Section 2188 Of Article 5. Voter Registration Index From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.
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. (a) Any application for voter registration information
available pursuant to law and maintained by the Secretary of State or
by the elections official of any county shall be made pursuant to
this section.
(b) The application shall set forth all of the following:
(1) The printed or typed name of the applicant in full.
(2) The complete residence address and complete business address
of the applicant, giving street and number. If no street or number
exists, a postal mailing address as well as an adequate designation
sufficient to readily ascertain the location.
(3) The telephone number of the applicant, if one exists.
(4) The number of the applicant's driver's license, state
identification card, or other identification approved by the
Secretary of State if the applicant does not have a driver's license
or state identification card.
(5) The specific information requested.
(6) A statement of the intended use of the information requested.
(c) If the application is on behalf of a person other than the
applicant, the applicant shall, in addition to the information
required by subdivision (b), set forth all of the following:
(1) The name of the person, organization, company, committee,
association, or group requesting the voter registration information,
including their complete mailing address and telephone number.
(2) The name of the person authorizing or requesting the applicant
to obtain the voter registration information.
(d) The elections official shall request the applicant to display
his or her identification for purposes of verifying that identifying
numbers of the identification document match those written by the
applicant on the application form.
(e) The applicant shall certify to the truth and correctness of
the content of the application, under penalty of perjury, with the
signature of his or her name at length, including given name, middle
name or initial, or initial and middle name. The applicant shall
state the date and place of execution of the declaration.
(f) Completed applications for voter registration information
shall be retained by the elections official for five years from the
date of application.
(g) This section shall not apply to requests for information by
elections officials for election purposes or by other public agencies
for governmental purposes.
(h) The Secretary of State may prescribe additional information to
be included in the application for voter registration information.
(i) A county may not provide information for any political
subdivision that is not wholly or partially contained within that
county.