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Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 17 - RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS
CHAPTER 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 17502.

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CA Elec Code § 17502 (2025)
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17502. (a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President, United States Senator, and United States Representative.

(b) The elections official shall preserve the following records reflecting the appointment of precinct officials until 22 months from the date of any election.

(1) Precinct officers’ declaration of intention required by Section 12321.

(2) Precinct board member applications specified in Section 12300.

(3) Order appointing members of the several precinct boards and designating the polling places specified in Section 12286.

(4) Nominations for appointment to the precinct board by the county central committee of each qualified political party specified in Section 12306.

(5) Written orders appointing precinct board members or designating the polling place for the precinct pursuant to Section 12327.

(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 810, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2004.)

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