{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"3016","citation":"Elec. Code, § 3016","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. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 22.5.   (SB 286)   Effective January 1, 2018.","effective":"2018-01-01","html":"<p>Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day, or go to a vote center established pursuant to Section <a href=\"/elec/4005\">4005</a>, or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, shall be issued a provisional ballot in accordance with Section <a href=\"/elec/14310\">14310</a> if neither of the conditions in subdivision (a) of Section <a href=\"/elec/3015\">3015</a> is satisfied.</p>","text":"Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day, or go to a vote center established pursuant to Section 4005, or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, shall be issued a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 14310 if neither of the conditions in subdivision (a) of Section 3015 is satisfied.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/vote-by-mail-application-and-voting-procedures-3016","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}