(a) (1) The elections official shall preserve all rosters or combined rosters and voter lists as provided for in Section 14107, if applicable, until five years after the date of the election, after which they may be destroyed by that official.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, if an electronic poll book is used, a copy of the electronic data file may be preserved in lieu of preserving a paper copy of the rosters or combined rosters and voter lists, if applicable.

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Terms Used In California Elections Code 17300

  • 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

  • General election: means either of the following:

    California Elections Code 324

  • Roster: means the official list of voters for an election, which may be in paper or electronic form. See California Elections Code 349.5
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359

(b) In lieu of preserving the original roster, the elections official may, by filming or other suitable method, record the original roster of voters and destroy the roster following the next subsequent general election.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 100, Sec. 4. (AB 1591) Effective January 1, 2022.)

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