(a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17502. An election is not deemed a state or local election if votes for candidates for federal office may be cast on the same ballot as votes for candidates for state or local office.

(b) The elections official shall preserve the following records reflecting the appointment of precinct officials until six months from the date of an election.

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Terms Used In California Elections Code 17503

  • 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

  • Local election: is a municipal, county, or district election. See California Elections Code 328
  • Party: means a political party or organization that has qualified for participation in any primary or presidential general election. See California Elections Code 338
  • 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

(1) Precinct officers’ declaration of intention required by Section 12321.

(2) Precinct board member applications specified in Section 12300.

(3) Order appointing members of the several precinct boards and designating the polling places specified in Section 12286.

(4) Nominations for appointment to the precinct board by the county central committee of each qualified political party specified in Section 12306.

(5) Written orders appointing precinct board members or designating the polling place for the precinct pursuant to Section 12327.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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