Every person is entitled to vote at a local, special, or consolidated election who is registered in any one of the precincts which compose the local, special, or consolidated election precincts, in accordance with this code.
General ProvisionsVoters and Procedure
Section § 10000
If you are registered to vote in any part of the area where a local, special, or combined election is taking place, you are allowed to vote in that election.
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Section § 10001
This law states that unless another law specifies differently, all statewide special elections in California should be organized and processed in the same way as general elections.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all statewide special elections shall be called, conducted, and canvassed as provided by this code for the calling, conducting, and canvassing of general elections.
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Section § 10002
This law allows a city or district to ask the county's board of supervisors for the county elections official to help conduct their election. The board of supervisors must approve this request. If a city wishes to use county services for election materials, they need to provide their precinct information at least 61 days before the election. The city or district must fully reimburse the county for any election services provided, unless another payment arrangement is made.
The governing body of any city or district may by resolution request the board of supervisors of the county to permit the county elections official to render specified services to the city or district relating to the conduct of an election. Subject to approval of the board of supervisors, these services shall be performed by the county elections official.
The resolution of the governing body of the city or district shall specify the services requested.
Any city that requests the board of supervisors to permit the elections official to prepare the city’s election materials shall, if the board of supervisors agrees to provide such services, supply the county elections official with a list of its precincts, or consolidated precincts, as applicable, no later than 61 days before the election.
Unless other arrangements satisfactory to the county have been made, the city or district shall reimburse the county in full for the services performed upon presentation of a bill to the city or district.
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Section § 10004
If a special district's leaders don't organize the regular election needed to choose board members, any voter can inform the county's board of supervisors. Once informed, the board can call a special election within the area. This special election must happen within 90 days and be run like a regular election. The district itself has to pay for the election costs.
If the governing body of any special district fails to call or to take any other steps necessary to the holding of the regular district election at which any member or members of the governing body of the district are to be selected, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, upon being notified of this fact by any voter in the district, may call a special election within the district for the selection of the governing board member or members involved. The election shall be held not later than 90 days after it is called by the board of supervisors, and shall be conducted in the same manner as the regular district election. The costs of the special election shall be borne by the district for which the election is held.
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Section § 10005
This law specifies that local governments in California cannot require people to show ID when voting or submitting ballots at polling places, vote centers, or other ballot locations, unless there is a specific state or federal law that mandates it. The term 'local government' includes any city or county, whether governed by charter or general law.
A local government shall not enact or enforce any charter provision, ordinance, or regulation requiring a person to present identification for the purpose of voting or submitting a ballot at any polling place, vote center, or other location where ballots are cast or submitted, unless required by state or federal law. For the purpose of this section, “local government” means any charter or general law city, charter or general law county, or any city and county.
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