DIVISION 17. RETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF ELECTION RECORDS [17000. - 17603.]

Division 17 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 17000–17603 · 20 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. Affidavits of Registration and Voter Registration Indexes §§ 17000–17001 · 2 sections

   • § 17000 (a) The elections official shall preserve all canceled original affidavits of registration for a period of five years, after which they may be destroyed by…
   • § 17001 The elections official shall keep a copy of the roster described in Section 2183 on file as a public record for election, political research, and governmental…
2. CHAPTER 2. Nomination Documents § 17100 · 1 section

   • § 17100 (a) All nomination documents and signatures in lieu of filing fee petitions filed in accordance with this code shall be held by the officer with whom they are…
3. CHAPTER 3. Initiative and Referendum Petitions § 17200 · 1 section

   • § 17200 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), elections officials required by law to receive or file in their offices any initiative or referendum petition shall…
4. CHAPTER 4. Precinct Supplies and Ballots §§ 17300–17306 · 7 sections

   • § 17300 (a) (1) The elections official shall preserve all rosters or combined rosters and voter lists as provided for in Section 14107, if applicable, until five years…
   • § 17301 (a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice…
   • § 17302 (a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17301. An election is not deemed a…
   • § 17303 (a) The following provisions apply to those elections in which candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President,…
   • § 17304 (a) The following provisions apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17303. An election is not deemed a state or…
   • § 17305 (a) The following provisions apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice President,…
   • § 17306 (a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17305. An election is not deemed a…
5. CHAPTER 5. Recall Petitions § 17400 · 1 section

   • § 17400 (a) The elections official shall preserve in that person’s office all recall petitions filed for eight months after the results of the election for which the…
6. CHAPTER 6. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 17501–17506 · 4 sections

   • § 17501 Following each general election, the county elections official shall file copies of all precinct maps with the Secretary of State. If there is no change in the…
   • § 17502 (a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice…
   • § 17503 (a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17502. An election is not deemed a…
   • § 17506 (a) The elections official shall preserve the list of new resident voters voting pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3400) of Division 3 for 22…
7. CHAPTER 7. Preservation of Electronic Data §§ 17600–17603 · 4 sections

   • § 17600 For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Ballot image” means an electronically captured or generated image of a…
   • § 17601 (a) The following provisions shall apply to those elections where candidates for one or more of the following offices are voted upon: President, Vice…
   • § 17602 (a) The following provisions shall apply to all state or local elections not provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 17601. An election is not deemed a…
   • § 17603 (a) Certified voting technology equipment and components that are at the end of lifecycle may be securely disposed of or destroyed with the written approval of…