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California Code, Elections Code - ELEC § 12321

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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 least 15 days before election day or the first day of service at a vote center. If the inspector fails or refuses to sign and file the declaration, the elections official shall appoint a substitute who shall make and file the application.

(2) The declaration of an inspector and each of the declarations of other members of the precinct board provided for in this article shall be signed in the presence of a witness and shall be as binding on the signer as would be an oath of office.

(3) The declaration of an inspector shall be in substantially the following form:

State of California

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County of ______________________

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ss.

    I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of inspector for * * * polling place or vote center__________ for the election to be held on __________, 20__.

____________________________________________________________.

    Signed in the presence of ________________________________________________________________________

(Signature)

on __________, 20__.

(b) Before entering upon the performance of duties, each of the precinct board members, other than the inspector, shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of an election officer. The declaration shall be signed before any member of the precinct board. The form for each of the declarations shall be provided in the roster for the polling place. The declaration of the precinct board member shall be in substantially the following form:

State of California

)

County of ______________________

)

ss.

    I do hereby solemnly declare that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and that I will to the best of my ability, faithfully discharge the duties of precinct board member for * * * polling place or vote center__________ for the election to be held on __________, 20__.

____________________________________________________________.

    Signed in the presence of ________________________________________________________________________

(Signature)

on __________, 20__.

(c) Any precinct board member may administer and certify oaths required to be administered during the progress of an election. This authorization shall include the power to give any type of oath required of a public employee. There shall be no fee or charge for administering an oath.

(d) In lieu of signing and returning the declaration of the inspector, as provided in this chapter, the county elections official may require the inspector to sign the declaration for an election and before entering upon the performance of these duties.

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