Section 2141 Of Article 3. Registration Procedures From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. If the county elections official deems a duplicate file of
voter registration cards to be necessary for administrative purposes,
the county elections official may prepare, upon the receipt in his
or her office of each original affidavit of registration, a
reproduction thereof in compliance with the following conditions:
(a) The affidavit is photographed, microphotographed, or
reproduced in a manner approved for permanent records by the National
Bureau of Standards.
(b) The device used to reproduce the affidavit is one that
accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details.
(c) The photographs, microphotographs, or other reproductions are
placed in conveniently accessible files and provision is made for
preserving, examining, and using the same.
Wherever in this code the term duplicate affidavit is used it
shall be deemed to include the reproduced affidavit authorized by
this section.
Any signature comparison required by this code may be made against
these duplicates.