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Elections Code § 14244

ARTICLE 3. Challenging a Voter

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 14244Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 58. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.

If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county, the person challenged shall be sworn to answer questions, and after having been sworn, a member of the precinct board shall ask that person: “Are you a resident of this precinct?” or in an election conducted using a voter center, “Are you a resident of the county?”; If the answer to the question is “Yes,” without significant qualification, no other questions shall be asked.