Section 9094 Of Article 7. Ballot Pamphlet From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 7.
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. (a) The Secretary of State shall mail ballot pamphlets to
voters, in those instances in which the county elections official
uses data processing equipment to store the information set forth in
the affidavits of registration, before the election at which measures
contained in the ballot pamphlet are to be voted on unless a voter
has registered fewer than 29 days before the election. The mailing
shall commence not less than 40 days before the election and shall be
completed no later than 21 days before the election for those voters
who registered on or before the 60th day before the election. The
Secretary of State shall mail one copy of the ballot pamphlet to each
registered voter at the postal address stated on the voter's
affidavit of registration, or the Secretary of State may mail only
one ballot pamphlet to two or more registered voters having the same
postal address.
(b) In those instances in which the county elections official does
not utilize data processing equipment to store the information set
forth in the affidavits of registration, the Secretary of State shall
furnish ballot pamphlets to the county elections official not less
than 45 days before the election at which measures contained in the
ballot pamphlet are to be voted on and the county elections official
shall mail ballot pamphlets to voters, on the same dates and in the
same manner provided by subdivision (a).
(c) The Secretary of State shall provide for the mailing of ballot
pamphlets to voters registering after the 60th day before the
election and before the 28th day before the election, by either: (1)
mailing in the manner as provided in subdivision (a), or (2)
requiring the county elections official to mail ballot pamphlets to
those voters registering in the county after the 60th day before the
election and before the 28th day before the election pursuant to the
provisions of this section. The second mailing of ballot pamphlets
shall be completed no later than 10 days before the election. The
county elections official shall mail a ballot pamphlet to any person
requesting a ballot pamphlet. Three copies, to be supplied by the
Secretary of State, shall be kept at every polling place, while an
election is in progress, so that they may be freely consulted by the
voters.