Cal. Elec. Code § 2160

Forms

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Current — January 1, 2019

As of January 1, 2011

(a) Each affidavit of registration issued to a deputy registrar of voters shall meet the requirements prescribed by Section 2157, except that the voter registration card shall be modified, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary of State, to reflect the use of a deputy registrar of voters in lieu of mail delivery. A stub, separated from the body of the voter registration card by a perforated line, shall be attached to each affidavit. Upon the stub shall be printed the following:

(1) The number of the affidavit.

(2) Blank lines for the following information:

(A) The name of the voter.

(B) The residence of the voter.

(D) The signature of the voter.

(E) The signature of the deputy taking the registration.

(F) The date.

At the time of registering the voter, the deputy shall fill in the blanks in the stub, and require the voter to sign the stub in the place provided. The deputy shall then detach the stub and the informational portion of the voter registration form from the affidavit and hand the stub and information to the voter.

(b) 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 this section, Section 2150, or Section 2157.

(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.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.