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California Elections Code

§ 17

ELEC § 17 Effective Jan 1, 2017Div. 0.5 · Ch. 1

Statute text

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The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain administrative complaint procedures, pursuant to the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 21112), in order to remedy grievances in the administration of elections. The Secretary of State shall not require that the administrative remedies provided in the complaint procedures established pursuant to this section be exhausted in order to pursue any other remedies provided by state or federal law.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 81. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.

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