California · Elections Code
ELEC §14240: (a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of the precinct board upon any or all of the following grounds: (1) That the voter is not the person wh
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A precinct board member may orally challenge a person offering to vote within a polling place based on specified grounds, including whether the voter is the actual person they claim to be.
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