Section 2102 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
2102
. (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4.5, 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) A person who is at least 16 years of age and otherwise meets
all eligibility requirements to vote may submit his or her affidavit
of registration as prescribed by this section. A properly executed
affidavit of registration made pursuant to this subdivision shall be
deemed effective as of the date the affiant will be 18 years of age,
if the information in the affidavit of registration is still current
at that time. If the information provided by the affiant in the
affidavit of registration is not current at the time that the
affidavit of registration would otherwise become effective, for his
or her registration to become effective, the affiant shall provide
the current information to the proper county elections official as
prescribed by this chapter.
(e) An individual with a disability who is otherwise qualified to
vote may complete an affidavit of registration with reasonable
accommodations as needed.
(f) 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.