > 5. PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY


title: General Provisions

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 1. General Provisions


title: Members of Central Committees

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. Members of Central Committees


title: Members

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. Members of Central Committees > 1. Members


title: Election

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. Members of Central Committees > 2. Election


title: State Central Committee

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee


title: General Business

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. State Central Committee > 3. General Business


title: Meetings

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 2. Meetings


title: General

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 3. General


title: Green Party

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. County Central Committee > 3. General > 6. Green Party


title: Members of County Councils

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 2. Members of County Councils


title: Election of County Councils

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 3. Election of County Councils


title: State Coordinating Committee

path: 7. POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION AND CENTRAL COMMITTEE ELECTIONS > 4. State Coordinating Committee


title: NOMINATIONS

path: 8. NOMINATIONS


title: PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. PRIMARY ELECTION NOMINATIONS


title: Direct Primary

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary


title: General Provisions

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 1. General Provisions


title: Nomination Documents

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 2. Nomination Documents


title: Form of Nomination Documents

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 3. Form of Nomination Documents


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 4. Circulation and Signatures—Nomination Documents


title: Verification of Nomination Signatures

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 5. Verification of Nomination Signatures


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 6. Nomination Papers.  Place of Filing.  Fees


title: Certified List of Candidates

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 7. Certified List of Candidates


title: Nominated Candidates

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. Direct Primary > 8. Nominated Candidates


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1.5. June 2, 2026, Statewide Direct Primary Election


title: Judicial Officers

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 2. Judicial Officers


title: Distinguishing Number on Ballot

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 2. Judicial Officers > 1. Distinguishing Number on Ballot


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 2. Judicial Officers > 2. Adoption of Subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution


title: INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 2. Judicial Officers > 2. Adoption of Subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution > 2. INDEPENDENT NOMINATIONS


title: General Provisions

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. General Provisions


title: Nomination Papers

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 3. Nomination Papers


title: Circulators

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 4. Circulators


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 5. Arrangement and Examination of Nomination Papers


title: Affidavit of Candidate

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 6. Affidavit of Candidate


title: WRITE-IN CANDIDATES

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 6. Affidavit of Candidate > 3. WRITE-IN CANDIDATES


title: General

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 1. General


title: Presidential Electors

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 2. Presidential Electors


title: Term Limits

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 3. Term Limits


title: WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES:  VACANCIES

path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 3. Term Limits > 4. WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATES:  VACANCIES


path: 8. NOMINATIONS > 3. Term Limits > 5. INCOME TAX RETURN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS


title: MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS


title: State Elections

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections


title: Initiative and Referendum Petitions

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 1. Initiative and Referendum Petitions


title: Petition Signatures

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 2. Petition Signatures


title: Filing Petitions

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 3. Filing Petitions


title: Measures Proposed by the Legislature

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 4. Measures Proposed by the Legislature


title: Ballot Titles

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 5. Ballot Titles


path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 6. Arguments Concerning Measures Submitted to Voters


title: State Voter Information Guide

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 1. State Elections > 7. State Voter Information Guide


title: County Elections

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections


title: Initiative

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections > 1. Initiative


title: Referendum

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections > 2. Referendum


title: Arguments Concerning County Measures

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections > 3. Arguments Concerning County Measures


title: Mailings

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections > 4. Mailings


title: Public Examinations

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 2. County Elections > 5. Public Examinations


title: Municipal Elections

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections


title: Initiative

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 1. Initiative


title: Referendum

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 2. Referendum


title: City or City and County Charters

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 3. City or City and County Charters


title: Arguments Concerning City Measures

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 4. Arguments Concerning City Measures


title: Mailings

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 5. Mailings


title: Public Examination

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 3. Municipal Elections > 6. Public Examination


title: District Elections

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 4. District Elections


title: Initiative

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 4. District Elections > 1. Initiative


title: Referendum

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 4. District Elections > 2. Referendum


title: Mailings

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 4. District Elections > 3. Mailings


title: Public Examination

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 4. District Elections > 4. Public Examination


title: Bond Issues

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 5. Bond Issues


title: School District Elections

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 6. School District Elections


title: General Provisions

path: 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS > 7. General Provisions


path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS


title: GENERAL PROVISIONS

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS


title: Voters and Procedure

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 1. Voters and Procedure


title: District Boundaries

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. District Boundaries


title: MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. District Boundaries > 2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS


title: General Provisions

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 1. General Provisions


path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities


title: General Provisions

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities > 1. General Provisions


title: The Congressional Term Limits Act

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities > 1.2. The Congressional Term Limits Act


title: Nomination of Candidates

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities > 2. Nomination of Candidates


title: Conduct of Elections

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities > 3. Conduct of Elections


title: Canvass of Ballots and Returns

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities > 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns


title: Emergency Elections in Cities

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities


title: CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities > 3. CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS


title: UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities > 4. UNIFORM DISTRICT ELECTION LAW


path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities > 5. SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS


title: Special District Elections

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities > 5.5. Special District Elections


title: ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Emergency Elections in Cities > 6. ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES


path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 1. Nomination of Candidates for Legislative and Congressional Offices at Special Elections


title: Vacancy in Senate

path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 2. Vacancy in Senate


path: 10. LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS > 3. Vacancies in Congressional Offices caused by Catastrophe


title: RECALL ELECTIONS

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS


path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 1. General Procedures: General Provisions and Initial Steps in the Recall


title: General Provisions

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 1. General Procedures: General Provisions and Initial Steps in the Recall > 1. General Provisions


path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 1. General Procedures: General Provisions and Initial Steps in the Recall > 2. The Notice of Intention, Statement, and Answer


title: Recall Petition

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 1. General Procedures: General Provisions and Initial Steps in the Recall > 3. Recall Petition


path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 2. Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall


path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall


title: General Provisions

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall > 1. General Provisions


title: Recall Petitions

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall > 2. Recall Petitions


title: The Recall Election

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 3. Recall of Local Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall > 3. The Recall Election


path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall


title: General Provisions

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall > 1. General Provisions


title: Ballots

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall > 2. Ballots


title: Elections in General

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall > 3. Elections in General


title: Recall Elections

path: 11. RECALL ELECTIONS > 4. General Procedures: Final Steps in the Recall > 4. Recall Elections


title: PREELECTION PROCEDURES

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES


title: Proclamations And Election Orders

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 1. Proclamations And Election Orders


title: Preelection Notices

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 2. Preelection Notices


title: Precincts

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts


title: General Provisions

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts > 1. General Provisions


title: Precinct Formation

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts > 2. Precinct Formation


title: Precinct Consolidations

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts > 3. Precinct Consolidations


title: Precinct Boundary Changes

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts > 4. Precinct Boundary Changes


title: Polling Places

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 3. Precincts > 5. Polling Places


title: Precinct Boards

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 4. Precinct Boards


title: General Provisions

path: 12. PREELECTION PROCEDURES > 4. Precinct Boards > 1. General Provisions


path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS


title: Purchasing Procedures

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 1. Purchasing Procedures


title: Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order


title: Ballot Printing Specifications

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 3. Ballot Printing Specifications


title: General Provisions

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 3. Ballot Printing Specifications > 1. General Provisions


path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 3. Ballot Printing Specifications > 2. Allowable Changes in Ballot Format and Printing


title: Vote Tabulating Devices

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 3. Ballot Printing Specifications > 3. Vote Tabulating Devices


title: Ballot Labels

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 3. Ballot Printing Specifications > 5. Ballot Labels


path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 4. State and County Voter Information Guides


title: Facsimile Copies of Ballots

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 5. Facsimile Copies of Ballots


title: Partisan Primary Elections

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 6. Partisan Primary Elections


title: Ballot Mistakes

path: 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS > 7. Ballot Mistakes


title: ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES


title: Privileges of Voters

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 1. Privileges of Voters


title: Rights of Voters

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 1.5. Rights of Voters


title: Voter Participation

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 1.7. Voter Participation


title: Precinct Supplies

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 2. Precinct Supplies


title: Procedures at Polls

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls


title: Election Day Posting Requirements

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls > 1. Election Day Posting Requirements


title: Election Day Procedures

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls > 2. Election Day Procedures


title: Challenging a Voter

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls > 3. Challenging a Voter


title: Issuing Ballots and Voting

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls > 4. Issuing Ballots and Voting


title: Provisional Voting

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 3. Procedures at Polls > 5. Provisional Voting


title: Closing of the Polls

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls


title: General Provisions

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls > 1. General Provisions


title: Elections Using Voting Systems

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls > 2. Elections Using Voting Systems


title: Elections Using Vote Centers

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls > 2.5. Elections Using Vote Centers


title: Return of Supplies to the Clerk

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls > 3. Return of Supplies to the Clerk


title: Snap Tallies

path: 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES > 4. Closing of the Polls > 4. Snap Tallies


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES


title: Preparation for Canvass

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 1. Preparation for Canvass


title: Vote by Mail Ballot Processing

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 2. Vote by Mail Ballot Processing


title: Semifinal Official Canvass

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass


title: General Provisions

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 1. General Provisions


title: Automated Count in a Central Location

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 2. Automated Count in a Central Location


title: Automated Vote Count in Precincts

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 3. Automated Vote Count in Precincts


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 4. Establishing Election Return Centers and Multiple Counting Centers


title: Manual Vote Count in the Precinct

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 5. Manual Vote Count in the Precinct


title: Manual Vote Count in a Central Place

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 3. Semifinal Official Canvass > 6. Manual Vote Count in a Central Place


title: Official Canvass

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass


title: General Provisions

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 1. General Provisions


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 2. Processing Vote by Mail Ballots and Mail Ballot Precinct Ballots


title: Processing Write-In Votes

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 3. Processing Write-In Votes


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 4. Processing and Counting Provisional Ballots


title: One Percent Manual Tally

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 5. One Percent Manual Tally


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 4. Official Canvass > 6. Ballot Security and Reporting of Results


title: Announcement of Results

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 5. Announcement of Results


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates


title: General Provisions

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates > 1. General Provisions


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates > 2. Democratic Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates > 3. Republican Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates > 4. American Independent Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 6. Determination of Elected or Nominated Candidates > 5. Peace and Freedom Central Committee Conditions for Election of Candidate


title: Duties of the Secretary of State

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 7. Duties of the Secretary of State


path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 8. Disposition of Ballots and Supplies by the Elections Official


title: Recount

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount


title: General Provisions

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount > 1. General Provisions


title: Elections Official-Ordered Recounts

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount > 2. Elections Official-Ordered Recounts


title: Voter-Requested Recounts

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount > 3. Voter-Requested Recounts


title: Court-Ordered Recounts

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount > 4. Court-Ordered Recounts


title: State-Funded Recounts

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 9. Recount > 5. State-Funded Recounts


title: Tie Votes

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 10. Tie Votes


title: Elections Other than Primary Elections

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 10. Tie Votes > 1. Elections Other than Primary Elections


title: At Primary Elections

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 10. Tie Votes > 2. At Primary Elections


title: Extension of Deadlines

path: 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES > 11. Extension of Deadlines


title: ELECTIONS CONTESTS

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS


title: General Provisions

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 1. General Provisions


title: Grounds for Contest

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 2. Grounds for Contest


title: Contests at General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 3. Contests at General Elections


title: Contests at Primary Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 4. Contests at Primary Elections


title: Form of Contest Statement

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 5. Form of Contest Statement


title: General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 5. Form of Contest Statement > 1. General Elections


title: Primary Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 5. Form of Contest Statement > 2. Primary Elections


title: Contests Other than Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 5. Form of Contest Statement > 3. Contests Other than Recount


title: Contests Involving a Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 5. Form of Contest Statement > 4. Contests Involving a Recount


title: Elections Official’s Duties

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 6. Elections Official’s Duties


title: Contest Procedures at General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 6. Elections Official’s Duties > 1. Contest Procedures at General Elections


path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 6. Elections Official’s Duties > 2. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Contests Other Than Recount


path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 6. Elections Official’s Duties > 3. Contest Procedures at Primary Elections: Involving a Recount


title: Court’s Duties

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 7. Court’s Duties


title: General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 7. Court’s Duties > 1. General Elections


path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 7. Court’s Duties > 2. Primary Elections:  Contests Other than Recount


path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 7. Court’s Duties > 3. Primary Elections:  Contests Involving a Recount


path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations


title: General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations > 1. General Elections


title: Primary Elections:  Other than Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations > 2. Primary Elections:  Other than Recount


title: Primary Elections:  Involving a Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 8. Court’s Decisions, Judgment, and Determinations > 3. Primary Elections:  Involving a Recount


title: Costs

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 9. Costs


title: Appeals

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 10. Appeals


title: General Elections

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 10. Appeals > 1. General Elections


title: Primary Elections:  Other than a Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 10. Appeals > 2. Primary Elections:  Other than a Recount


title: Primary Elections:  Involving a Recount

path: 16. ELECTIONS CONTESTS > 10. Appeals > 3. Primary Elections:  Involving a Recount


path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS


path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 1. Affidavits of Registration and Voter Registration Indexes


title: Nomination Documents

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 2. Nomination Documents


title: Initiative and Referendum Petitions

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 3. Initiative and Referendum Petitions


title: Precinct Supplies and Ballots

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 4. Precinct Supplies and Ballots


title: Recall Petitions

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 5. Recall Petitions


title: Miscellaneous Provisions

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 6. Miscellaneous Provisions


title: Preservation of Electronic Data

path: 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS > 7. Preservation of Electronic Data


title: PENAL PROVISIONS

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS


title: General Provisions

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 1. General Provisions


title: Voter Registration

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 2. Voter Registration


title: Nomination of Candidates

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 3. Nomination of Candidates


title: Election Campaigns

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns


title: Campaign Literature

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 1. Campaign Literature


title: Political Party Caucuses

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 2. Political Party Caucuses


title: Deceptive Online Activities

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 3. Deceptive Online Activities


title: Political Meetings

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 4. Political Meetings


title: Misrepresentation by Candidates

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 5. Misrepresentation by Candidates


title: Solicitation of Funds

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 6. Solicitation of Funds


title: Electioneering

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 7. Electioneering


title: Vandalism at Polling Places

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 8. Vandalism at Polling Places


title: Misuse of State Publications

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 4. Election Campaigns > 9. Misuse of State Publications


title: Ballots

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 5. Ballots


title: Corruption of the Voting Process

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process


title: General Provisions

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process > 1. General Provisions


title: Corruption of Voters

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process > 2. Corruption of Voters


title: Intimidation of Voters

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process > 3. Intimidation of Voters


title: Corruption of Voting

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process > 4. Corruption of Voting


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 6. Corruption of the Voting Process > 5. Protecting Elections from Armed Coercion and Extremism (PEACE) Act


title: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall


title: Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 1. Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 2. False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 3. Improper Payments to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 4. Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 5. Refusal of Circulators to Turn in Petitions


title: Misuse of Signatures on Petition

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 6. Misuse of Signatures on Petition


title: False Affidavits Concerning Petitions

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 7. False Affidavits Concerning Petitions


path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 8. Filing Petitions to Defeat an Initiative or Referendum


title: Misuse of Campaign Funds

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall > 9. Misuse of Campaign Funds


title: Obligations of Precinct Board

path: 18. PENAL PROVISIONS > 8. Obligations of Precinct Board


title: CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS


title: General Provisions

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 1. General Provisions


title: Secretary of State Requirements

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 2. Secretary of State Requirements


title: Certification of Voting Systems

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems


path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 1. Procedures for Certification of Voting Systems


title: Voting System Testing Agencies

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 2. Voting System Testing Agencies


path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 3. Inspection of Certified and Conditionally Approved Voting Systems


title: Accessible Voting Systems

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 4. Accessible Voting Systems


path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 5. Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 (Shelley-Hertzberg Act)


path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3. Certification of Voting Systems > 6. Direct Recording Electronic Voting Systems


path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 3.5. Certification of Remote Accessible Vote By Mail Systems


title: Elections Using Voting Machines

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines


title: General Provisions

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 1. General Provisions


title: Pre-election Procedures

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 2. Pre-election Procedures


title: Precincts and Board Members

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 3. Precincts and Board Members


title: Procedures at the Polls

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 4. Procedures at the Polls


title: Closing the Polls

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 5. Closing the Polls


title: Counting Procedures

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 4. Elections Using Voting Machines > 6. Counting Procedures


title: Voting System Replacement Contracts

path: 19. CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS > 5. Voting System Replacement Contracts


title: ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS


title: Endorsements of Candidates

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 1. Endorsements of Candidates


title: Political Corporations

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 2. Political Corporations


title: Incorporation

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 2. Political Corporations > 1. Incorporation


title: Campaign Funds

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 3. Campaign Funds


title: Solicitation

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 3. Campaign Funds > 1. Solicitation


title: Fair Campaign Practices

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 5. Fair Campaign Practices


title: General Intent

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 5. Fair Campaign Practices > 1. General Intent


title: Definitions

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 5. Fair Campaign Practices > 2. Definitions


title: Code of Fair Campaign Practices

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 5. Fair Campaign Practices > 3. Code of Fair Campaign Practices


title: Libel and Slander

path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 6. Libel and Slander


path: 20. ELECTION CAMPAIGNS > 7. Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024


title: STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT


title: General Provisions

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 1. General Provisions


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 2. Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act of 2023


title: Congressional Districts

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 5. Congressional Districts


title: Supervisorial Districts

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6. Supervisorial Districts


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.2. County of San Luis Obispo Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.3. County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.4. County of Riverside Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.5. County of San Diego Independent Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.6. County of Merced Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.7. County of Fresno Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.8. County of Kern Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.9. County of Orange Citizens Redistricting Commission


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 6.10. County of Sacramento Citizens Redistricting Commission


title: City Elections

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 7. City Elections


title: General Law Cities

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 7. City Elections > 1. General Law Cities


title: Chartered Cities

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 7. City Elections > 2. Chartered Cities


title: Special Districts

path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 8. Special Districts


path: 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT > 9. Advisory and Independent Redistricting Commissions