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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The Secretary of State shall include in the state voter information guide the information specified in subdivision (a) of Section 9083.5, including a statement explaining that a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference may not vote in a political party's primary election unless the political party has authorized a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in its primary election.
(b) The Secretary of State shall make all of the following information available on the Secretary of State's Internet Web site:
(1) A statement that a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference may vote in a political party's partisan primary election if the political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the next ensuing partisan primary election.
(2) The name of each political party that authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the partisan primary election.
(3) A statement that a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference may request the ballot of one of the political parties that authorizes a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in the partisan primary election.
(c) A county elections official shall include all of the information described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) in the nonpartisan county voter information guide prepared pursuant to Section 13300 and shall make the information available on the official's Internet Web site. In addition, the county elections official shall send an email to the email address of a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference notifying the voter that he or she may request a political party's ballot at the next ensuing partisan primary election if the political party has so authorized. The county elections official shall also provide the notice to a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference by text message if the voter has provided written consent to receive text messages from the county elections official.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Elections Code - ELEC § 13501 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/elections-code/elec-sect-13501/
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