Section 13305 Of Chapter 4. Sample Ballots And Voter Pamphlets From California Elections Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 4.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 13300 and 13303, a county
elections official may elect not to mail a sample ballot to a voter
if all of the following are satisfied:
(1) The voter is one of the following:
(A) A permanent vote by mail voter pursuant to Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 3200) of Division 3.
(B) A voter in a mail ballot election conducted pursuant to
Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000).
(C) A voter in a precinct in which an election is conducted
pursuant to Section 3005.
(2) The county elections official prepares and mails to each voter
a voter information guide. The voter information guide shall include
all of the information required to be included in, and shall be
accompanied by all the election materials required to accompany, the
sample ballot, except for both of the following:
(A) An application for a vote by mail ballot.
(B) A notice that a vote by mail ballot application is enclosed.
(3) The voter is furnished with an official ballot pursuant to
Section 3005 or 3010.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 13303, for each
voter to whom the elections official elects not to mail a sample
ballot pursuant to subdivision (a), the elections official may cause
to be printed one less copy of the sample ballot.
(c) If a county elections official elects not to mail a sample
ballot to a voter pursuant to this section, the elections official
shall use any savings achieved to offset the costs associated with
establishing a free access system for vote by mail ballots pursuant
to Section 3019.5 before the savings may be used for any other
purpose.