This law states that mail ballot elections must follow the rules outlined in Chapter 1 of Division 3, unless there are other specific guidelines in this chapter that apply.

This law requires that election officials start mailing out voter information guides and mail ballots no sooner than 29 days before an election. They must finish this mailing process by 10 days before the election.

This law says that election officials can send voters a notice letting them know that they have the option to return their completed ballots using certified or registered mail.

This law outlines the rules for returning mail-in ballots in California. Ballots must be returned to the elections office by 8 p.m. on election day. However, there is an exception: ballots sent via USPS or a private delivery service can be received up to three days after election day if postmarked by election day. If the postmark is missing or unreadable, the ballots must be date-stamped by the elections office upon receipt and must have been signed and dated by election day. A 'bona fide private mail delivery company' is defined as a courier service regularly delivering mail or packages.

This section outlines a process for asking voters if they want all future general district elections to be conducted entirely by mail. During the first such election conducted by mail, voters will see a question on the ballot asking if they support continuing with mailed ballots for all future elections. Voters will answer 'Yes' or 'No'.

If more than half of the voters choose 'Yes', then all future elections will be mail-based. If the majority vote 'No', the question can be asked again at later elections as described in another section.

This law explains how a district can decide if future general elections will solely use mail-in ballots. This can be triggered either by a resolution from the governing board or by a petition signed by at least 10% of the district's voters. It's only relevant to districts that have previously held all-mail ballot elections based on a board's decision.

This law allows the governing board in San Diego County to decide that their local elections align with either the statewide primary or general elections.

If these elections coincide with another election, specific rules for combining these elections will apply. Additionally, if an official's term would normally end in December of an odd year, that term may be extended until shortly after the new district election, or the official may step down once their successor is ready, based on the board's preference.

This law allows the governing board of the Marina County Water District in Monterey County, California, to decide that its general district elections can be held on the same day as statewide elections. If they do this, and the election is combined with another election, specific rules about how to manage that combination will apply.

Also, if the general district election coincides with a statewide election, officials whose terms would usually end in December of an odd-numbered year can either continue their roles a bit longer or end their terms earlier, once new officials are ready to take over.

This law allows districts in California to hold elections using only mailed ballots, regardless of the number of voters. The district's governing board must pass a resolution to do so. These elections can be combined with elections for other legislative or political areas as long as all the elections happen on the same day, cover the same or overlapping areas, and are conducted entirely by mail. If consolidating, the district must follow specific consolidation rules and meet any extra requirements for mail ballot elections. These elections can occur on specific dates as set by law or on alternative dates not established as regular election days.