Amended in Senate April 10, 2014

Amended in Senate March 28, 2014

Senate Bill No. 1061

Introduced by Senator Block

February 18, 2014

An act to amend Sections 105, begin insert 300.5, end insert 2026, 2033, 2102, 2119, 2137, 2141, 2142, 2151, begin insert 2152, end insert 2156, 2165, 2166, 2166.5, 2166.7, 2167, 2180, 2181, 2183, 2187, 2189, 2190, 2194, 2200, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2212, 2221, 3006, 3007.5, 3009, 3011, 3013, 3019, 3021, 3501, begin insert 8002.5, 8081, end insert 9094, begin insert 12108, end insert 14310, 16442, 16462, 17000, and 17001 of, and to add Sections 2101.5, 2101.6, and 2155.1 to, the Elections Code, to amend Sections 6254.4, 23365, 23374.13, and 57051 of the Government Code, to amend Section 12950.5 of, and to add Section 12500.5 to, the Vehicle Code, and to amend Section 60211 of the Water Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1061, as amended, Block. Elections: voter registration.

Under existing law, a person qualified to vote may only register to vote by completing an affidavit of registration.

This bill would provide that all persons not already registered to vote who are qualified to be registered to vote and who complete an application for a new or renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit, junior permit, or identification card with the Department of Motor Vehicles shall be registered to vote if the person provides written consent to be registered to vote, as specified. begin delete Persons registered to vote under these provisions would be registered as having no party preference. end delete If the person named on the application begin delete or form end delete would not be 18 years of age at the time of the next election but otherwise satisfies the requirements to be registered to vote, he or she would be automatically registered to vote at the time that he or she will be 18 years of age by the time of the next election if the person provides written consent to be registered to vote on the application begin delete or form end delete , as specified. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to send an electronic copy of each of these documents, with any information that is not required to register to vote redacted, to the elections official of the county in which the person named on the document resides, unless the person has not filled out the begin delete form end delete begin insert application end insert in its entirety, begin delete has not supplied sufficient information to indicate that he or she satisfies the requirements to be registered to vote, end delete declines to be registered to vote, or has indicated on the begin delete form end delete begin insert application end insert that he or she is already registered to vote. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to keep the information collected confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. The bill would require the elections official to maintain these documents for voters who qualify to be registered to vote under the bill in a manner identical to which the affidavits of registration are maintained.

Under existing law, affidavits of registration are used to verify the residence of a voter, to verify the signature of a voter, and to verify the political affiliation of a voter. Existing law requires a county elections official to maintain the affidavits of registration for voters within the county, to maintain a voter registration index based upon the valid affidavits of registration for voters within the county, to keep voter information listed on the affidavit of registration confidential in certain circumstances, and to cancel the affidavits of registration for persons who are no longer qualified to vote. Existing law permits a county elections official to duplicate uncanceled affidavits of registration for the voters in the county and to store the information contained in the affidavits of registration by way of data processing equipment. Existing law requires the county elections official to maintain canceled affidavits of voter registration, as prescribed.

This bill would require that the completed applications of the Department of Motor Vehicles that cause a voter to become registered to vote be used for verification purposes in the same manner as affidavits of registration begin delete , with the exception of political party preference end delete . The bill would also require that the completed applications of the Department of Motor Vehicles be maintained in the same manner as affidavits of registration, be included in the preparation of the voter index, be kept confidential in certain circumstances in the same manner as affidavits of registration, and be canceled in the same manner as affidavits of registration. The bill would permit a county elections official to duplicate completed applications of the Department of Motor Vehicles that cause voters to become registered to vote and to store the information contained in the applications begin delete and forms end delete by way of data processing equipment. The bill would require the county elections official to maintain canceled applications and forms that cause voters to be registered to vote.

Because the bill would require elections officials to provide a higher level of service, it would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 105 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

105.  

(a)  For purposes of verifying a signature on an initiative,
referendum, recall, nomination, or other election petition or paper,
the elections official shall determine that the residence address on
the petition or paper is the same as the residence address on the
affidavit of registration or the document that caused the voter to
be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5.
If the addresses are different, or if the petition or paper does not
specify the residence address, or, in the case of an initiative or
referendum petition, if the information specified in Section 9020
is not contained in the petition, the affected signature shall not be
counted as valid.

(b)  A signature invalidated pursuant to this section shall not
affect the validity of another valid signature on the particular
petition or paper.

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begin insert SEC. 2. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 300.5 of the end insert begin insert Elections Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

300.5.  

“Affiliated with a political party” as used in reference
to a voter or to a candidate for a voter-nominated office means the
party preference that the voter or candidate has disclosed on his
or her affidavit of registration begin insert or the document that caused the
voter or candidate to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5 end insert .

begin delete SEC. 2. end delete
begin insert SEC. 3. end insert   

Section 2026 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

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 filed affidavit of registration or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5.

begin delete SEC. 3. end delete
begin insert SEC. 4. end insert   

Section 2033 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

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 in writing of the change and the county elections
official shall make the change on the voter’s registration and a
new registration shall not be required.

begin delete SEC. 4. end delete
begin insert SEC. 5. end insert   

Section 2101.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

2101.5.  

(a) A person who is not currently registered to vote
and properly completes an application for a new or renewed
California driver’s license, instruction permit, junior permit, or
identification card and who satisfies the requirements to be
registered to vote shall be registered to vote if that person provides
written consent to be registered to vote by signing the statement
in the application, as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a)
of Section 12500.5 of the Vehicle Code. A person who is not
currently registered to vote and properly completes an application
for a new or renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit,
junior permit, or identification card and who will not be 18 years
of age at the time of the next election but otherwise satisfies the
requirements to be registered to vote shall be automatically
registered to vote at the time that he or she will be 18 years of age
by the time of the next election if that person provides written
consent to be registered to vote by signing the statement in the
application, as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of
Section 12500.5 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) A person may register to vote by completing an affidavit of
registration as provided for by this chapter.

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(c) A person who is registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be registered as having no party preference. For purposes
of this code, a person who is registered pursuant to subdivision (a)
shall be treated as if he or she has declined to state a party
preference on the affidavit of registration pursuant to Section 2151.

(d)

end delete

begin insert (c) end insert  If a person who does not satisfy the requirements to be
registered to vote is registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a),
he or she shall not suffer any legal penalty or loss of any benefit
to which he or she may otherwise be entitled unless he or she
intended to fraudulently register to vote.

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(e)

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begin insert (d) end insert  An application that is completed pursuant to subdivision
(a), by a person who is currently registered to vote but failed to
indicate that fact on the application, shall be construed as updating
the person’s previous voter registration. begin delete However, a person’s party
preference shall not be updated to reflect a preference of decline
to state pursuant to subdivision (c) if the person disclosed a party
preference in connection with the previous registration. end delete

begin delete SEC. 5. end delete
begin insert SEC. 6. end insert   

Section 2101.6 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

2101.6.  

(a) Upon receipt of the document from the Department
of Motor Vehicles, sent pursuant to Section 12500.5 of the Vehicle
Code, the county elections official shall examine the document
and determine if the person named on the document has supplied
the information required to establish that he or she is qualified to
vote. If the person named on the document is not currently
registered to vote and the document indicates that the person
satisfies the requirements to be registered to vote, the document
shall be treated by the county elections official the same as a
completed affidavit of registration. If the person named on the
document will not be 18 years of age at the time of the next election
but otherwise satisfies the requirements to be registered to vote,
the person shall be automatically registered to vote at the time that
he or she will be 18 years of age by the time of the next election.

(b) Registration to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 shall be deemed effective if received by the Department
of Motor Vehicles on or before the 15th day prior to the election.

(c) The document received from the Department of Motor
Vehicles that caused a voter to be registered pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5 shall be maintained by the county elections
official in the same manner that the county elections official
maintains an affidavit of registration.

(d) For purposes of verifying a signature on a recall, initiative,
or referendum petition or a signature on a nomination paper or any
other election petition or election paper, a properly executed
application for a new or renewed California driver’s license,
instruction permit, junior permit, or identification card begin delete filing form end delete
that caused a person to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5 shall be deemed effective for verification
purposes if both (1) the application begin delete or form end delete is signed on the same
date or a date prior to the signing of the petition or paper, and (2)
the application begin delete or form end delete is received by the county elections official
on or before the date on which the petition or paper is filed.

begin delete SEC. 6. end delete
begin insert SEC. 7. end insert   

Section 2102 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 2 of Chapter 899 of the Statutes of 2000, is amended to
read:

2102.  

(a) An affidavit of registration shall be mailed or
delivered to the county elections official and shall set forth all of
the facts required to be shown by this chapter. A properly executed
registration shall be deemed effective upon receipt of the affidavit
by the county elections official if received on or before the 15th
day prior to an election to be held in the registrant’s precinct. A
properly executed registration shall also be deemed effective upon
receipt of the affidavit by the county elections official if any of
the following apply:

(1) The affidavit is postmarked on or before the 15th day prior
to the election and received by mail by the county elections official.

(2) The affidavit is submitted to the Department of Motor
Vehicles or accepted by any other public agency designated as a
voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg) on or before the
15th day prior to the election.

(3) The affidavit is delivered to the county elections official by
means other than those described in paragraph (1) or (2) on or
before the 15th day prior to the election.

(b) For purposes of verifying a signature on a recall, initiative,
or referendum petition or a signature on a nomination paper or any
other election petition or election paper, a properly executed
affidavit of registration shall be deemed effective for verification
purposes if both (1) the affidavit is signed on the same date or a
date prior to the signing of the petition or paper, and (2) the
affidavit is received by the county elections official on or before
the date on which the petition or paper is filed.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the affidavit
of registration required under this chapter may not be taken under
sworn oath, but the content of the affidavit shall be certified as to
its truthfulness and correctness, under penalty of perjury, by the
signature of the affiant.

begin delete SEC. 7. end delete
begin insert SEC. 8. end insert   

Section 2102 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 2 of Chapter 364 of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to
read:

2102.  

(a) An affidavit of registration shall be mailed or
delivered to the county elections official and shall set forth all of
the facts required to be shown by this chapter. A properly executed
registration shall be deemed effective upon receipt of the affidavit
by the county elections official if received on or before the 15th
day prior to an election to be held in the registrant’s precinct. A
properly executed registration shall also be deemed effective upon
receipt of the affidavit by the county elections official if any of
the following apply:

(1) The affidavit is postmarked on or before the 15th day prior
to the election and received by mail by the county elections official.

(2) The affidavit is submitted to the Department of Motor
Vehicles or accepted by any other public agency designated as a
voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg) on or before the
15th day prior to the election.

(3) The affidavit is delivered to the county elections official by
means other than those described in paragraph (1) or (2) on or
before the 15th day prior to the election.

(b) For purposes of verifying a signature on a recall, initiative,
or referendum petition or a signature on a nomination paper or any
other election petition or election paper, a properly executed
affidavit of registration shall be deemed effective for verification
purposes if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The affidavit is signed on the same date or a date prior to
the signing of the petition or paper.

(2) The affidavit is received by the county elections official on
or before the date on which the petition or paper is filed.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the affidavit
of registration required under this chapter may not be taken under
sworn oath, but the content of the affidavit shall be certified as to
its truthfulness and correctness, under penalty of perjury, by the
signature of the affiant.

(d) A person who is at least 17 years of age and otherwise meets
all eligibility requirements to vote may submit his or her affidavit
of registration as prescribed by this section. A properly executed
registration made pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed
effective as of the date the affiant will be 18 years of age, if the
information in the affidavit of registration is still current at that
time. If the information provided by the affiant in the affidavit of
registration is not current at the time that the registration would
otherwise become effective, for his or her registration to become
effective, the affiant shall provide the current information to the
proper county elections official as prescribed by this chapter.

begin delete SEC. 8. end delete
begin insert SEC. 9. end insert   

Section 2119 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

2119.  

(a) In lieu of executing a new affidavit of registration
for a change of address within the county, the county elections
official shall accept a notice or letter of the change of address
signed by a voter as he or she is registered.

(b) The county elections official shall accept a notification for
the forthcoming election and shall change the address on the voter’s
registration accordingly if the notification is executed on or before
the 15th day prior to the election and if any of the following apply:

(1) The notification is postmarked on or before the 15th day
prior to the election and received by mail by the county elections
official.

(2) The notification is submitted to the Department of Motor
Vehicles or accepted by any other public agency designated as a
voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg) prior to the
election.

(3) The notification is delivered to the county elections official
by means other than those described in paragraphs (1) and (2) on
or before the 14th day prior to the election.

begin delete SEC. 9. end delete
begin insert SEC. 10. end insert   

Section 2137 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2137.  

When an elector is registered by completing an affidavit
of registration, his or her name, residence, and residence telephone
number, if furnished, shall be entered on the stub attached to the
original affidavit. If for any cause the affidavit is spoiled in the
course of execution or a mistake is made, the affidavit shall not
be destroyed, but the name of the elector for whom it was intended,
with his or her residence, shall be entered on the stub as in other
cases, and the stubs and affidavits each marked with the word
“spoiled.”

begin delete SEC. 10. end delete
begin insert SEC. 11. end insert   

Section 2141 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2141.  

(a) If the county elections official deems a duplicate file
of voter registrations to be necessary for administrative purposes,
the county elections official may prepare, upon the receipt in his
or her office of the original affidavit of registration or the document
that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5, a reproduction thereof in compliance with
the following conditions:

(1) The document is photographed, microphotographed, or
reproduced in a manner approved for permanent records by the
National Bureau of Standards.

(2) The device used to reproduce the document is one that
accurately reproduces the document in all details.

(3) The photographs, microphotographs, or other reproductions
are placed in conveniently accessible files and provision is made
for preserving, examining, and using the same.

(b) Wherever in this code “duplicate affidavit” is used it shall
be deemed to include the reproduced affidavit authorized by this
section.

(c) A signature comparison required by this code may be made
against a duplicate produced in compliance with this section.

begin delete SEC. 11. end delete
begin insert SEC. 12. end insert   

Section 2142 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

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. In an action
under this section, as many persons may join as plaintiffs as have
causes of action.

(b) If the county elections official has not registered a qualified
elector who claims to have registered to vote through the
Department of Motor Vehicles or a public agency designated as a
voter registration agency pursuant to the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg), the elector may
proceed by action in the superior court to compel his or her
registration. In an action under this section, as many persons may
join as plaintiffs as have causes of action.

(c) A fee shall not be charged by the clerk of the court for
services rendered in an action under this section.

begin delete SEC. 12. end delete
begin insert SEC. 13. end insert   

Section 2151 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2151.  

(a) At the time of completing an affidavit of registration
begin insert and the document that caused the voter to be registered to vote
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, end insert and of transferring
registration, an elector may disclose the name of the political party
that he or she prefers. The name of that political party shall be
stated in the affidavit of registration begin insert , the document that caused the
voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5, end insert and the index.

(b) (1) The voter registration card begin insert and end insert begin insert the document that caused
the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5 end insert shall inform the affiant that an elector may decline
to disclose a political party preference, but a person shall not be
entitled to vote the ballot of a political party at a primary election
for President of the United States or for a party committee unless
he or she has disclosed the name of the party that he or she prefers
or unless he or she has declined to disclose a party preference and
the political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of
State, authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party
preference to vote the ballot of that political party. The voter
registration card begin insert and the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert
shall further inform the affiant that a registered voter may vote for
any candidate at a primary election for state elective office or
congressional office, regardless of the disclosed party preference
of the registrant or the candidate seeking that office or the refusal
of the registrant or candidate to disclose a party preference.

(2) The voter registration card begin insert and the document that caused
the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5 end insert shall include a listing of all qualified political
parties. As part of that listing, the voter registration card begin insert and the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert shall also contain an option
that permits the affiant to decline to disclose a party preference.
This option shall be placed at the end of the listing of qualified
political parties.

(c) A person shall not be permitted to vote the ballot of a party
or for delegates to the convention of a party other than the party
disclosed as preferred in his or her registration, except as provided
by Section 2152 or unless he or she has declined to disclose a party
preference and the party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary
of State, authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party
preference to vote the party ballot or for delegates to the party
convention.

(d) As of the effective date of the statute that added this
subdivision, any voter who previously stated a political party
affiliation when registering to vote shall be deemed to have
disclosed that same party as his or her political party preference
unless the voter files a new affidavit of registration begin insert or a new
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert disclosing a different political
party preference or no political party preference. Any voter who
previously declined to state a party affiliation shall be deemed to
have declined to disclose a party preference unless the voter files
a new affidavit of registration begin insert or a new document that caused the
voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 end insert disclosing a different political party preference.

(e) The Secretary of State may continue to supply existing
affidavits of registration prior to printing new or revised forms
that reflect the changes required pursuant to any amendment made
to this section.

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begin insert SEC. 14. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 2152 of the end insert begin insert Elections Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

2152.  

Whenever any voter has declined to disclose or has
changed his or her party preference prior to the close of registration
for an election, he or she may either so disclose or have a change
recorded by executing a new affidavit of registration begin insert or a new
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert and completing the prior
registration portion of the affidavit begin insert or document end insert .

begin delete SEC. 13. end delete
begin insert SEC. 15. end insert   

Section 2155.1 is added to the Elections Code, to
read:

2155.1.  

Upon receipt of the document signed by the voter from
the Department of Motor Vehicles that caused a voter to be
registered pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, the county
elections official shall inspect the voter index to determine whether
the person has been previously registered to vote. If the county
elections official determines that the person has not previously
been registered to vote, the county elections official shall send the
voter a voter notification by nonforwardable, first-class mail,
address correction requested, and a voter registration card.

The voter notification shall be substantially in the following
form:

VOTER NOTIFICATION

You are registered to vote. begin delete Because you have not completed an
affidavit of voter registration, you are registered as declaring no
party preference. end delete begin insert The party preference you chose, if any, is shown
on the reverse side of this card. end insert

You may vote in any election held 15 or more days after the date
shown on the reverse side of this card.

Your name will appear on the index kept at the polls.

Please contact your county elections office if the information
shown on the reverse side of this card is incorrect.

begin delete SEC. 14. end delete
begin insert SEC. 16. end insert   

Section 2156 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2156.  

The Secretary of State shall print, or cause to be printed,
the blank forms of the voter notification prescribed by Sections
2155 and 2155.1. The Secretary of State shall supply the forms to
the county elections official in quantities and at times requested
by the county elections official. The Secretary of State may
continue to supply, and a county elections official may continue
to use, existing voter notification forms prior to printing new or
revised forms as required by any changes to Section 2155 or
2155.1.

begin delete SEC. 15. end delete
begin insert SEC. 17. end insert   

Section 2165 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2165.  

Affidavits of registration and the documents that caused
voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 for the whole of each county shall be filed, as fast as the
registration progresses, in any orderly arrangement as prescribed
by the county elections official. If the documents are not filed
alphabetically without regard to precinct, the county elections
official shall, by electronic, electromechanical, or other suitable
means, provide, for general use in his or her office, a
comprehensive, printed alphabetical index to the surnames of
voters on all uncanceled voter registrations for the whole of the
county, whereby the affidavit of registration of a voter or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 may be ascertained and
produced. In the case of voters having the same surname, the
classification of names appearing on the index shall extend to the
given and, where necessary, the middle name or initial.

begin delete SEC. 16. end delete
begin insert SEC. 18. end insert   

Section 2166 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2166.  

(a)  A person who is filing with the county elections
official a new affidavit of registration or reregistration or is
registered pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 may have
the information relating to his or her residence address, telephone
number, and email address appearing on the affidavit or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, or a list or roster or index
prepared therefrom, declared confidential upon order of a superior
court issued upon a showing of good cause that a life-threatening
circumstance exists to the voter or a member of the voter’s
household, and naming the county elections official as a party.

(b) A person granted confidentiality under subdivision (a) shall:

(1) Be considered a vote by mail voter for all subsequent
elections or until the county elections official is notified otherwise
by the court or in writing by the voter. A voter requesting
termination of vote by mail status thereby consents to placement
of his or her residence address, telephone number, and email
address in the roster of voters.

(2) In addition to the required residence address, provide a valid
mailing address to be used in place of the residence address for
election, scholarly, or political research, and government purposes.
The elections official, in producing a list, roster, or index may, at
his or her choice, use the valid mailing address or the word
“confidential” or some similar designation in place of the residence
address.

(c) An action in negligence shall not be maintained against a
government entity or officer or employee thereof as a result of the
disclosure of the information which is the subject of this section
unless by a showing of gross negligence or willfulness.

begin delete SEC. 17. end delete
begin insert SEC. 19. end insert   

Section 2166.5 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2166.5.  

(a) A person who is filing with the county elections
official a new affidavit of registration or reregistration or is
registered pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 may have
the information relating to his or her residence address, telephone
number, and email address appearing on the affidavit or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, or a list or roster or index
prepared therefrom, declared confidential upon presentation of
certification that the person is a participant in the Address
Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault,
and Stalking program pursuant to Chapter 3.1 (commencing with
Section 6205) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code or
a participant in the Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health
Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, and Patients
program pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 6215)
of that division.

(b) A person granted confidentiality under subdivision (a) shall:

(1) Be considered a vote by mail voter for all subsequent
elections or until the county elections official is notified otherwise
by the Secretary of State or in writing by the voter. A voter
requesting termination of vote by mail status thereby consents to
placement of his or her residence address, telephone number, and
email address in the roster of voters.

(2) In addition to the required residence address, provide a valid
mailing address to be used in place of the residence address for
election, scholarly, or political research, and government purposes.
The elections official, in producing a list, roster, or index may, at
his or her choice, use the valid mailing address or the word
“confidential” or some similar designation in place of the residence
address.

(c) An action in negligence shall not be maintained against a
government entity or officer or employee thereof as a result of the
disclosure of the information that is the subject of this section
unless by a showing of gross negligence or willfulness.

(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to any person granted
confidentiality upon receipt by the county elections official of a
written notice by the address confidentiality program manager of
the withdrawal, invalidation, expiration, or termination of the
program participant’s certification.

begin delete SEC. 18. end delete
begin insert SEC. 20. end insert   

Section 2166.7 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2166.7.  

(a) If authorized by his or her county board of
supervisors, a county elections official shall, upon application of
a public safety officer, make confidential that officer’s residence
address, telephone number, and email address appearing on the
affidavit of registration or the document that caused the voter to
be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5,
pursuant to this section.

(b) The application by the public safety officer shall contain a
statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the person is a
public safety officer as defined in subdivision (f) and that a
life-threatening circumstance exists to the officer or a member of
the officer’s family. The application shall be a public record.

(c) The confidentiality granted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
terminate no more than two years after commencement, as
determined by the county elections official. The officer may submit
a new application for confidentiality pursuant to subdivision (a),
and the new request may be granted for an additional period of
not more than two years.

(d) A person granted confidentiality under subdivision (a) shall:

(1) Be considered a vote by mail voter for all subsequent
elections or until the county elections official is notified otherwise
by the Secretary of State or in writing by the voter. A voter
requesting termination of vote by mail status thereby consents to
placement of his or her residence address, telephone number, and
email address in the roster of voters.

(2) In addition to the required residence address, provide a valid
mailing address to be used in place of the residence address for
election, scholarly, or political research, and government purposes.
The elections official, in producing any list, roster, or index may,
at his or her choice, use the valid mailing address or the word
“confidential” or some similar designation in place of the residence
address.

(e) An action in negligence shall not be maintained against a
government entity or officer or employee thereof as a result of the
disclosure of the information that is the subject of this section
unless by a showing of gross negligence or willfulness.

(f) “A public safety officer” has the same meaning as a public
safety official as defined in subdivision (a), (d), (e), (f), or (j) of
Section 6254.24 of the Government Code.

begin delete SEC. 19. end delete
begin insert SEC. 21. end insert   

Section 2167 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2167.  

(a) Upon the personal or written application of a person,
the county elections official shall, at a fee not to exceed one dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50), provide the applicant with a certified copy
of the entries upon the register relating to the applicant.

(b) A certified copy of an uncanceled affidavit of registration
or a certified copy of an uncanceled document that caused the voter
to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 is prima facie evidence that the person named in the entry
is a voter of the county.

begin delete SEC. 20. end delete
begin insert SEC. 22. end insert   

Section 2180 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2180.  

(a) At least once, and more often if he or she deems it
necessary, within each two-year period commencing on the first
day of January in each odd-numbered year, the county elections
official shall have printed a complete index, by precinct, to the
affidavits of registration and the documents that caused voters to
be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5
current at the date of printing.

(b) (1) The index shall contain the name, address, residence
telephone number if furnished, and political party preference of
each voter if furnished, and also a ruled space to the left of each
name, within which to write, in figures, the line number designating
the position of the name of the voter on the roster of voters.

(2) The name shall include the given name and the middle name
or initials, if any. At the affiant’s option, the given name may be
preceded by the designation “Miss,” “Ms.,” “Mrs.,” or “Mr.”

(c) The index shall be printed in a size no smaller than
eight-point roman type on eight-point body and shall be arranged
in alphabetical order in accordance with the surnames of the voters.

(d) A space of not less than one-quarter inch or one line of
printing shall be left between the names of voters beginning with
one letter of the alphabet and those starting with the next letter of
the alphabet.

(e) Supplements of the same content and style may be printed
as need for them appears.

begin delete SEC. 21. end delete
begin insert SEC. 23. end insert   

Section 2181 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2181.  

In addition to printing a complete index within and for
each two-year period, as provided in Section 2180, the county
elections official may print and maintain one complete and
continuing index, by precinct, to the affidavits of registration and
the documents that caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 and keep the index current by
supplements and deletions as provided in Sections 2180 and 2183,
and by reprinting portions of the index by precinct, as the need
appears, the reprinted portions to contain the same information
concerning each voter and to be in the same style, spacing, and
type of print as provided in Section 2180.

begin delete SEC. 22. end delete
begin insert SEC. 24. end insert   

Section 2183 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2183.  

(a) The elections official shall supply copies of the index
and of supplements to the index, necessary to bring it up to date,
for an election to be held within the county. The county elections
official shall also supply as many copies of the index and
supplements, not to exceed four in number, as may be requested
by the elections official of a city, school district, or other body.
The name of a voter whose affidavit of registration or registration
made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 has been
canceled shall be lined out of the index and supplement. The county
elections official may charge an amount that will reimburse the
county for the expense incurred in preparing and furnishing a lined
out index of registrations and supplements other than for those
provided for by Sections 2180 and 2182.

(b) In the case of a municipal election, an index provided
pursuant to this section shall be supplied to the city elections
official not less than 25 days prior to the day of the election for
which it is provided. If the index does not contain the names of all
people eligible to vote in the election, the county elections official
shall supply a supplement to the index, including all voters who
registered after the 54th day before the election, not less than seven
days prior to the election for which it is provided.

begin delete SEC. 23. end delete
begin insert SEC. 25. end insert   

Section 2187 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2187.  

(a) A county elections official shall send to the Secretary
of State, in a format described by the Secretary of State, a summary
statement of the number of voters in the county. The statement
shall show the total number of voters in the county, the number
registered as preferring each qualified political party, the number
registered in nonqualified parties, and the number who declined
to state a party preference begin delete , and the number who have been
registered as having no party affiliation because of registration of
the voter pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end delete . The
statement shall also show the number of voters, by political
preference, in each city, supervisorial district, Assembly district,
Senate district, and congressional district located in whole or in
part within the county.

(b) The Secretary of State, on the basis of the statements sent
by the county elections officials and within 30 days after receiving
those statements, shall compile a statewide list showing the number
of voters, by party preference, in the state and in each county, city,
supervisorial district, Assembly district, Senate district, and
congressional district in the state. A copy of this list shall be made
available, upon request, to any elector in this state.

(c) Each county that uses data processing equipment to store
the information set forth in the affidavit of registration or the
document that caused a person to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 shall send to the Secretary of
State one copy of the electronic data file with the information
requested by the Secretary of State. Each county that does not use
data-processing storage shall send to the Secretary of State one
copy of the index setting forth that information.

(d) The summary statements and the electronic data file copy
or the index shall be sent at the following times:

(1) On the 135th day before each presidential primary and before
each direct primary, with respect to voters registered on the 154th
day before the primary election.

(2) Not less than 50 days prior to the primary election, with
respect to voters registered on the 60th day before the primary
election.

(3) Not less than seven days prior to the primary election, with
respect to voters registered before the 14th day prior to the primary
election.

(4) Not less than 102 days prior to each presidential general
election, with respect to voters registered before the 123rd day
before the presidential general election.

(5) Not less than 50 days prior to the general election, with
respect to voters registered on the 60th day before the general
election.

(6) Not less than seven days prior to the general election, with
respect to voters registered before the 14th day prior to the general
election.

(7) On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, with
respect to voters registered as of February 10.

(e) The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing
the content and format of the electronic data file or index referred
to in subdivision (c) and containing the registered voter
information.

(f) The Secretary of State may adopt regulations prescribing
additional regular reporting times, except that the total number of
reporting times in any one calendar year shall not exceed 12.

(g) The Secretary of State shall make the information from the
electronic data files or the printed indexes available, under
conditions prescribed by the Secretary of State, to any candidate
for federal, state, or local office, to any committee for or against
any proposed ballot measure, to any committee for or against any
initiative or referendum measure for which legal publication is
made, and to any person for election, scholarly, or political
research, or governmental purposes as determined by the Secretary
of State.

(h) For purposes of this section, “electronic data file” means
either a magnetic tape or a data file in an alternative electronic
format, at the discretion of the county elections official.

begin delete SEC. 24. end delete
begin insert SEC. 26. end insert   

Section 2189 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2189.  

Before the day of an election held throughout the county,
the county elections official shall deliver to the precinct board in
each precinct three copies of the index to the affidavits of
registration and the documents that caused voters to be registered
to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 for that
precinct, with canceled names lined out and with necessary
supplements to bring the index up to date. The index and
supplements shall constitute the register to be used at the election.

begin delete SEC. 25. end delete
begin insert SEC. 27. end insert   

Section 2190 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2190.  

(a) If the county elections official maintains tabulating
cards containing the information set forth in the affidavits of
registration of voters and the documents that caused voters to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5,
or sets forth that information on electronic data processing tape,
he or she shall provide, upon request, not less than 30 days prior
to each direct primary election and general election, one set of
those cards or a copy of the tape to the county central committee
of a party for all voters allowed to participate in the subsequent
direct primary election or general election. The county elections
official shall also furnish to the county central committee, not less
than seven days prior to each direct primary election and general
election, one set of those cards or a copy of the tape of those voters
who registered after the 54th day before the election. The cards or
tape shall be provided without charge, except that the county
central committee shall provide a replacement for the tape.

(b) In addition to those provided to county central committees,
the county elections official shall provide, upon request, a set of
cards or a copy of a tape to any candidate or committee specified
in Section 2184, provided that the candidate or committee
reimburses the county for whatever actual costs are involved in
providing this service.

begin delete SEC. 26. end delete
begin insert SEC. 28. end insert   

Section 2194 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2194.  

(a) Except as provided in Section 2194.1, the voter
registration card information identified in Section 6254.4 of the
Government Code:

(1) Shall be confidential and shall not appear on any computer
terminal, list, affidavit, duplicate affidavit, or other medium
routinely available to the public at the county elections official’s
office.

(2) Shall not be used for any personal, private, or commercial
purpose, including, but not limited to:

(A) The harassment of any voter or voter’s household.

(B) The advertising, solicitation, sale, or marketing of products
or services to any voter or voter’s household.

(C) Reproduction in print, broadcast visual or audio, or display
on the Internet or any computer terminal unless pursuant to
paragraph (3).

(3) Shall be provided with respect to any voter, subject to the
provisions of Sections 2166.5, 2166.7, and 2188, to any candidate
for federal, state, or local office, to any committee for or against
any initiative or referendum measure for which legal publication
is made, and to any person for election, scholarly, journalistic, or
political purposes, or for governmental purposes, as determined
by the Secretary of State.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the California driver’s
license number, the California identification card number, the
social security number, and any other unique identifier used by
the State of California for purposes of voter identification shown
on a voter registration card or the document that caused a person
to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 of a registered voter, or added to voter registration records
to comply with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15301 et seq.), are confidential and
shall not be disclosed to any person.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the signature of the voter
shown on the voter registration card or the document that caused
a person to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5 is confidential and shall not be disclosed to any
person, except as provided in subdivision (c).

(c) (1) The home address or signature of any voter shall be
released whenever the person’s vote is challenged pursuant to
Sections 15105 to 15108, inclusive, or Article 3 (commencing
with Section 14240) of Chapter 3 of Division 14. The address or
signature shall be released only to the challenger, to elections
officials, and to other persons as necessary to make, defend against,
or adjudicate the challenge.

(2) An elections official shall permit a person to view the
signature of a voter for the purpose of determining whether the
signature matches a signature on an affidavit of registration, the
document that caused a person to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, or a petition, but shall not
permit a signature to be copied.

(d) A governmental entity, or officer or employee thereof, shall
not be held civilly liable as a result of disclosure of the information
referred to in this section, unless by a showing of gross negligence
or willfulness.

(e) For the purposes of this section, “voter’s household” is
defined as the voter’s place of residence or mailing address or any
persons who reside at the place of residence or use the mailing
address as supplied on the affidavit of registration pursuant to
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2150 or the
document that caused a person to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5.

begin delete SEC. 27. end delete
begin insert SEC. 29. end insert   

Section 2200 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2200.  

The registration of a voter is permanent for all purposes
during his or her life, unless and until the registration is canceled
by the county elections official for any of the causes specified in
this article.

begin delete SEC. 28. end delete
begin insert SEC. 30. end insert   

Section 2202 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2202.  

(a) The county elections official shall preserve all
uncanceled affidavits of registration and documents that caused
voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 in a secure manner that will protect the confidentiality of
the voter information consistent with Section 2194.

The affidavits of registration and the documents that caused
voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 shall constitute the register required to be kept by Article
5 (commencing with Section 2180) of Chapter 2.

(b) In lieu of maintaining uncanceled affidavits of registration
and documents that caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, the county elections official
may, following the first general election after the date of
registration, microfilm, record on optical disc, or record on another
electronic medium that does not permit an addition, deletion, or
change to the original document, the uncanceled affidavits of
registration and documents that caused voters to be registered to
vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5. Use of an
electronic medium to record uncanceled affidavits of registration
and documents that caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 shall protect the security and
confidentiality of the voter information. The county elections
official may dispose of uncanceled affidavits of registration and
documents that caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 transferred pursuant to this
section. The disposal of uncanceled affidavits and documents that
caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 2101.5 shall be performed in a manner that does not
compromise the security or confidentiality of the voter information
contained therein. A medium used by the county elections official
shall meet the minimum standards, guidelines, or both, as
recommended by the American National Standards Institute or the
Association of Information and Image Management. For purposes
of this section, a duplicate copy of an affidavit of registration shall
be deemed an original.

begin delete SEC. 29. end delete
begin insert SEC. 31. end insert   

Section 2203 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2203.  

(a) Cancellation is made by writing or stamping on the
affidavit of registration or the document that caused the voter to
be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5
the word “canceled,” the reason the registration was canceled, and
the date of cancellation.

(b) Whenever a voter transfers his or her registration from one
precinct to another precinct in the same county, or reregisters in
another precinct in the same county as shown by the new affidavit
of registration, the county elections official shall immediately
cancel the registration from the precinct in which the voter was
first registered, and shall remove the registration from the file of
uncanceled registrations.

(c) Except as provided in Section 2119, whenever a voter
removes from one county to another county and registers in the
latter county, the county elections official of the county in which
he or she was first registered, upon being informed of his or her
removal either by the voter personally or by receipt of a notice of
reregistration under Section 2118, shall likewise cancel his or her
registration and remove the registration in that county.

(d) The county elections official in distributing to each precinct
the three indexes of registration, as required by Section 2189, shall
cross out of those indexes the name of a voter whose registration
from the precinct has been canceled.

begin delete SEC. 30. end delete
begin insert SEC. 32. end insert   

Section 2204 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2204.  

Notwithstanding any other law, whenever a voter changes
his or her residence within the same precinct, the voter’s
registration shall not be canceled. Whenever notified by the voter,
the elections official shall change the voter’s affidavit of
registration or the document that caused the voter to be registered
to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 to reflect the
new residence address within the same precinct.

begin delete SEC. 31. end delete
begin insert SEC. 33. end insert   

Section 2205 of the Elections Code, as enacted by
Section 2 of Chapter 920 of the Statutes of 1994, is amended to
read:

2205.  

The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify the
county elections official not later than the 15th day of each month
of all deceased persons 18 years of age and over, whose deaths
were registered with him or her or of whose deaths he or she was
notified by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics during the
preceding month. This notification shall include at least the name,
sex, age, birthplace, birth date, place of residence, and date and
place of death of each decedent.

The county elections official shall cancel the voter registration
of each deceased voter.

begin delete SEC. 32. end delete
begin insert SEC. 34. end insert   

Section 2205 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 5 of Chapter 364 of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to
read:

2205.  

The local registrar of births and deaths shall notify the
county elections official not later than the 15th day of each month
of all deceased persons 17 years of age and over, whose deaths
were registered with him or her or of whose deaths he or she was
notified by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics during the
preceding month. This notification shall include at least the name,
sex, age, birthplace, birth date, place of residence, and date and
place of death of each decedent.

The county elections official shall cancel the voter registration
of the deceased voter.

begin delete SEC. 33. end delete
begin insert SEC. 35. end insert   

Section 2206 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2206.  

The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations to facilitate
the availability of death statistics from the State Department of
Public Health. The data shall be used by county elections officials
in canceling the voter registration of deceased persons.

begin delete SEC. 34. end delete
begin insert SEC. 36. end insert   

Section 2212 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2212.  

The clerk of the superior court of the county, on the basis
of the records of the court, shall furnish to the chief elections
official of the county, not less frequently than the first day of April
and the first day of September of each year, a statement showing
the names, addresses, and dates of birth of all persons who have
been convicted of felonies since the clerk’s last report. The
elections official shall, during the first week of April and the first
week of September in each year, cancel the voter registration of
those persons who are currently imprisoned or on parole for the
conviction of a felony. The clerk shall certify the statement under
the seal of the court.

begin delete SEC. 35. end delete
begin insert SEC. 37. end insert   

Section 2221 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

2221.  

(a) Based on the postal notice on the returned residency
confirmation postcard received pursuant to Section 2220, the
county elections official shall take the following actions:

(1) The voter registration of a person whose residency
confirmation postcard is returned by the post office as
undeliverable and who has no forwarding address shall be placed
in the inactive file pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of
Section 2226. This person shall be mailed the confirmation notice
described in subdivision (d) of Section 2225.

(2) The voter registration of a person for whom a forwarding
address within the county is received shall be corrected to reflect
the new address provided by the post office.

(3) The voter registration of a person for whom a forwarding
address outside of the county is received shall be placed in the
inactive file pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section
2226. This person shall be mailed the confirmation notice described
in subdivision (c) of Section 2225.

(b)  A blank affidavit of registration shall immediately be mailed
to the address from which a voter registration was canceled or
changed pursuant to this section.

(c)  An address correction or cancellation of a voter registration
made pursuant to this section shall be reflected on the voter index
as required by Section 2191.

begin delete SEC. 36. end delete
begin insert SEC. 38. end insert   

Section 3006 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3006.  

(a) A printed application that is to be distributed to a
voter for requesting a vote by mail voter’s ballot shall inform the
voter that the application for the vote by mail voter’s ballot must
be received by the elections official not later than seven days prior
to the date of the election and shall contain spaces for the
following:

(1) The printed name and residence address of the voter as it
appears on the affidavit of registration or the document that caused
the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5.

(2) The address to which the ballot is to be mailed.

(3) The voter’s signature.

(4) The name and date of the election for which the request is
to be made.

(b) (1) The information required by paragraphs (1) and (4) of
subdivision (a) may be preprinted on the application. The
information required by paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a)
shall be personally affixed by the voter.

(2) An address, as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a),
may not be the address of a political party, a political campaign
headquarters, or a candidate’s residence. However, a candidate,
his or her spouse, immediate family members, and any other voter
who shares the same residence address as the candidate may request
that a vote by mail ballot be mailed to the candidate’s residence
address.

(3) An application that contains preprinted information shall
contain a conspicuously printed statement substantially similar to
the following: “You have the legal right to mail or deliver this
application directly to the local elections official of the county
where you reside.”

(c) The application shall inform the voter that if he or she has
declined to disclose a preference for a political party, the voter
may request a vote by mail ballot for a particular political party
for the partisan primary election, if that political party has adopted
a party rule, duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizing that
vote. The application shall contain a toll-free telephone number,
established by the Secretary of State, that the voter may call to
access information regarding which political parties have adopted
such a rule. The application shall contain a checkoff box with a
conspicuously printed statement that reads substantially similar to
the following: “I have declined to disclose a preference for a
qualified political party. However, for this primary election only,
I request a vote by mail ballot for the _________ Party.” The name
of the political party shall be personally affixed by the voter.

(d) The application shall provide the voter with information
concerning the procedure for establishing permanent vote by mail
voter status, and the basis upon which permanent vote by mail
voter status is claimed.

(e) The application shall be attested to by the voter as to the
truth and correctness of its content, and shall be signed under
penalty of perjury.

begin delete SEC. 37. end delete
begin insert SEC. 39. end insert   

Section 3007.5 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3007.5.  

(a) The Secretary of State shall prepare and distribute
to appropriate elections officials a uniform electronic application
format for a vote by mail voter’s ballot that conforms to this
section.

(b) The uniform electronic application shall inform the voter
that the application for the vote by mail voter’s ballot must be
received by the elections official not later than seven days prior
to the date of the election and shall contain spaces for at least the
following information:

(1) The name and residence address of the registered voter as
it appears on the affidavit of registration or the document that
caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5.

(2) The address to which the ballot is to be mailed.

(3) The name and date of the election for which the request is
made.

(4) The date of birth of the registered voter.

(c) The uniform electronic application shall inform the voter
that if he or she has declined to disclose a preference for a political
party, the voter may request a vote by mail ballot for a particular
political party for the partisan primary election, if that political
party has adopted a party rule, duly noticed to the Secretary of
State, authorizing that vote. The application shall contain a toll-free
telephone number, established by the Secretary of State, that the
voter may call to access information regarding which political
parties have adopted such a rule. The application shall list the
parties that have notified the Secretary of State of the adoption of
such a rule. The application shall contain a checkoff box with a
conspicuously printed statement that reads substantially similar to
the following: “I have declined to disclose a preference for a
qualified political party. However, for this primary election only,
I request a vote by mail ballot for the ____ Party.” The name of
the political party shall be personally affixed by the voter.

(d) The uniform electronic application shall contain a
conspicuously printed statement substantially similar to the
following: “Only the registered voter himself or herself may apply
for a vote by mail ballot. An application for a vote by mail ballot
made by a person other than the registered voter is a criminal
offense.”

(e) The uniform electronic application shall include a statement
substantially similar to the following: “A ballot will not be sent to
you if this application is incomplete or inaccurate.”

(f) The uniform electronic application format shall not permit
the form to be electronically submitted unless all of the information
required to complete the application is contained in the appropriate
fields.

begin delete SEC. 38. end delete
begin insert SEC. 40. end insert   

Section 3009 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3009.  

(a) Upon receipt of a vote by mail ballot application
signed by the voter that arrives within the proper time, the elections
official should determine if the signature and residence address
on the ballot application appear to be the same as that on the
original affidavit of registration or the document that caused the
voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5. The elections official may make this signature check upon
receiving the voted ballot, but the signature must be compared
before the vote by mail voter ballot is canvassed.

(b) If the elections official deems the applicant entitled to a vote
by mail voter’s ballot he or she shall deliver by mail or in person
the appropriate ballot. The ballot may be delivered to the applicant,
his or her spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling,
or a person residing in the same household as the vote by mail
voter, except that in no case shall the ballot be delivered to an
individual under 16 years of age. The elections official shall deliver
the vote by mail ballot to the applicant’s spouse, child, parent,
grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, or a person residing in the
same household as the vote by mail voter only if that person signs
a statement attested to under penalty of perjury that provides the
name of the applicant and his or her relationship to the applicant,
and affirms that he or she is 16 years of age or older, and is
authorized by the applicant to deliver the vote by mail ballot.

(c) (1) If the elections official determines that an application
does not contain all of the information prescribed in Section 3001
or 3006, or for any other reason is defective, and the elections
official is able to ascertain the voter’s address, the elections official
shall, within one working day of receiving the application, mail
the voter a vote by mail voter’s ballot together with a notice. The
notice shall inform the voter that the voter’s vote by mail voter’s
ballot shall not be counted unless the applicant provides the
elections official with the missing information or corrects the
defects prior to, or at the time of, receipt of the voter’s executed
vote by mail voter’s ballot. The notice shall specifically inform
the voter of the information that is required or the reason for the
defects in the application, and shall state the procedure necessary
to remedy the defective application.

(2) If the voter substantially complies with the requirements
contained in the elections official’s notice, the voter’s ballot shall
be counted.

(3) In determining from the records of registration if the
signature and residence address on the application appear to be
the same as that on the original affidavit of registration or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, the elections official or
registrar of voters may use the duplicate file of registered voters
or the facsimiles of voter’s signatures, provided that the method
of preparing and displaying the facsimiles complies with the law.

begin delete SEC. 39. end delete
begin insert SEC. 41. end insert   

Section 3011 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3011.  

(a) The identification envelope shall contain all of the
following:

(1) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the voter
resides within the precinct in which he or she is voting and is the
person whose name appears on the envelope.

(2) The signature of the voter.

(3) The residence address of the voter as shown on the affidavit
of registration or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5.

(4) The date of signing.

(5) A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is
to be opened only by the canvassing board.

(6) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that voting twice
constitutes a crime.

(7) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that the voter
must sign the envelope in his or her own handwriting in order for
the ballot to be counted.

(8) A statement that the voter has neither applied, nor intends
to apply, for a vote by mail voter’s ballot from any other
jurisdiction for the same election.

(9) The name of the person authorized by the voter to return the
vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017.

(10) The relationship to the voter of the person authorized to
return the vote by mail ballot.

(11) The signature of the person authorized to return the vote
by mail ballot.

(b) Except at a primary election for partisan office, and
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the vote by mail voter’s
party affiliation may not be stamped or printed on the identification
envelope.

begin delete SEC. 40. end delete
begin insert SEC. 42. end insert   

Section 3013 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3013.  

Upon delivering or mailing a vote by mail voter’s ballot,
the elections official shall enter on the application of the vote by
mail voter, or on the affidavit of registration or the document that
caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5, the type of ballot and the date of delivering
or mailing. Before the election the elections official shall send to
the inspector of each precinct in his or her county or city a list of
the voters in that precinct applying for and receiving ballots under
this chapter.

begin delete SEC. 41. end delete
begin insert SEC. 43. end insert   

Section 3019 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3019.  

(a) Upon receipt of a vote by mail ballot, the elections
official shall compare the signature on the identification envelope
with either of the following to determine whether the signatures
compare:

(1) The signature appearing on the voter’s affidavit of
registration or any previous affidavit of registration of the voter
or the document that caused the voter to be registered to vote
pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5.

(2) The signature appearing on a form issued by an elections
official that contains the voter’s signature, that is part of the voter’s
registration record, and that the elections official has determined
compares with the signature on the voter’s affidavit of registration
or any previous affidavit of registration of the voter or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5. The elections official may
make this determination by reviewing a series of signatures
appearing on official forms in the voter’s registration record that
have been determined to compare, that demonstrates the
progression of the voter’s signature, and makes evident that the
signature on the identification envelope is that of the voter.

(b) In comparing signatures pursuant to subdivision (a), the
elections official may use the duplicate file of affidavits of
registered voters, the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5,
or facsimiles of voters’ signatures, provided that the method of
preparing and displaying the facsimiles complies with the law.

(c) (1) If upon conducting the comparison of signatures pursuant
to subdivision (a) the elections official determines that the
signatures compare, he or she shall deposit the ballot, still in the
identification envelope, in a ballot container in his or her office.

(2) If upon conducting the comparison of signatures pursuant
to subdivision (a) the elections official determines that the
signatures do not compare, the identification envelope shall not
be opened and the ballot shall not be counted. The cause of the
rejection shall be written on the face of the identification envelope.

(d) The variation of a signature caused by the substitution of
initials for the first or middle name, or both, shall not be grounds
for the elections official to determine that the signatures do not
compare.

(e) A ballot shall not be removed from its identification envelope
until the time for processing ballots. A ballot shall not be rejected
for cause after the identification envelope has been opened.

begin delete SEC. 42. end delete
begin insert SEC. 44. end insert   

Section 3021 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3021.  

(a) After the close of the period for requesting a vote
by mail voter ballot by mail a voter unable to go to the polls
because of illness or disability resulting in his or her confinement
in a hospital, sanatorium, nursing home, or place of residence; or
a voter unable because of a physical handicap to go to his or her
polling place or because of that handicap is unable to vote at his
or her polling place due to an existing architectural barrier at his
or her polling place denying him or her physical access to the
polling place, voting booth, or voting apparatus or machinery; or
a voter unable to go to his or her polling place because of a
condition resulting in his or her absence from the precinct on
election day may request in a written statement, signed under
penalty of perjury, that a ballot be delivered to him or her. This
written statement shall not be required if the vote by mail ballot
is voted in the office of the elections official as defined by
subdivision (b) of Section 3018, at the time of the request. This
ballot shall be delivered by the elections official to an authorized
representative of the voter who presents this written statement to
the elections official.

(b) Before delivering the ballot the elections official may
compare the signature on the request with the signature on the
voter’s affidavit of registration or the document that caused the
voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5, but in any event, the signature shall be compared before
the vote by mail ballot is canvassed.

(c) The voter shall mark the ballot, place it in the identification
envelope, fill out and sign the envelope, and return the ballot,
personally or through the authorized representative, to either the
elections official or a polling place within the jurisdiction.

(d) These ballots shall be processed and counted in the same
manner as other vote by mail ballots.

begin delete SEC. 43. end delete
begin insert SEC. 45. end insert   

Section 3501 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

3501.  

A new citizen registering to vote after the close of
registration shall provide the county elections official with proof
of citizenship prior to voting, and shall declare that he or she has
established residency in California. Upon receipt of proof of
citizenship and California residency, the county elections official
shall instate the affiant as a registered voter and include his or her
affidavit of registration in the permanent file of voter registrations.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 46. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 8002.5 of the end insert begin insert Elections Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

8002.5.  

(a) A candidate for a voter-nominated office shall
indicate one of the following upon his or her declaration of
candidacy, which shall be consistent with what appears on the
candidate’s most recent affidavit of registration begin insert or document that
caused the candidate to be registered to vote pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert :

(1) “Party Preference: ______ (insert the name of the qualified
political party as disclosed upon your affidavit of registration begin insert or
on the document that caused you to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert ).”

(2) “Party Preference: None (if you have declined to disclose a
preference for a qualified political party upon your affidavit of
registration begin insert or on the document that caused you to be registered
to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert ).”

(b) The selection made by a candidate pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall appear on the primary and general election ballot in
conjunction with his or her name, and shall not be changed between
the primary and general election.

(c) Regardless of the party preference, or lack of party
preference, of the candidate or the voter, any qualified voter may
vote for any candidate for a voter-nominated office if the voter is
otherwise entitled to vote for candidates for the office to be filled.
Nothing in Section 2151, 3006, 3007.5, 3205, or 13102 shall be
construed to limit the ability of a voter to cast a primary election
ballot for any candidate for a voter-nominated office, regardless
of the party preference, or lack of party preference, designated by
the candidate for inclusion upon the ballot pursuant to this section,
provided that the voter is otherwise qualified to cast a ballot for
the office at issue.

(d) A candidate designating a party preference pursuant to
subdivision (a) shall not be deemed to be the official nominee of
the party designated as preferred by the candidate. A candidate’s
designation of party preference shall not be construed as an
endorsement of that candidate by the party designated. The party
preference designated by the candidate is shown for the information
of the voters only and may in no way limit the options available
to voters.

(e) All references to party preference or affiliation shall be
omitted from all forms required to be filed by a voter-nominated
candidate pursuant to this division in the same manner that such
references are omitted from forms required to be filed by
nonpartisan candidates pursuant to Section 8002, except that the
declaration of candidacy required by Section 8040 shall include
space for the candidate to list the party preference disclosed upon
the candidate’s most recent affidavit of registration begin insert or document
that caused the candidate to be registered to vote pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert , in accordance with subdivision
(a).

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 47. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 8081 of the end insert begin insert Elections Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

8081.  

Before any nomination document is filed in the office
of the county elections official or forwarded for filing in the office
of the Secretary of State, the county elections official shall verify
the signatures and the political preferences, if required, of the
signers on the nomination paper with the registration affidavits on
file in the office of the county elections official. The county
elections official shall mark “not sufficient” any signature that
does not appear in the same handwriting as appears on the affidavit
of registration begin insert or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 end insert in
his or her office, or that is accompanied by a declaration of party
preference that is not in accordance with the declaration of party
preference in the affidavit of registration begin insert or the document that
caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5 end insert . The county elections official may cease to
verify signatures once the minimum requisite number of signatures
has been verified.

begin delete SEC. 44. end delete
begin insert SEC. 48. end insert   

Section 9094 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

9094.  

(a) The Secretary of State shall mail a ballot pamphlet
to a voter, in those instances in which the county elections official
uses data processing equipment to store the information set forth
in the affidavits of registration and the documents that caused
voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5, before the election at which a measure contained in the
ballot pamphlet is to be voted on unless a voter has registered
fewer than 29 days before the election. The mailing shall
commence not less than 40 days before the election and shall be
completed no later than 21 days before the election for those voters
who registered on or before the 60th day before the election. The
Secretary of State shall mail one copy of the ballot pamphlet to a
registered voter at the postal address stated on the voter’s affidavit
of registration or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5,
or the Secretary of State may mail only one ballot pamphlet to two
or more registered voters having the same surname and the same
postal address.

(b) In those instances in which the county elections official does
not utilize data processing equipment to store the information set
forth in the affidavits of registration and the documents that caused
voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5, the Secretary of State shall furnish ballot pamphlets to the
county elections official not less than 45 days before the election
at which a measure contained in the ballot pamphlet is to be voted
on and the county elections official shall mail a ballot pamphlet
to a voter, on the same dates and in the same manner provided by
subdivision (a).

(c) The Secretary of State shall provide for the mailing of a
ballot pamphlet to a voter registering after the 60th day before the
election and before the 28th day before the election, by either: (1)
mailing in the manner as provided in subdivision (a), or (2)
requiring the county elections official to mail a ballot pamphlet to
a voter registering in the county after the 60th day before the
election and before the 28th day before the election pursuant to
this section. The second mailing of ballot pamphlets shall be
completed no later than 10 days before the election. The county
elections official shall mail a ballot pamphlet to a person requesting
a ballot pamphlet. Three copies, to be supplied by the Secretary
of State, shall be kept at every polling place, while an election is
in progress, so that they may be freely consulted by the voters.

begin insert

begin insert SEC. 49. end insert   

end insert

begin insert Section 12108 of the end insert begin insert Elections Code end insert begin insert is amended to
read: end insert

12108.  

In a case in which this chapter requires the posting or
distribution of a list of the names of precinct board members, or
a portion of the list, the officers charged with the duty of posting
shall ascertain the name of the political party, if any, for which
each precinct board member has expressed a preference, as shown
in the affidavit of registration of that person begin insert or document that
caused that person to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision
(a) of Section 2101.5 end insert . When the list is posted or distributed, there
shall be printed the name of the board member’s party preference
or an abbreviation of the name to the right of the name, or
immediately below the name, of each precinct board member. If
a precinct board member has not expressed a preference for a
political party, the word “None” shall be printed in place of the
party name.

begin delete SEC. 45. end delete
begin insert SEC. 50. end insert   

Section 14310 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 1 of Chapter 611 of the Statutes of 2009, is amended to
read:

14310.  

(a) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly
registered but whose qualification or entitlement to vote cannot
be immediately established upon examination of the index of
registration for the precinct or upon examination of the records on
file with the county elections official, shall be entitled to vote a
provisional ballot as follows:

(1) An elections official shall advise the voter of the voter’s
right to cast a provisional ballot.

(2) The voter shall be provided a provisional ballot, written
instructions regarding the process and procedures for casting the
provisional ballot, and a written affirmation regarding the voter’s
registration and eligibility to vote. The written instructions shall
include the information set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d).

(3) The voter shall be required to execute, in the presence of an
elections official, the written affirmation stating that the voter is
eligible to vote and registered in the county where the voter desires
to vote.

(b) Once voted, the voter’s ballot shall be sealed in a provisional
ballot envelope, and the ballot in its envelope shall be deposited
in the ballot box. All provisional ballots voted shall remain sealed
in their envelopes for return to the elections official in accordance
with the elections official’s instructions. The provisional ballot
envelopes specified in this subdivision shall be a color different
than the color of, but printed substantially similar to, the envelopes
used for vote by mail ballots, and shall be completed in the same
manner as vote by mail envelopes.

(c) (1) During the official canvass, the elections official shall
examine the records with respect to all provisional ballots cast.
Using the procedures that apply to the comparison of signatures
on vote by mail ballots, the elections official shall compare the
signature on each provisional ballot envelope with the signature
on the voter’s affidavit of registration or the document that caused
the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5. If the signatures do not compare or the provisional
ballot envelope is not signed, the ballot shall be rejected. A
variation of the signature caused by the substitution of initials for
the first or middle name, or both, shall not invalidate the ballot.

(2) Provisional ballots shall not be included in any semiofficial
or official canvass, except upon: (A) the elections official’s
establishing prior to the completion of the official canvass, from
the records in his or her office, the claimant’s right to vote; or (B)
the order of a superior court in the county of the voter’s residence.
A voter may seek the court order specified in this paragraph
regarding his or her own ballot at any time prior to completion of
the official canvass. Any judicial action or appeal shall have
priority over all other civil matters. No fee shall be charged to the
claimant by the clerk of the court for services rendered in an action
under this section.

(3) The provisional ballot of a voter who is otherwise entitled
to vote shall not be rejected because the voter did not cast his or
her ballot in the precinct to which he or she was assigned by the
elections official.

(A) If the ballot cast by the voter contains the same candidates
and measures on which the voter would have been entitled to vote
in his or her assigned precinct, the elections official shall count
the votes for the entire ballot.

(B) If the ballot cast by the voter contains candidates or
measures on which the voter would not have been entitled to vote
in his or her assigned precinct, the elections official shall count
only the votes for the candidates and measures on which the voter
was entitled to vote in his or her assigned precinct.

(d) The Secretary of State shall establish a free access system
that any voter who casts a provisional ballot may access to discover
whether the voter’s provisional ballot was counted and, if not, the
reason why it was not counted.

(e) The Secretary of State may adopt appropriate regulations
for purposes of ensuring the uniform application of this section.

(f) This section shall apply to any vote by mail voter described
by Section 3015 who is unable to surrender his or her unvoted vote
by mail voter’s ballot.

(g) Any existing supply of envelopes marked “special challenged
ballot” may be used until the supply is exhausted.

begin delete SEC. 46. end delete
begin insert SEC. 51. end insert   

Section 14310 of the Elections Code, as amended by
Section 3 of Chapter 497 of the Statutes of 2012, is amended to
read:

14310.  

(a) At all elections, a voter claiming to be properly
registered, but whose qualification or entitlement to vote cannot
be immediately established upon examination of the index of
registration for the precinct or upon examination of the records on
file with the county elections official, shall be entitled to vote a
provisional ballot as follows:

(1) An elections official shall advise the voter of the voter’s
right to cast a provisional ballot.

(2) The voter shall be provided a provisional ballot, written
instructions regarding the process and procedures for casting the
ballot, and a written affirmation regarding the voter’s registration
and eligibility to vote. The written instructions shall include the
information set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d).

(3) The voter shall be required to execute, in the presence of an
elections official, the written affirmation stating that the voter is
eligible to vote and registered in the county where the voter desires
to vote.

(b) Once voted, the voter’s ballot shall be sealed in a provisional
ballot envelope, and the ballot in its envelope shall be deposited
in the ballot box. All provisional ballots voted shall remain sealed
in their envelopes for return to the elections official in accordance
with the elections official’s instructions. The provisional ballot
envelopes specified in this subdivision shall be of a color different
than the color of, but printed substantially similar to, the envelopes
used for vote by mail ballots, and shall be completed in the same
manner as vote by mail envelopes.

(c) (1) During the official canvass, the elections official shall
examine the records with respect to all provisional ballots cast.
Using the procedures that apply to the comparison of signatures
on vote by mail ballots, the elections official shall compare the
signature on each provisional ballot envelope with the signature
on the voter’s affidavit of registration or the document that caused
the voter to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 2101.5. If the signatures do not compare or the provisional
ballot envelope is not signed, the ballot shall be rejected. A
variation of the signature caused by the substitution of initials for
the first or middle name, or both, shall not invalidate the ballot.

(2) (A) Provisional ballots shall not be included in any
semiofficial or official canvass, except under one or more of the
following conditions:

(i) The elections official establishes prior to the completion of
the official canvass, from the records in his or her office, the
claimant’s right to vote.

(ii) The provisional ballot has been cast and included in the
canvass pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 2170)
of Chapter 2 of Division 2.

(iii) Upon the order of a superior court in the county of the
voter’s residence.

(B)  A voter may seek the court order specified in this paragraph
regarding his or her own ballot at any time prior to completion of
the official canvass. Any judicial action or appeal shall have
priority over all other civil matters. No fee shall be charged to the
claimant by the clerk of the court for services rendered in an action
under this section.

(3) The provisional ballot of a voter who is otherwise entitled
to vote shall not be rejected because the voter did not cast his or
her ballot in the precinct to which he or she was assigned by the
elections official.

(A) If the ballot cast by the voter contains the same candidates
and measures on which the voter would have been entitled to vote
in his or her assigned precinct, the elections official shall count
the votes for the entire ballot.

(B) If the ballot cast by the voter contains candidates or
measures on which the voter would not have been entitled to vote
in his or her assigned precinct, the elections official shall count
only the votes for the candidates and measures on which the voter
was entitled to vote in his or her assigned precinct.

(d) The Secretary of State shall establish a free access system
that any voter who casts a provisional ballot may access to discover
whether the voter’s provisional ballot was counted and, if not, the
reason why it was not counted.

(e) The Secretary of State may adopt appropriate regulations
for purposes of ensuring the uniform application of this section.

(f) This section shall apply to any vote by mail voter described
by Section 3015 who is unable to surrender his or her unvoted vote
by mail voter’s ballot.

(g) Any existing supply of envelopes marked “special challenged
ballot” may be used until the supply is exhausted.

begin delete SEC. 47. end delete
begin insert SEC. 52. end insert   

Section 16442 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

16442.  

After the affidavit is filed with the clerk of the superior
court, a copy of the affidavit shall be personally served upon the
defendant or sent to him or her by registered mail in a sealed
envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the
place of residence named in his or her affidavit of registration or
the document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5. The contestant shall make an
affidavit of mailing if he or she serves the affidavit by mail, and
shall file it on the same day with the county elections official.

begin delete SEC. 48. end delete
begin insert SEC. 53. end insert   

Section 16462 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

16462.  

No service other than as provided in this section need
be made upon the defendant. The affidavit shall be filed in the
office of the clerk of the superior court within five days after the
completion of the official canvass. Upon the filing of the affidavit,
the county elections official shall forthwith post, in a conspicuous
place in his or her office, a copy of the affidavit. Upon the filing
of the affidavit and its posting, the superior court of the county
shall have jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties to
the contest. The contestant on the date of filing the affidavit shall
send by registered mail a copy thereof to the defendant in a sealed
envelope, with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the
place of residence named in the affidavit of registration of the
defendant or the document that caused the defendant to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5,
and shall make and file an affidavit of mailing with the county
elections official, which shall become a part of the records of the
contest.

begin delete SEC. 49. end delete
begin insert SEC. 54. end insert   

Section 17000 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

17000.  

(a) The elections official shall preserve all canceled
original affidavits of registration and the canceled documents that
caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 2101.5 for a period of five years, after which they may
be destroyed by that officer.

(b) In lieu of preserving the canceled original affidavit of
registration or the document that caused the voter to be registered
to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5, the elections
official may, by filming or other suitable method, record the
canceled affidavit or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5
and destroy the affidavit or the document that caused the voter to
be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5
following the first general election after the date of cancellation.

begin delete SEC. 50. end delete
begin insert SEC. 55. end insert   

Section 17001 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

17001.  

The elections official shall keep a copy of the index to
the affidavits of registration and the documents that caused voters
to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section
2101.5 described in Section 2180 on file as a public record for
election and political research, and governmental purposes, for a
period of five years.

begin delete SEC. 51. end delete
begin insert SEC. 56. end insert   

Section 6254.4 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

6254.4.  

(a) The home address, telephone number, email
address, precinct number, or other number specified by the
Secretary of State for voter registration purposes, and prior
registration information shown on the voter registration card or
the document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of the Elections Code for a
registered voter, is confidential and shall not be disclosed to a
person, except pursuant to Section 2194 of the Elections Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, “home address” means street
address only, and does not include an individual’s city or post
office address.

(c) The California driver’s license number, the California
identification card number, the social security number, and any
other unique identifier used by the State of California for purposes
of voter identification shown on a voter registration card of a
registered voter or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of
the Elections Code, or added to the voter registration records to
comply with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15301 et seq.), are confidential and shall not
be disclosed to any person.

(d) The signature of the voter that is shown on the voter
registration card or the document that caused the voter to be
registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of
the Elections Code is confidential and shall not be disclosed to
any person.

begin delete SEC. 52. end delete
begin insert SEC. 57. end insert   

Section 23365 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

23365.  

The elections official of the principal county shall
furnish to the officers of each precinct the supplies and equipment
as provided for in Sections 14105 and 14110 of the Elections Code.
The elections official of each other affected county from which
territory is proposed to be taken for the proposed county shall
provide to the officers of each precinct the indexes of registration
for the precincts of the proposed county within their respective
county. In addition, the elections official may, with the approval
of the board of supervisors, furnish the original books of affidavits
of registration and the documents that caused voters to be registered
to vote pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of the
Elections Code or other material necessary to verify signatures.

begin delete SEC. 53. end delete
begin insert SEC. 58. end insert   

Section 23374.13 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

23374.13.  

The elections official of the principal county shall
furnish to the officers of each precinct in the approved county the
supplies and equipment as provided for in Sections 14105 and
14110 of the Elections Code. The elections official of each other
affected county shall provide to the officers of each precinct the
indexes of registration for the precincts of the approved county
within their respective county. In addition, the elections official
may, with the approval of the board of supervisors, furnish the
original books of affidavits of registration and the documents that
caused voters to be registered to vote pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 2101.5 of the Elections Code or other material necessary
to verify signatures.

begin delete SEC. 54. end delete
begin insert SEC. 59. end insert   

Section 57051 of the Government Code is amended
to read:

57051.  

(a) At any time prior to the conclusion of the protest
hearing in the notice given by the executive officer, but not
thereafter, an owner of land or a registered voter within inhabited
territory that is the subject of a proposed change of organization
or reorganization, or an owner of land within uninhabited territory
that is the subject of a proposed change of organization or
reorganization, may file a written protest against the change of
organization or reorganization. A written protest shall state whether
it is made by a landowner or registered voter and shall include the
same information that is required in a petition for a change of
organization or reorganization, as specified in Section 56704, or
the document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of the Elections Code. Protests
may be made on behalf of an owner of land by an agent authorized
in writing by the owner to act as agent with respect to that land.
Protests may be made on behalf of a private corporation which is
an owner of land by any officer or employee of the corporation
without written authorization by the corporation to act as agent in
making that protest.

(b) A written protest shall show the date that each signature was
affixed to the protest. A signature without a date or bearing a date
prior to the date of publication of the notice shall be disregarded
for purposes of ascertaining the value of a written protest.

begin delete SEC. 55. end delete
begin insert SEC. 60. end insert   

Section 12500.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to
read:

12500.5.  

(a) In addition to any other requirements set forth in
this division, the application for a new or renewed California
driver’s license, instruction permit, junior permit, or identification
card shall:

(1) Request the information to establish whether the applicant
satisfies the requirements to be registered to vote pursuant to
Section 2101 of the Elections Code.

(2) Contain a method by which the applicant shall indicate
whether he or she is registered to vote.

(3) Contain a statement that, if the applicant satisfies the
requirements to vote pursuant to Section 2101 of the Elections
Code, and provides written consent by signing the statement, he
or she shall be registered to vote.

(4) Contain a method by which the applicant may decline to be
registered to vote.

begin insert

(5) Contain a method by which the applicant may indicate a
party preference.

end insert begin delete

(5)

end delete

begin insert (6) end insert  Request any other information required by state or federal
law for a person to be registered to vote.

(b) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall transmit to the
county elections official for the county in which the applicant
resides an electronic copy of the completed application for a new
or renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit, junior
permit, or identification card of the applicant, with any information
that is not required to register to vote redacted, if all of the
following are satisfied:

(1) The applicant has completed the application in its entirety.

begin delete

(2) The applicant has supplied sufficient information on the
application to indicate that he or she satisfies the requirements to
be registered to vote.

end delete begin delete

(3)

end delete

begin insert (2) end insert  The applicant has not indicated on the application that he
or she is already registered to vote.

begin delete

(4)

end delete

begin insert (3) end insert  The applicant has provided written consent to be registered
to vote by signing the statement, as provided in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (a).

(c) Except where a duty imposed by law requires otherwise, in
implementing this section, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall
comply with applicable federal and state law relating to privacy
and confidentiality of the information collected, shall collect only
the information necessary to implement this section, and shall not
share the information collected pursuant to this section with another
agency or person except for a purpose directly related to voter
registration.

(d) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall confer with the
Secretary of State and shall develop applications for a new or
renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit, junior
permit, and identification card that are in compliance with this
section not later than July 1, 2015.

(e) The Department of Motor Vehicles and the Secretary of
State shall develop a process and the infrastructure to allow the
electronic copy of the applicant’s completed application for a new
or renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit, junior
permit, or identification card of the applicant, with any information
that is not required to register to vote redacted, to be transmitted
to the county elections officials.

begin delete SEC. 56. end delete
begin insert SEC. 61. end insert   

Section 12950.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to
read:

12950.5.  

(a) The department shall require a digitized signature
on each California driver’s license and on each application for a
new or renewed California driver’s license, instruction permit,
junior permit, or identification card. A digitized signature is an
electronic representation of a handwritten signature.

(b) The department shall provide to the Secretary of State the
digitized signature of a person who registers to vote on the voter
registration card provided by the department or who completes an
application for a new or renewed California driver’s license,
instruction permit, junior permit, or identification card and does
not decline to be registered to vote or has not indicated that he or
she is already registered to vote.

(c) The department shall provide the Secretary of State with
change-of-address information for a voter who indicates that he
or she desires to have his or her address changed for voter
registration purposes.

begin delete SEC. 57. end delete
begin insert SEC. 62. end insert   

Section 60211 of the Water Code is amended to read:

60211.  

A person shall not vote at a district election held under
the provisions of this act who is not a voter within the meaning of
the Elections Code, residing in the division of the district in which
he or she casts his or her vote. For the purpose of registering voters
who shall be entitled to vote at district elections, the county
elections official is authorized, in a county in which there is a
district, to indicate upon the affidavit of registration or the
document that caused the voter to be registered to vote pursuant
to subdivision (a) of Section 2101.5 of the Elections Code whether
the voter is a voter of a district.

begin delete SEC. 58. end delete
begin insert SEC. 63. end insert   

If the Commission on State Mandates determines
that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement
to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.