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Elections Code § 14244

ARTICLE 3. Challenging a Voter

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

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.