California Elections Code

§ 2119

ELEC § 2119 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (d) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 2170), the county elections official shall accept affidavits of registration at all times except during the 14 days immediately preceding an election, when registration shall cease for that election as to electors residing in the territory within which the election is held.

(b)Transfers of registration for an election may be made from one precinct to another precinct in the same county, from one county to another county, or for a residence address change within the same precinct at any time registration is in progress in the precinct or county to which the elector seeks to transfer. In lieu of executing a new affidavit of registration for a change of address, the county elections official shall accept a notice, a letter of the change of address signed by a voter as the voter is registered, or written notice. The former address shall be maintained with the voter record and the registration of the voter shall be immediately updated.

(c)If the reregistration or transfer is from one county to another county, the county elections official of the county in which the voter was formerly registered shall be notified and the registration of the voter shall be immediately updated.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 109, Sec. 3. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2025.