Section 2102 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
2102
. (a) A person shall not be registered as a voter except by
affidavit of registration. The affidavit of registration shall be
mailed or delivered to the county elections official and shall set
forth all of the facts required to be shown by this chapter. A
properly executed affidavit of registration shall be deemed effective
upon receipt of the affidavit by the county elections official if
received on or before the 15th day before an election to be held in
the registrant's precinct. A properly executed affidavit of
registration shall also be deemed effective upon receipt of the
affidavit by the county elections official if any of the following
apply:
(1) The affidavit is postmarked on or before the 15th day before
the election and received by mail by the county elections official.
(2) The affidavit is submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles
or accepted by any other public agency designated as a voter
registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) on or before
the 15th day before the election.
(3) The affidavit is delivered to the county elections official by
means other than those described in paragraphs (1) and (2) on or
before the 15th day before the election.
(4) The affidavit is submitted electronically on the Internet Web
site of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2196 on or before
the 15th day before the election.
(b) For purposes of verifying a signature on a recall, initiative,
or referendum petition or a signature on a nomination paper or any
other election petition or election paper, a properly executed
affidavit of registration shall be deemed effective for verification
purposes if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The affidavit is signed on the same date or a date before the
signing of the petition or paper.
(2) The affidavit is received by the county elections official on
or before the date on which the petition or paper is filed.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the affidavit
of registration required under this chapter shall not be taken under
sworn oath, but the content of the affidavit shall be certified as to
its truthfulness and correctness, under penalty of perjury, by the
signature of the affiant.
(d) An individual with a disability who is otherwise qualified to
vote may complete an affidavit of registration with reasonable
accommodations as needed.
(e) An individual with a disability who is under a conservatorship
may be registered to vote if he or she has not been disqualified
from voting.