California Elections Code

§ 12302

ELEC § 12302 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 12 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a member of a precinct board shall be a voter of the state. The member may serve only in the precinct for which his or her appointment is received.

(b)(1) In order to provide for a greater awareness of the elections process, the rights and responsibilities of voters, and the importance of participating in the electoral process, as well as to provide additional members of precinct boards, an elections official may appoint not more than five pupils per precinct to serve under the direct supervision of precinct board members designated by the elections official. A pupil may be appointed, notwithstanding his or her lack of eligibility to vote, subject to the approval of the governing board of the educational institution in which the pupil is enrolled, if the pupil possesses the following qualifications:

(A)Is at least 16 years of age at the time of the election for which he or she is serving as a member of a precinct board.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 150, Sec. 1. (AB 554) Effective January 1, 2016.