Section 3019.5 Of Chapter 1. Vote By Mail Application And Voting Procedures From California Elections Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 1.
3019.5
. (a) A county elections official shall establish a free
access system that allows a vote by mail voter to learn if his or her
vote by mail ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why the
ballot was not counted. For each election, the elections official
shall make the free access system available to a vote by mail voter
upon completion of the official canvass and for 30 days after
completion of the official canvas.
(b) For purposes of establishing the free access system for vote
by mail ballots required by subdivision (a), a county elections
official may use the free access system for provisional ballots
established by the county pursuant to Section 302 of the federal Help
America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 21082).
(c) If a county elections official elects not to mail a sample
ballot to a voter pursuant to Section 13305, the elections official
shall use any savings achieved to offset the costs associated with
establishing the free access system for vote by mail ballots required
by subdivision (a).