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3200.  A voter who qualifies under this chapter shall be entitled to
become a permanent absent voter.



3201.  Any voter may apply for permanent absent voter status.
Application for permanent absent voter status shall be made in
accordance with Section 3001, 3100, or 3304.  The voter shall
complete an application, which shall be available from the county
elections official, and which shall contain all of the following:
   (a) The applicant's name at length.
   (b) The applicant's residence address.
   (c) The address where ballot is to be mailed, if different from
the place of residence.
   (d) The signature of the applicant.



3202.  In lieu of executing the application set forth in Section
3201, any voter may execute a request for permanent absent voter
status by making a written request to the county elections official
requesting the status.  If a written request is received by the
county elections official and it contains the information set forth
in Section 3201, the elections official shall process that
application in the manner provided in Section 3203.



3203.  (a) Upon receipt of an application for permanent absent voter
status, the county elections official shall process the application
in the same manner as an application for a regular absent voter's
ballot, or, in the case of an application made pursuant to Section
3100 or 3304, in the same manner as an application for a special
absent voter ballot or overseas ballot.
   (b) In addition to processing applications in accordance with
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3000), if it is determined that
the applicant is a registered voter, the county elections official
shall do the following:
   (1) Place the voter's name upon a list of those to whom an
absentee ballot is sent each time there is an election within their
precinct.
   (2) Include in all absentee ballot mailings to the voter an
explanation of the absentee voting procedure and an explanation of
Section 3206.
   (3) Maintain a copy of the absentee ballot voter list on file open
to the public inspection for election and governmental purposes.



3204.  The county elections official shall send a copy of the list
of all voters who qualify as permanent absent voters to each city
elections official or district elections official charged with the
duty of conducting an election within the county.  The list shall be
sent by the sixth day before an election.



3205.  (a) Absent voter ballots mailed to, and received from, voters
on the permanent absent voter list are subject to the same deadlines
and shall be processed and counted in the same manner as all other
absent voter ballots.
   (b) Prior to each primary election, county elections officials
shall mail to every voter not affiliated with a political party whose
name appears on the permanent absent voter list a notice and
application regarding voting in the primary election.  The notice
shall inform the voter that he or she may request an absentee ballot
for a particular political party for the primary election, if that
political party adopted a party rule, duly noticed to the Secretary
of State, authorizing these voters to vote in their primary.  The
notice shall also contain a toll-free telephone number, established
by the Secretary of State, that the voter may call to access
information regarding which political parties have adopted such a
rule.  The application shall contain a check-off box with a
conspicuously printed statement that reads as follows:  "I am not
presently affiliated with any political party.  However, for this
primary election only, I request an absentee ballot for the ____
Party." The name of the political party shall be personally affixed
by the voter.



3206.  A voter whose name appears on the permanent absent voter list
shall remain on the list and shall be mailed an absentee ballot for
each election conducted within his or her precinct in which he or she
is eligible to vote. If the voter fails to return an executed absent
voter ballot in two consecutive statewide general elections in
accordance with Section 3017 the voter's name shall be deleted from
the list.