California Elections Code

§ 2155.3

ELEC § 2155.3 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)In lieu of the voter notification required by Section 2155, a person under 18 years of age who submits an affidavit of registration pursuant to Section 2101 or subdivision (d) of Section 2102, as amended by Chapter 619 of the Statutes of 2014, shall be sent a voter preregistration notice upon a determination that the affidavit of registration is properly executed and that the person otherwise satisfies all eligibility requirements to vote, except that he or she is under 18 years of age. The county elections official shall send the voter preregistration notice by nonforwardable, first-class mail, address correction requested.

(b)The voter preregistration notice required by subdivision (a) shall be substantially in the following form: VOTER PREREGISTRATION NOTICE Thank you for preregistering to vote. You may vote in any election held on or after your 18th birthday. Your party preference is: (Name of political party) Before any election in which you are eligible to vote, you will receive a state voter information guide and county voter information guide by mail. If the information on this card is incorrect, please contact our office or update your preregistration at the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State.

Legislative history

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 29) by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 5. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017. Note: The condition in Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 86, was satisfied by the certification by the Secretary of State on September 26, 2016.