Cal. ELEC § 2160
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 2160, part of California’s Elections Code — governs how elections are conducted, including voter registration, ballots, and campaign rules.
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Official statutory text
(a) A county elections official may use a provisional ballot envelope as an affidavit of registration.
(b) A county elections official who intends to use a provisional ballot envelope as an affidavit of registration shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide a provisional ballot envelope that sets forth facts necessary to establish the voter as an elector and that contains all of the information required by Sections 2150 and 2151.
(2) Print an affidavit number on the provisional ballot envelope.
(3) Provide notice to the Secretary of State no later than the 15th day before any election that provisional ballot envelopes will be used as affidavits of registration in that election.
(b) A county elections official who intends to use a provisional ballot envelope as an affidavit of registration shall do all of the following:
(1) Provide a provisional ballot envelope that sets forth facts necessary to establish the voter as an elector and that contains all of the information required by Sections 2150 and 2151.
(2) Print an affidavit number on the provisional ballot envelope.
(3) Provide notice to the Secretary of State no later than the 15th day before any election that provisional ballot envelopes will be used as affidavits of registration in that election.
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