2007 California Elections Code Chapter 2. Precinct Supplies

CA Codes (elec:14100-14113)

14100.  The county elections official, in providing the materials
required by this division, shall not be required to utilize the
services of the county purchasing agent.



14101.  (a) On or before the first day of January of each
even-numbered year, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General
shall prepare a brief digest containing the substance of those
provisions of this code and of other statutes that pertain to the
duties of precinct officers during the casting and the canvassing of
the vote.  This digest shall contain in each case a reference to the
section of this code or other statute, by reference to which further
examination of its provisions may be made.
   (b) Immediately upon the completion of the digest set forth in
subdivision (a), the Secretary of State shall send a copy to each
county elections official.



14102.  (a) (1) For each statewide election, the elections official
shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each
precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct
on election day using the precinct's voter turnout history as the
criterion, but in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent
of registered voters in the precinct, and for vote by mail and
emergency purposes shall provide the additional number of ballots
that may be necessary.
   (2) The number of party ballots to be furnished to any precinct
for a primary election shall be computed from the number of voters
registered in that precinct as intending to affiliate with a party,
and the number of nonpartisan ballots to be furnished to any precinct
shall be computed from the number of voters registered in that
precinct without statement of intention to affiliate with any of the
parties participating in the primary election.
   (b) For all other elections, the elections official shall provide
a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to
reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election
day, using the precinct's voter turnout history as the criterion, but
in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent of the number
of registered voters in the precinct, and for vote by mail and
emergency purposes shall provide the additional number of ballots
that may be necessary.


14103.  Before the opening of the polls at any election, the
elections official shall cause to be delivered to the precinct board
in each precinct in which the election is to be held, the proper
number of ballots of the kinds to be used in that precinct.  The
ballots shall be delivered in sealed packages with marks on the
outside clearly designating the precinct or polling place for which
they are intended, and the number of ballots enclosed.



14104.  The elections official shall prepare a receipt for each
polling place, enumerating the packages and stating the date of
delivery to the precinct board member.  The precinct board member
shall sign the receipt upon receipt of the packages.  The signed
receipt shall be returned to the elections official.  Messengers may
be employed to insure the safe and expeditious delivery of the
ballots.  The elections official shall fix a reasonable compensation
for the services of these messengers, to be paid in the same manner
as other election expenses.


14105.  The elections official shall furnish to the precinct
officers all of the following:
   (a) Printed copies of the indexes.
   (b) Necessary printed blanks for the roster, tally sheets, lists
of voters, declarations, and returns.
   (c) Envelopes in which to enclose returns.
   (d) Not less than six nor more than 12 instruction cards to each
precinct for the guidance of voters in obtaining and marking their
ballots. On each card shall be printed necessary instructions and the
provisions of Sections 14225, 14279, 14280, 14287, 14291, 14295,
15271, 15272, 15273, 15276, 15277, 15278, 18370, 18380, 18403, 18563,
and 18569.
   (e) A digest of the election laws with any further instructions
the county elections official may desire to make.
   (f) An American flag of sufficient size to adequately assist the
voter in identifying the polling place.  The flag is to be erected at
or near the polling place on election day.
   (g) A ballot container, properly marked on the outside indicating
its contents.
   (h) When it is necessary to supply additional ballot containers,
these additional containers shall also be marked on the outside,
indicating their contents.
   (i) Sufficient ink pads and stamps for each booth.  The stamps
shall be one solid piece and shall be made so that a cross (+) may be
made with either end.  If ballots are to be counted by vote
tabulating equipment, an adequate supply of other approved voting
devices shall be furnished.  All voting stamps or voting devices
shall be maintained in good usable condition.
   (j) When a candidate or candidates have qualified to have his or
her or their names counted pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with
Section 15340) of Chapter 4 of Division 15, a sufficient number of
ink pens or pencils in the voting booths for the purpose of writing
in on the ballot the name of the candidate or candidates.
   (k) A sufficient number of cards to each polling place containing
the telephone number of the office to which a voter may call to
obtain information about his or her precinct location.  The card
shall state that the voter may call collect during polling hours.
   (l) An identifying badge or insignia for each member of the
precinct board.  The member shall print his or her name and the
precinct number thereon and shall wear the badge or insignia at all
times in the performance of duties, so as to be readily identified as
a member of the precinct board by all persons entering the polling
place.
   (m) Facsimile copies of the ballot containing ballot measures and
ballot instructions printed in Spanish or other languages as provided
in Section 14201.
   (n) Sufficient copies of the notices to be posted on the indexes
used at the polls.  The notice shall read as follows:  "This index
shall not be marked in any manner except by a member of the precinct
board acting pursuant to Section 14297 of the Elections Code.  Any
person who removes, tears, marks, or otherwise defaces this index
with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily
ascertaining the name, address, or political affiliation of any
voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a
misdemeanor."
   (o) A roster of voters for each precinct in the form prescribed in
Section 14107.
   (p) In addition, the elections official may, with the approval of
the board of supervisors, furnish the original books of affidavits of
registration or other material necessary to verify signatures to the
precinct officers.
   (q) Printed copies of the Voter Bill of Rights, as supplied by the
Secretary of State.  The Voter Bill of Rights shall be conspicuously
posted both inside and outside every polling place.
   This section shall become operative on January 1, 1990.




14105.3.  (a) The federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L.
107-252) requires voting information to be publicly posted at each
polling place on the day of each election for federal office.  Voting
information is defined as including general information on voting
rights under applicable federal and state laws, including information
on the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and
instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these
rights are alleged to have been violated.
   (b) The Secretary of State shall print posters and other
appropriate materials setting forth the voter rights listed in
Section 2300.  The posters shall be printed in as many languages as
the Secretary of State determines are necessary, but, at a minimum,
in sufficient languages to comply with Section 14201 and with the
federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73.
The Secretary of State shall distribute the posters and materials to
all county elections officials sufficiently in advance of statewide
elections.



14105.5.  Members of the precinct board shall not display,
distribute, or make available at the polling place any materials
other than those required pursuant to this division without the
express approval of the county elections official.



14106.  In addition to the materials required by Section 14105, the
elections official shall provide signs, or materials for making
signs, advising voters that an election has been canceled pursuant to
Section 8026 due to the death of the candidate-incumbent and that a
special election will be held to fill the vacancy.




14107.  (a) The roster to be kept by each precinct board shall be
substantially in the following form:


                               Roster

  of the _______ election held in the ______ precinct ______
district,
  County of ________, on the _____ day of ________,  20__.
     Following are the voters of above precinct desiring to vote
under
  Sections 14216, 14218, 14278, and 14284 of the Elections Code:

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   No.      Signature of voter            Residence of voter
    1    ________________________   ______________________________
    2    ________________________   ______________________________
    3    ________________________   ______________________________
   etc.  ________________________   ______________________________
  __________________________________________________________________

   We hereby certify that all voters whose signatures appear
hereinbefore in this roster voted this day excepting the following
who, after signing the roster, failed to vote or were challenged and
denied the right to vote.


   No.           Name                 No.           Name
  _______________________________    _______________________________
  _______________________________    _______________________________
  _______________________________    _______________________________

   We further certify that the number of voters who voted in this
precinct at this election is ____, and that the above list of voters,
less those who did not vote as enumerated, constitutes the roster of
this precinct for this election.
   We further certify that the total number of official ballots
received, voted, rejected, spoiled and canceled, found in the ballot
container and the number accounted for is as indicated on the ballot
statement.
   We further certify that the assisted voters list and challenge
list show a complete list of all voters assisted or challenged.


  _______________________________    _______________________________
                            Clerk                          Inspector
  _______________________________    _______________________________
                            Clerk                              Judge
  _______________________________    _______________________________
                            Clerk                              Judge

   All members of the precinct board shall sign this certificate.
   (b) When votes are counted at the precinct, all members of the
board shall also sign the certificate of performance prescribed in
Section 15280.



14108.  In addition to the provisions contained in Section 14107,
the roster shall contain, in no less than 6-point type at the head of
each page, the following words:  "WARNING:  It is a crime punishable
by imprisonment in the state prison or in county jail for anyone to
fraudulently vote, fraudulently attempt to vote, vote more than once,
attempt to vote more than once, impersonate a voter, or attempt to
impersonate a voter (Elections Code Sec.  18560)."



14109.  Notwithstanding Sections 14105 and 14107, the roster to be
kept by each precinct board may be in a form of an index to the
affidavits of registration for that precinct, in which case the index
shall provide space of sufficient size to allow each voter to sign
his or her name pursuant to Section 14216.



14110.  All officers required by law to designate polling places
shall furnish the polling places with a sufficient number of places,
booths, or compartments, at or in which voters may conveniently mark
their ballots, so that they may be screened from the observation of
others.   Each place, compartment, or booth shall be so adjusted as
to conceal from any observation the voter's marking of the ballot.
The number of voting booths or compartments shall be determined by
the officer conducting the election.
   This section shall become operative on January 1, 1990.




14111.  Translations of the ballot measures and ballot instructions,
as required by Section 14201, shall be provided by a person selected
by the elections official from the list of approved translators and
interpreters of the superior court of the county or from an
institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and
Colleges.



14112.  All voting equipment shall be transferred to the polling
places in charge of an authorized official, who shall certify to
their delivery in good order.



14113.  Ballots and other election supplies appropriate to the
system shall be furnished as provided for other precincts except
that:
   (a) No rubber stamps or ink pads shall be supplied when only
ballots to be punched are used.
   (b) Ballots shall be suitable to be punched or slotted in the
marking device and subsequently counted on an approved mechanical or
electronic counting device.
   (c) The containers of the ballots shall be of a type so that they
will adequately protect the ballots and that they can be opened
without mutilation.