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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Elections Code - ELEC |
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Division 2. VOTERS |
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Chapter 3. Cancellation and Voter File Maintenance |
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ARTICLE 2. Residency Confirmation Procedures |
Section 2221.
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(a) Based on the postal notices on the returned residency confirmation postcards received pursuant to Section 2220, the county elections official shall take the following actions:
(1) The affidavits of registration of persons whose residency confirmation postcards are returned by the post office as undeliverable and who have no forwarding address shall be placed in the inactive file pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2226. These persons shall be mailed the confirmation notices described in subdivision (d) of Section 2225.
(2) The affidavits of registration of persons for whom forwarding addresses within the county are received shall be corrected to reflect the new address provided by the post office.
(3) The affidavits of registration of persons for whom forwarding addresses outside of the county are received shall be placed in the inactive file pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2226. These persons shall be mailed the confirmation notices described in subdivision (c) of Section 2225.
(b) Blank affidavits of registration shall immediately be mailed to the addresses from which voter registrations were canceled or changed pursuant to this section.
(c) All address corrections and cancellations of affidavits of registration made pursuant to this section shall be reflected on the voter index as required by Section 2191.