California

Elections Code

2,373 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 19402 — (a) (1) The Secretary of State shall use the funds appropriated to the Secretary of State in the Budget Act of 2018 and the Budget Act of 2019 for voting system replacement for counties by awarding re
• § 2 — The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and
• § 20 — (a) A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or givin
• § 200 — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there shall be set forth in full in the declaration of candidacy required for any primary or final election the oath or affirmation set forth in S
• § 2000 — (a) Every person who qualifies under Section 2 of Article II of the California Constitution and who complies with this code governing the registration of electors may vote at any election held within
• § 20000 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Endorsements Law.
• § 20001 — The Legislature hereby finds the following to be true: (1) The major political parties have become an integral part of the American governmental system requiring regulation as to their structure, gove
• § 20006 — The superior court, in any case brought before it by any registered voter, may issue a temporary or permanent restraining order or injunction against the publication, printing, circulation, posting, b
• § 20007 — No candidate or committee in his or her behalf shall represent in connection with an election campaign, either orally or in campaign material, that the candidate has the support of a committee or orga
• § 20008 — Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper, shall bear on each surface
• § 20009 — (a) Every simulated ballot or simulated county voter information guide shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the statement
• § 20010 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, firm, association, corporation, campaign committee, or organization shall not, with actual malice, produce, distribute, publish, or broadcast campa
• § 20012 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) California is entering its first-ever artificial intelligence (AI) election, in which disinformation powered by generative AI will pollute our in
• § 201 — Unless otherwise specifically provided, no person is eligible to be elected or appointed to an elective office unless that person is a registered voter and otherwise qualified to vote for that office
• § 20100 — If the name of a corporation includes all or part of the name of any person, together with either (a) all or part of the title of any elective office, (b) the date (by year or otherwise) of the electi
• § 202 — Notwithstanding any other law, a person who is deployed on active military service outside of the state and is unable to appear to file a declaration of candidacy, nomination paper, or any other paper
• § 2020 — The term of domicile is computed by including the day on which the person’s domicile commenced and by excluding the day of the election.
• § 20200 — As used in this article “person” includes a firm, association, corporation, campaign committee or organization.
• § 20201 — It is unlawful for any person that includes in any part of its name the name of any political party that was qualified to participate in the last preceding primary election, to directly or indirectly
• § 20202 — It is unlawful for any person who solicits funds for the purpose of supporting or promoting any candidates or committees to include in any part of its name the name of that candidate or committee unle
• § 20203 — Any person who solicits or receives contributions on behalf of any candidate or committee for the purported and exclusive use of that committee or the candidate’s election campaign and who is not auth
• § 2021 — (a) A person who leaves his or her home to go into another state or precinct in this state for temporary purposes merely, with the intention of returning, does not lose his or her domicile.
• § 2022 — If a person moves to another state with the intention of making it his or her domicile, the voter loses his or her domicile in this state.
• § 2023 — If a person moves to another state as a place of permanent residence, with the intention of remaining there for an indefinite time, he or she loses his or her domicile in this state, notwithstanding t
• § 2024 — The mere intention to acquire a new domicile, without the fact of removal avails nothing, neither does the fact of removal without the intention.
• § 2025 — A person does not gain or lose a domicile solely by reason of his or her presence or absence from a place while employed in the service of the United States or of this state, nor while engaged in navi
• § 2026 — The domicile of a Member of the Legislature or a Representative in the Congress of the United States shall be conclusively presumed to be at the residence address indicated on that person’s currently
• § 2027 — The place where a person’s family is domiciled is his or her domicile unless it is a place for temporary establishment for his or her family or for transient objects.
• § 2028 — If a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the former is the person’s place of domicile.
• § 2029 — The domicile of one spouse shall not be presumed to be that of the other, but shall be determined independently in accordance with this article.
• § 2030 — A domiciliary of this state who marries a person employed temporarily in this state in the service of the United States government, may elect to retain his or her domicile for the purpose of qualifyin
• § 2031 — If a person has more than one residence and that person maintains a homeowner’s property tax exemption on the dwelling of one of the residences pursuant to Section 218 of the Revenue and Taxation Code
• § 2032 — Except as provided in this article, if a person has more than one residence and that person has not physically resided at any one of the residences within the immediate preceding year, there shall be
• § 2033 — Whenever the house number or the mailing address of a voter has been changed and the voter’s domicile is the same, the public agency authorizing the change shall notify the county elections official i
• § 2034 — A person domiciled in a house or apartment lying in more than one precinct shall be registered as domiciled in the precinct designated by the county elections official on the basis of the street addre
• § 2035 — A person duly registered as a voter in any precinct in California who removes therefrom within 14 days prior to an election shall, for the purpose of that election, be entitled to vote in the precinct
• § 20400 — The Legislature declares that the purpose of this chapter is to encourage every candidate for public office in this state to subscribe to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
• § 20420 — As used in this chapter, “Code” means the Code of Fair Campaign Practices.
• § 20440 — At the time an individual is issued his or her declaration of candidacy, nomination papers, or any other paper evidencing an intention to be a candidate for public office, the elections official shall
• § 20441 — The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed, blank forms of the code.
• § 20442 — The elections official shall accept, at all times prior to the election, all completed forms that are properly subscribed to by a candidate for public office and shall retain them for public inspectio
• § 20443 — Every code subscribed to by a candidate for public office pursuant to this chapter is a public record open for public inspection.
• § 20444 — In no event shall a candidate for public office be required to subscribe to or endorse the code.
• § 2050 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Visually Impaired Voter Assistance Act of 1989.
• § 20500 — The provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 43) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, relating to libel and slander, are fully applicable to any campaign advertising or communication.
• § 20501 — (a) A candidate or state measure proponent is liable for any slander or libel committed by a committee that is controlled by that candidate or state measure proponent as defined by Section 82016 of th
• § 20502 — (a) In any action for libel or slander brought by a candidate, the willingness or unwillingness of the defendant to retract or correct a communication made in the course of a campaign, and his or her
• § 2051 — As used in this article, “visually impaired” means a person having central visual acuity not to exceed 20-200 in the better eye, with corrected lenses, or visual acuity greater than 20-200, but with a
• § 20510 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024.
• § 20511 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is entering its first-ever generative artificial intelligence (AI) election, in which disinformation powered by generative AI wi
• § 20512 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advertisement” means any general or public communication that a large online platform knows is authorized or paid fo
• § 20513 — (a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art techniques to identify and remove materially deceptive content if all of the following conditions a
• § 20514 — (a) Any large online platform shall develop and implement procedures for the use of state-of-the-art techniques to identify materially deceptive content and for labeling such content as provided in su
• § 20515 — (a) A large online platform shall provide an easily accessible way for California residents to report to that platform content that should be removed pursuant to Section 20513 or labeled pursuant to S
• § 20516 — The Attorney General or any district attorney or city attorney may seek injunctive or other equitable relief against any large online platform to compel the removal of specific content as required by
• § 20517 — This chapter applies to materially deceptive content, regardless of the language used in the content.
• § 20518 — (a) This chapter does not preclude a large online platform from blocking, removing, or labeling any materially deceptive content outside of the time periods specified in Sections 20513 and 20514.
• § 20519 — This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) A regularly published online newspaper, magazine, or other periodical of general circulation that routinely carries news and commentary of gene
• § 2052 — It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the fundamental right to vote of visually impaired individuals, and to make efforts to improve public awareness of the availability of state voter inform
• § 20520 — The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 2053 — The Secretary of State shall establish a Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee.
• § 21 — (a) Within three court days after a state or local agency or political subdivision files or is served with a court action relating to elections that contains a claim arising under federal law, the sta
• § 2100 — A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.
• § 21000 — The county elections official in each county shall compile and make available to the Legislature or any appropriate committee of the Legislature any information and statistics that may be necessary fo
• § 21001 — (a) Upon receipt of certified final maps from the Citizens Redistricting Commission setting forth the district boundary lines for congressional, Senatorial, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization d
• § 21002 — Each house of the Legislature shall be a proper party to, and, if not originally named as a party, shall have the right to intervene in, any action involving the validity or application of any statute
• § 21003 — (a) (1) In 2030 and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall furnish to the Legislature and the Citizens Redistricting Commission, in t
• § 2101 — (a) A person entitled to register to vote shall be a United States citizen, a resident of California, not imprisoned for the conviction of a felony, and at least 18 years of age at the time of the nex
• § 2102 — (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4.
• § 2103 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the election board of each county, in order to promote and encourage voter registrations, shall establish a sufficient number of registration places throug
• § 2105 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to maintain voter registration at the highest possible level.
• § 2105.5 — (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall do both of the following: (1) Establish and maintain on the department’s Internet Web site a hyperlink to the Internet Web site at which info
• § 2105.6 — (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall provide each person on parole under its jurisdiction, upon that person’s request made at any time during the parole, information provided by
• § 2105.7 — (a) A state or local juvenile detention facility, including, but not limited to, a juvenile hall, juvenile ranch, juvenile camp, or a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Divi
• § 2106 — A program adopted by a county pursuant to Section 2103 or 2105, that is designed to encourage the registration of electors, shall contain the following statement in printed literature or media announc
• § 21100 — (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Fair And Inclusive Redistricting for Municipalities And Political Subdivisions (FAIR MAPS) Act of 2023.
• § 2111 — A person may prove he or she is a citizen by his or her certification under penalty of perjury on the affidavit of registration.
• § 21110 — For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Adopt” or “adoption” in regard to election district boundaries means the passage of an ordinance or resolution speci
• § 2112 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the fact that a person certifies to his or her United States citizenship by signing his or her affidavit of registration shall be deemed evi
• § 21120 — This chapter applies to a county, county office of education, general law city, charter city, school district, community college district, or special district whose legislative body is elected by dist
• § 21130 — (a) Following or concurrent with the decision to establish district-based elections for a legislative body, or following each federal decennial census for a legislative body that is already elected us
• § 2114 — The county elections official of any county in this state may receive the affidavit of registration of any elector who resides or claims residence in another county in this state.
• § 21140 — (a) For redistricting occurring in 2031 and thereafter, the boundaries of the election districts shall be adopted by the districting body not later than 204 days before the local jurisdiction’s next r
• § 2115 — Whenever a voter, between the time of that person’s last registration and the time for the closing of registration for any given election, has lawfully changed his or her surname, the voter shall rere
• § 21150 — (a) Before a districting body adopts new election district boundaries, including when a local jurisdiction redistricts following the federal decennial census or between federal decennial censuses, but
• § 2116 — (a) Whenever a voter, between the time of that person’s last voter registration and the time for the closing of registration for any given election, has changed his or her residence address by moving,
• § 21160 — (a) The local jurisdiction shall make a good faith effort to encourage residents, including those in underrepresented communities and non-English-speaking communities, to participate in the redistrict
• § 21170 — (a) No later than December 15, 2030, and no later than December 15 in each year ending in the number zero thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish in a conspicuous location on the Secretary of
• § 21180 — (a) If the districting body does not adopt election district boundaries by the deadlines set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 21140 or adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 21140, as appli
• § 2119 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) and Article 4.
• § 2119.5 — (a) From the 14th day immediately preceding an election until the close of polls on election day, in lieu of executing a new affidavit of registration for a change of address within the same county, t
• § 2120 — (a) If the county elections official receives a letter from a voter stating that the voter has moved to a new address in another county in the state and the voter provides the new address, the electio
• § 2121 — No fees may be charged for registration.
• § 2122 — The county elections official may cause to be written or printed upon the top margin, or in the body of the affidavit, in addition to any matter provided for in this code, any words necessary or conve
• § 2123 — In accordance with Section 11 of the initiative act approved by a majority of the voters at the general election held on November 4, 1930, (Statutes of 1931, p.
• § 2124 — The Secretary of State shall, by regulation, adopt uniform standards for proof of residency, which shall apply in all instances where voters and new registrants are required by law to prove residency.
• § 2130 — From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall allocate and disburse to the counties the amounts necessary to reimburse them for net costs incurred by them in complying with the vot
• § 2131 — The Secretary of State may provide grants to local elections officials, nonprofit corporations, and unincorporated associations for the following purposes: (a) To conduct voter outreach and voter educ
• § 2138 — Individuals and organizations distributing voter registration cards pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2158 and who receive completed voter registration cards from voters shall return the complete
• § 2138.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an affiant’s driver’s license number, identification card number, social security number, and signature contained on an affidavit of registration are confidential an
• § 2139 — On the day of the close of registration for any election all individuals and organizations that have submitted plans for distribution shall immediately return all completed affidavits of registration
• § 2140 — The county elections official shall report to the district attorney of the county, under oath, the name of any individuals or organizations that have submitted plans for distribution who have not comp
• § 21400 — This chapter sets forth the congressional districts.
• § 21401 — Congressional District 01 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 01 BUTTE, GLENN, LASSEN, PLUMAS, SIERRA, TEHAMA Partial Counties in Congressional District 01 LAKE Whole T
• § 21402 — Congressional District 02 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 02 DEL NORTE, HUMBOLDT, MARIN, MODOC, SHASTA, SISKIYOU, TRINITY Partial Counties in Congressional District
• § 21403 — Congressional District 03 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 03 NEVADA Partial Counties in Congressional District 03 EL DORADO Whole Tracts in El Dorado County 0302.
• § 21404 — Congressional District 04 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 04 COLUSA, NAPA, SUTTER, YUBA Partial Counties in Congressional District 04 LAKE Partial Tracts in Lake Co
• § 21405 — Congressional District 05 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 05 ALPINE, AMADOR, CALAVERAS, INYO, MARIPOSA, MONO, TUOLUMNE Partial Counties in Congressional District 05
• § 21406 — Congressional District 06 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 06 PLACER Whole Tracts in Placer County 0207.
• § 21407 — Congressional District 07 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 07 EL DORADO Whole Tracts in El Dorado County 0306.
• § 21408 — Congressional District 08 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 08 SOLANO Partial Counties in Congressional District 08 CONTRA COSTA Whole Tracts in Contra Costa County 3
• § 21409 — Congressional District 09 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 09 CONTRA COSTA Whole Tracts in Contra Costa County 3010.
• § 21410 — Congressional District 10 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 10 ALAMEDA Whole Tracts in Alameda County 4301.
• § 21411 — Congressional District 11 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 11 SAN FRANCISCO Whole Tracts in San Francisco County 0101.
• § 21412 — Congressional District 12 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 12 ALAMEDA Whole Tracts in Alameda County 4001.
• § 21413 — Congressional District 13 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 13 MERCED Partial Counties in Congressional District 13 FRESNO Whole Tracts in Fresno County 0083.
• § 21414 — Congressional District 14 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 14 ALAMEDA Whole Tracts in Alameda County 4311.
• § 21415 — Congressional District 15 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 15 SAN FRANCISCO Whole Tracts in San Francisco County 0255.
• § 21416 — Congressional District 16 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 16 SAN MATEO Whole Tracts in San Mateo County 6027.
• § 21417 — Congressional District 17 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 17 ALAMEDA Whole Tracts in Alameda County 4415.
• § 21418 — Congressional District 18 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 18 SAN BENITO Partial Counties in Congressional District 18 FRESNO Whole Tracts in Fresno County 0080.
• § 21419 — Congressional District 19 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 19 MONTEREY Whole Tracts in Monterey County 0110.
• § 2142 — (a) If the county elections official refuses to register a qualified elector in the county, the elector may proceed by action in the superior court to compel his or her registration.
• § 21420 — Congressional District 20 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 20 FRESNO Whole Tracts in Fresno County 0059.
• § 21421 — Congressional District 21 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 21 FRESNO Whole Tracts in Fresno County 0001.
• § 21422 — Congressional District 22 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 22 FRESNO Whole Tracts in Fresno County 0040.
• § 21423 — Congressional District 23 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 23 KERN Whole Tracts in Kern County 0055.
• § 21424 — Congressional District 24 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 24 SANTA BARBARA Partial Counties in Congressional District 24 SAN LUIS OBISPO Whole Tracts in San Luis Ob
• § 21425 — Congressional District 25 consists of the following: Whole Counties in Congressional District 25 IMPERIAL Partial Counties in Congressional District 25 RIVERSIDE Whole Tracts in Riverside County 0435.
• § 21426 — Congressional District 26 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 26 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1344.
• § 21427 — Congressional District 27 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 27 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1066.
• § 21428 — Congressional District 28 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 28 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 3001.
• § 21429 — Congressional District 29 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 29 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1021.
• § 2143 — Costs shall not be recovered against the county elections official in any action under this chapter, unless it is alleged in the complaint, and established on the trial, that the county elections offi
• § 21430 — Congressional District 30 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 30 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1011.
• § 21431 — Congressional District 31 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 31 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 4002.
• § 21432 — Congressional District 32 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 32 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1081.
• § 21433 — Congressional District 33 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 33 RIVERSIDE Partial Tracts in Riverside County 0422.
• § 21434 — Congressional District 34 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 34 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 1810.
• § 21435 — Congressional District 35 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 35 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 4002.
• § 21436 — Congressional District 36 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 36 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 2651.
• § 21437 — Congressional District 37 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 37 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 2073.
• § 21438 — Congressional District 38 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 38 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 4033.
• § 21439 — Congressional District 39 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 39 RIVERSIDE Whole Tracts in Riverside County 0301.
• § 21440 — Congressional District 40 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 40 ORANGE Whole Tracts in Orange County 0219.
• § 21441 — Congressional District 41 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 41 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 5002.
• § 21442 — Congressional District 42 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 42 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 5715.
• § 21443 — Congressional District 43 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 43 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 2402.
• § 21444 — Congressional District 44 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 44 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 2920.
• § 21445 — Congressional District 45 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 45 LOS ANGELES Whole Tracts in Los Angeles County 5521.
• § 21446 — Congressional District 46 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 46 ORANGE Whole Tracts in Orange County 0019.
• § 21447 — Congressional District 47 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 47 ORANGE Whole Tracts in Orange County 0320.
• § 21448 — Congressional District 48 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 48 RIVERSIDE Whole Tracts in Riverside County 0427.
• § 21449 — Congressional District 49 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 49 ORANGE Whole Tracts in Orange County 0320.
• § 2145 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Student Voter Registration Act of 2003.
• § 21450 — Congressional District 50 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 50 SAN DIEGO Whole Tracts in San Diego County 0051.
• § 21451 — Congressional District 51 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 51 SAN DIEGO Whole Tracts in San Diego County 0001.
• § 21452 — Congressional District 52 consists of the following: Partial Counties in Congressional District 52 SAN DIEGO Whole Tracts in San Diego County 0022.
• § 21453 — In the event that a census tract or census block is not listed, is listed more than once, or is only partially accounted for, and, as a result, an ambiguity or dispute arises regarding the location of
• § 21454 — This chapter shall become operative only if Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is approved by the voters and takes effect, and subdivision (b) of Section 4 of Article X
• § 21455 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until a new map of congressional districts is certified by the Citizens Redistricting Commission pursuant to Section 2 of Article XXI of the California Constit
• § 2146 — (a) The Secretary of State shall annually provide every high school, community college, and California State University and University of California campus with voter registration forms.
• § 2147 — No later than July 1, 2018, the California State University and the California Community Colleges shall implement a process and the infrastructure to allow a person who enrolls online at the instituti
• § 2148 — (a) Every high school, community college, and California State University campus shall designate a contact person and provide his or her address, telephone number, and e-mail address, when possible, t
• § 2148.5 — (a) The Secretary of State shall promote and seek to improve student voter registration rates and participation by developing a Students Vote Project to implement the requirements of Section 66852 of
• § 2150 — (a) The affidavit of registration shall show: (1) The facts necessary to establish the affiant as an elector.
• § 21500 — Following a county’s decision to elect its board using district-based elections, or following each federal decennial census for a county whose board is already elected using district-based elections,
• § 21500.1 — This chapter applies to a county that elects members of the county’s board of supervisors by districts or from districts.
• § 21503 — (a) After redistricting or districting, a board shall not adopt new supervisorial district boundaries until after the next federal decennial census, except under the following circumstances: (1) A cou
• § 21506 — (a) The term of office of any supervisor who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which the supervisor w
• § 2151 — (a) At the time of registering and of transferring registration, an elector may disclose the name of the political party that he or she prefers.
• § 2152 — (a) Whenever any voter has declined to disclose or has changed the voter’s party preference prior to the close of registration for an election, the voter may either so disclose or have a change record
• § 21520 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Luis Obispo.
• § 21521 — There is, in the County of San Luis Obispo, a Citizens Redistricting Commission.
• § 21522 — (a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter.
• § 21523 — (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.
• § 21524 — (a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a mapping process using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority: (1) (
• § 21525 — A commission member shall not do any of the following: (a) While serving on the commission, endorse, work for, volunteer for, or make a campaign contribution to a candidate for an elective office of t
• § 21526 — (a) The commission may only remove a commission member for substantial neglect of duty, gross misconduct in office, causing the commission to be unable to discharge its duties with seven affirmative v
• § 21527 — If the commission is unable to act because it has fewer than seven voting commission members, within one month of such determination that the commission cannot act, the county elections official shall
• § 2153 — (a) Except as provided in Section 2154, the affidavit of registration shall show all the facts required to be stated.
• § 21530 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles.
• § 21531 — There is, in the County of Los Angeles, a Citizens Redistricting Commission.
• § 21532 — (a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2020, and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter.
• § 21533 — (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.
• § 21534 — (a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a mapping process using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority: (1) (
• § 21535 — A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state.
• § 2154 — In the event that the county elections official receives an affidavit of registration, executed under penalty of perjury, that does not include portions of the information for which space is provided,
• § 21540 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Board” means the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside.
• § 21541 — There is, in the County of Riverside, a Citizens Redistricting Commission.
• § 21542 — (a) The commission shall be created no later than December 31, 2030, and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter.
• § 21543 — (a) A commission member shall apply this chapter in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process.
• § 21544 — (a) The commission shall establish single-member supervisorial districts for the board pursuant to a mapping process using the criteria set forth in Section 21130.
• § 21545 — (a) A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, or local level in this state.
• § 21546 — Implementation of this chapter is contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act or other statute for purposes of this chapter.
• § 2155 — Upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration or address correction notice or letter pursuant to Section 2119, Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220), or the federal National Voter R
• § 2155.3 — (a) In lieu of the voter notification required by Section 2155, a person under 18 years of age who submits an affidavit of registration pursuant to Section 2101 or subdivision (d) of Section 2102, as
• § 2155.4 — An elections official may, upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration or address correction notice or letter pursuant to Section 2119, Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220) of Ch
• § 2155.5 — (a) The Secretary of State may, in coordination with county elections officials who choose to participate, develop specific procedures to address complaints related to voter registration, including pr