California Elections Code 14105 – The elections official shall furnish to each polling place all of the …
The elections official shall furnish to each polling place all of the following:
(a) At least one accessible copy of the voter list.
Terms Used In California Elections Code 14105
- Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
- Elections official: means any of the following:
California Elections Code 320
- Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
- Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
- precinct board: means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center. See California Elections Code 339
- Primary election: includes all primary nominating elections provided for by this code. See California Elections Code 341
- Roster: means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. See California Elections Code 349.5
- Signature: includes either of the following:
California Elections Code 354.5
- Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
- Voter list: means the list of registered voters in a single or consolidated precinct or in an entire county. See California Elections Code 359.2
(b) Necessary printed blanks for the roster, tally sheets, voter list, declarations, and returns.
(c) Not fewer than 6 nor more than 12 instruction cards to each polling place for the guidance of voters in obtaining and marking their ballots. On each card shall be printed necessary instructions and the provisions of Sections 14225, 14279, 14280, 14287, 14291, 14295, 15271, 15272, 15273, 15276, 15277, 15278, 18370, 18380, 18403, 18563, and 18569.
(d) A digest of the election laws with any further instructions the county elections official may desire to make.
(e) An American flag of sufficient size to adequately assist the voter in identifying the polling place. The flag is to be erected at or near the polling place.
(f) A ballot container, properly marked on the outside indicating its contents. If it is necessary to supply additional ballot containers, these additional containers shall also be marked on the outside indicating their contents.
(g) At least one copy of the certified write-in list, if applicable.
(h) A sufficient number of cards to each polling place containing the telephone number of the office to which a voter may call to obtain information about the voter’s polling place. The card shall state that the voter may call collect during polling hours.
(i) An identifying badge or insignia for each member of the precinct board. The member shall print the member’s name on the badge or insignia, and shall wear the badge or insignia at all times in the performance of duties, so as to be readily identified as a member of the precinct board by all persons entering the polling place.
(j) Facsimile copies of the ballot containing ballot measures and ballot instructions printed in Spanish or other languages as provided in Section 14201.
(k) Sufficient copies of the notices to be posted on the voter list used at the polls. The notice shall read as follows: “This voter list shall not be marked in any manner except by a member of the precinct board acting pursuant to Section 14297. Any person who removes, tears, marks, or otherwise defaces this voter list with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, address, or political affiliation of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
(l) A roster for each polling place in the form prescribed in Section 14107.
(m) Printed copies of the Voter Bill of Rights, as supplied by the Secretary of State. The Voter Bill of Rights shall be conspicuously posted both inside and outside every polling place.
(n) For a partisan primary election, printed copies of the posters or other materials described in Section 14105.2. The posters or other materials shall be conspicuously posted both inside and outside every polling place.
(o) Handheld magnifying glasses, displayed and available at the table or desk used by the precinct board.
(p) A signature guide card, to assist persons while signing their names on the roster, displayed and available at the table or desk used by the precinct board.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 658, Sec. 1. (AB 545) Effective January 1, 2024.)