Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2951Introduced by Assembly Member Members Cervantes and LowFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend amend, repeal, and add Section 15621 2201 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2951, as amended, Cervantes. Elections: request for recount: notice. Voter registration: cancellation.Existing law requires a county elections official to cancel a persons voter registration in certain circumstances, including when a person is deemed mentally incompetent, upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony, upon the death of the person, and when a person fails to respond to an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation.This bill, until July 1, 2025, instead would require the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if the cancellation was due to mental incapacity to vote or a prison commitment, and would require the elections official to provide notice within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration if the person has died or has failed to respond an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections.By increasing the duties on county elections officials, the bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law authorizes any voter, after the completion of the official canvass for a statewide election, to file with the Secretary of State a written request for a vote recount, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request by registered mail to each affected county elections official, as specified.This bill would instead require the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request to the elections official by electronic delivery. The bill would require the elections official to provide written confirmation of delivery to the Secretary of State. By increasing the duties of local elections officials and the Secretary of State relative to written notice requirements, this bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2201 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 2201 is added to the Elections Code, to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.SEC. 3. 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.SECTION 1.Section 15621 of the Elections Code is amended to read:15621.(a)Following completion of the official canvass any voter may, within five days beginning on the 31st day after a statewide election, file with the Secretary of State a written request for a recount of the votes cast for candidates for any statewide office or for or against any measure voted on statewide. The request filed pursuant to this section shall specify in which county or counties the recount is sought and shall specify on behalf of which candidate, slate of electors, or position on a measure (affirmative or negative) it is filed.(b)The Secretary of State shall forthwith send by electronic delivery one copy of the request to the elections official of each county in which a recount of the votes is sought and the elections official shall provide written confirmation to the Secretary of State of the electronic delivery required in this subdivision.(c)All the other provisions of this article apply to recounts conducted under this section.SEC. 2.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.
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2951Introduced by Assembly Member Members Cervantes and LowFebruary 16, 2024 An act to amend amend, repeal, and add Section 15621 2201 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2951, as amended, Cervantes. Elections: request for recount: notice. Voter registration: cancellation.Existing law requires a county elections official to cancel a persons voter registration in certain circumstances, including when a person is deemed mentally incompetent, upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony, upon the death of the person, and when a person fails to respond to an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation.This bill, until July 1, 2025, instead would require the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if the cancellation was due to mental incapacity to vote or a prison commitment, and would require the elections official to provide notice within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration if the person has died or has failed to respond an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections.By increasing the duties on county elections officials, the bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law authorizes any voter, after the completion of the official canvass for a statewide election, to file with the Secretary of State a written request for a vote recount, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request by registered mail to each affected county elections official, as specified.This bill would instead require the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request to the elections official by electronic delivery. The bill would require the elections official to provide written confirmation of delivery to the Secretary of State. By increasing the duties of local elections officials and the Secretary of State relative to written notice requirements, this bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024
Amended IN Senate June 10, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2951
Introduced by Assembly Member Members Cervantes and LowFebruary 16, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Members Cervantes and Low
February 16, 2024
An act to amend amend, repeal, and add Section 15621 2201 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2951, as amended, Cervantes. Elections: request for recount: notice. Voter registration: cancellation.
Existing law requires a county elections official to cancel a persons voter registration in certain circumstances, including when a person is deemed mentally incompetent, upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony, upon the death of the person, and when a person fails to respond to an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation.This bill, until July 1, 2025, instead would require the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if the cancellation was due to mental incapacity to vote or a prison commitment, and would require the elections official to provide notice within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration if the person has died or has failed to respond an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections.By increasing the duties on county elections officials, the bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.Existing law authorizes any voter, after the completion of the official canvass for a statewide election, to file with the Secretary of State a written request for a vote recount, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request by registered mail to each affected county elections official, as specified.This bill would instead require the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request to the elections official by electronic delivery. The bill would require the elections official to provide written confirmation of delivery to the Secretary of State. By increasing the duties of local elections officials and the Secretary of State relative to written notice requirements, this bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires a county elections official to cancel a persons voter registration in certain circumstances, including when a person is deemed mentally incompetent, upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony, upon the death of the person, and when a person fails to respond to an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation.
This bill, until July 1, 2025, instead would require the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the persons registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if the cancellation was due to mental incapacity to vote or a prison commitment, and would require the elections official to provide notice within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration if the person has died or has failed to respond an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections.
By increasing the duties on county elections officials, the bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law authorizes any voter, after the completion of the official canvass for a statewide election, to file with the Secretary of State a written request for a vote recount, as specified. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request by registered mail to each affected county elections official, as specified.
This bill would instead require the Secretary of State to send a copy of the written request to the elections official by electronic delivery. The bill would require the elections official to provide written confirmation of delivery to the Secretary of State. By increasing the duties of local elections officials and the Secretary of State relative to written notice requirements, this bill 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 the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2201 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 2201 is added to the Elections Code, to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.SEC. 3. 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.SECTION 1.Section 15621 of the Elections Code is amended to read:15621.(a)Following completion of the official canvass any voter may, within five days beginning on the 31st day after a statewide election, file with the Secretary of State a written request for a recount of the votes cast for candidates for any statewide office or for or against any measure voted on statewide. The request filed pursuant to this section shall specify in which county or counties the recount is sought and shall specify on behalf of which candidate, slate of electors, or position on a measure (affirmative or negative) it is filed.(b)The Secretary of State shall forthwith send by electronic delivery one copy of the request to the elections official of each county in which a recount of the votes is sought and the elections official shall provide written confirmation to the Secretary of State of the electronic delivery required in this subdivision.(c)All the other provisions of this article apply to recounts conducted under this section.SEC. 2.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.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2201 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 2201 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:
(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.
(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.
(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.
(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.
(5) Upon the death of the person registered.
(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).
(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.
(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.
(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:
(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.
(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.
(3) Upon the death of the person registered.
(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the person. voter.
(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).
(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:
IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, mental incapacity to vote, or a prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.
If you believe this cancellation is an in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.
If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].
(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:
(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.
(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.
(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: I The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term. term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.
(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.
(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.
(d) (1) Within 15 days after cancellation of a voters registration for the reasons specified in paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter, to enable the voter to verify or correct their voter registration cancellation.
(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).
(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:
IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record was canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change or residence or death, pursuant to the California Elections Code, as applicable.
If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.
If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].
(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:
(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.
(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.
(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.
(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.
(3) The elections official may send additional notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.
(d)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 2201 is added to the Elections Code, to read:2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
SEC. 2. Section 2201 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
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2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.(5) Upon the death of the person registered.(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.(3) Upon the death of the person registered.(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
2201. (a) The county elections official shall cancel the registration in the following cases:
(1) At the signed, written request of the person registered.
(2) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2211.5 to cancel a voter registration for this reason.
(3) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony. The county elections office shall use only information provided by the Secretary of State pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2212, by a United States District Court, or by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cancel a voter registration for this reason.
(4) Upon the production of a certified copy of a judgment directing the cancellation to be made.
(5) Upon the death of the person registered.
(6) Pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220).
(7) Upon official notification that the voter is registered to vote in another state.
(8) Upon proof that the person is otherwise ineligible to vote.
(b) The Secretary of State may cancel the registration in the following cases:
(1) When the mental incompetency of the person registered is legally established as provided in Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, and 2211.
(2) Upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for the conviction of a felony.
(3) Upon the death of the person registered.
(c) (1) Between 15 and 30 days, inclusive, before canceling a persons registration for the reasons specified in paragraphs (2), (3), (5), or (6) of subdivision (a), the county elections official shall send a forwardable notice by first-class mail, including a postage-paid and preaddressed return form, to the voter.
(A) The forwardable notice shall be provided in the persons preferred language if the county is required to provide translated ballots in that language pursuant to Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).
(B) The notice shall include a statement substantially similar to the following:
IMPORTANT NOTICE. Your voter registration record is scheduled to be canceled on [date]. This cancellation is due to information the [county name] County elections office has received indicating your ineligibility to vote in that county due to a change of residence, death, prison commitment or mental incapacity to vote pursuant to Sections 2208, 2209, 2210, or 2211 of the California Elections Code, as applicable.
If you believe this cancellation is in error, please notify our office within 15 days from the date of this notice either by returning the attached postage-paid postcard or by calling [county elections office phone number] toll free.
If we do not receive your response to this notice, you may be required to reregister to vote in the next election or to vote using a provisional ballot. You can find more information about voter eligibility rules on the Secretary of States internet website at [URL] or voter hotline at [phone numbers]. You can also check your current registration status at [URL].
(2) The preaddressed return form described in paragraph (1) shall include all of the following:
(A) Space for the voter to provide their current place of residence.
(B) Space for the voter to provide their current mailing address, if different from the place of residence.
(C) A box next to a statement substantially similar to the following: The cancellation of my voter record is in error because I have not been deemed mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law, I am not currently serving a state or federal prison term, and I have not died. Additionally, if I have moved, I have provided my new residential address on this form.
(D) Space for the voter to provide their signature and the date.
(3) The elections official may send additional written notices to a voter, and may also notify the voter in person, by telephone or email, or by other means of the planned registration cancellation.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
SEC. 3. 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.
SEC. 3. 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.
SEC. 3. 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.
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(a)Following completion of the official canvass any voter may, within five days beginning on the 31st day after a statewide election, file with the Secretary of State a written request for a recount of the votes cast for candidates for any statewide office or for or against any measure voted on statewide. The request filed pursuant to this section shall specify in which county or counties the recount is sought and shall specify on behalf of which candidate, slate of electors, or position on a measure (affirmative or negative) it is filed.
(b)The Secretary of State shall forthwith send by electronic delivery one copy of the request to the elections official of each county in which a recount of the votes is sought and the elections official shall provide written confirmation to the Secretary of State of the electronic delivery required in this subdivision.
(c)All the other provisions of this article apply to recounts conducted under this section.
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.