California Elections Code

§ 3020

ELEC § 3020 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any vote by mail ballot cast under this division shall be timely cast if it is received by the voter’s elections official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than seven days after election day and either of the following is satisfied:

(1)The ballot is postmarked on or before election day or is time stamped or date stamped by a bona fide private mail delivery company on or before election day, or it is otherwise indicated by the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 312, Sec. 5. (AB 37) Effective January 1, 2022.