Section 2226 Of Article 2. Residency Confirmation Procedures From California Elections Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Based on change-of-address information received pursuant
to Sections 2220 to 2225, inclusive, or change-of-address information
provided directly by the voter, the county elections official shall
take the following actions as appropriate:
(1) If the information indicates the voter has moved to a new
address within the same county, the county elections official shall
update and correct the voter's registration.
(2) If the information indicates the voter has moved to a new
address in another county, if the mailings have been returned as
undeliverable, or if the voter fails to confirm his or her address as
required by Section 2224, the county elections official may place
the voter's name on the inactive file of registered voters who do not
receive election materials and are not included in calculations to
determine the number of signatures required for qualification of
candidates and measures, precinct size, or other election
administration-related processes.
(3) If the voter verifies in writing that he or she has moved to a
residence address in another county, the county elections official
shall cancel the voter registration in the county from which the
voter has moved.
(b) The voter registration of any voter whose name has been placed
on the inactive file of registered voters for failure to respond to
an address verification mailing required by Section 2225, and who
does not offer to vote or vote at any election between the date of
the mailing and two federal general elections after the date of that
mailing, may be canceled.
(c) Any voter whose name has been placed on the inactive file of
registered voters and offers to vote at any election between the date
of the verification notice, and two federal general elections after
the date of notice, or who notifies the elections official of a
continued residency, shall be removed from the inactive file and
placed on the active voter file.
(d) All address corrections, cancellations, and inactive
transactions made to the voter registration file pursuant to this
section shall be reflected on the voter index as required by Section
2191.