{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"3001","citation":"Elec. Code, § 3001","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING [3000. - 3123.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures [3000. - 3026.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-3/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 1.   (AB 2608)   Effective August 22, 2022.","effective":"2022-08-22","html":"<p>No later than 29 days before the day of the election, the county elections official shall begin mailing the materials required by Section <a href=\"/elec/3010\">3010</a>. The county elections official shall have five days to mail a ballot to each active registered voter by the 29th day before the day of the election and five days for each voter who registers to vote after that date. The county elections official shall not discriminate against any region or precinct in the county in choosing which ballots to mail first within the prescribed five-day mailing period.</p>","text":"No later than 29 days before the day of the election, the county elections official shall begin mailing the materials required by Section 3010. The county elections official shall have five days to mail a ballot to each active registered voter by the 29th day before the day of the election and five days for each voter who registers to vote after that date. The county elections official shall not discriminate against any region or precinct in the county in choosing which ballots to mail first within the prescribed five-day mailing period.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/vote-by-mail-application-and-voting-procedures-3001","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}