Section 2166.7 Of Article 4. Forms From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) If authorized by his or her county board of
supervisors, a county elections official shall, upon application of a
public safety officer, make confidential that officer's residence
address, telephone number, and e-mail address appearing on the
affidavit of registration, in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this section.
(b) The application by the public safety officer shall contain a
statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the person is a
public safety officer as defined in subdivision (f) and that a
life-threatening circumstance exists to the officer or a member of
the officer's family. The application shall be a public record.
(c) The confidentiality granted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall
terminate no more than two years after commencement, as determined by
the county elections official. The officer may submit a new
application for confidentiality pursuant to subdivision (a), and the
new request may be granted for an additional period of not more than
two years.
(d) Any person granted confidentiality under subdivision (a)
shall:
(1) Be considered a vote by mail voter for all subsequent
elections or until the county elections official is notified
otherwise by the Secretary of State or in writing by the voter. A
voter requesting termination of vote by mail status thereby consents
to placement of his or her residence address, telephone number, and
e-mail address in the roster of voters.
(2) In addition to the required residence address, provide a valid
mailing address to be used in place of the residence address for
election, scholarly, or political research, and government purposes.
The elections official, in producing any list, roster, or index may,
at his or her choice, use the valid mailing address or the word
"confidential" or some similar designation in place of the residence
address.
(e) No action in negligence may be maintained against any
government entity or officer or employee thereof as a result of the
disclosure of the information that is the subject of this section
unless by a showing of gross negligence or willfulness.
(f) "A public safety officer" has the same meaning as defined in
subdivision (a), (d), (e), (f), or (j) of Section 6254.24 of the
Government Code.