ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [12300. - 12327.]
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
§§ 12300–12327 · 21 sections
- § 12300 Any voter, or any individual who possesses the qualifications set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 12302, may file an application with the…
- § 12301 The persons appointed to serve as election officers for each precinct at any election shall constitute the precinct board for that precinct.
- § 12302 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a member of a precinct board shall be a voter of the state. The member may serve only in the precinct for…
- § 12303 (a) A person who cannot read or write the English language is not eligible to act as a member of any precinct board. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature…
- § 12304 (a) The composition of the precinct board shall be determined by the elections official based on election precinct size. The precinct board shall consist of a…
- § 12306 The county elections official of any county, in appointing members of the several precinct boards to serve in the direct primary and general elections under…
- § 12307 Upon filing the list of names and addresses of those who have been appointed members of the precinct board, the elections official shall immediately mail or…
- § 12309 (a) Following the appointment of members of precinct boards, the elections official shall instruct inspectors so appointed concerning their duties in…
- § 12309.5 (a) No later than June 30, 2005, the Secretary of State shall adopt uniform standards for the training of precinct board members, based upon the…
- § 12310 Each member of a precinct board shall receive compensation from the governing body of the jurisdiction. This sum shall be paid out of the treasury of the…
- § 12311 No public agency shall be required as the result of any assignment or transfer to pay the stipend of an election officer for services to any person other than…
- § 12312 A person shall not be suspended or discharged from any service or employment because of absence while serving as an election officer.
- § 12313 (a) If any member of a precinct board does not appear at the opening of the polls on the morning of an election, those voters present, including members of the…
- § 12314 The inspector may appoint a voter to replace any precinct board member who ceases to act or becomes incapacitated during the progress of an election.
- § 12315 If the inspector ceases to act, a majority of the remaining members of the precinct board may appoint a substitute.
- § 12316 In constituting precinct boards, the elections official may excuse persons appointed whom the elections official is satisfied ought to be excused.…
- § 12318 (a) Following the notification of the precinct board members appointed pursuant to Section 12307, the county elections official shall mail or deliver to the…
- § 12319 The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each person appointed as inspector a notice showing the precinct polling place and the voters…
- § 12320 No person is eligible to act as an election officer until the declaration required by Section 12321 has been signed.
- § 12321 (a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of inspector and shall return it to the elections official at…
- § 12327 (a) If the precinct board members for any precinct have not been appointed or cannot serve, or the polling place has not been designated prior to an election,…