Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 20941 - Automatic Updates to a Voter's Registration

If a voter's registration is automatically updated after the petition was circulated, the signature shall be included in a raw count and the signature shall be subject to signature verification if:

(a) The voter's address on the petition is the same as the address provided after the automatic update, and the effective date of the change is on or before the voter signed the petition. However, if the address on the petition is the same as the address provided after the automatic update, but the effective date of the change is after the voter signed the petition, the signature shall be included in a raw count, but the signature shall not be subject to signature verification.

(b) The voter's address on the petition is different from the address provided after the automatic update, and the effective date of the change is after the date the voter signed the petition. However, if the address on the petition is different from the address provided after the automatic update, but the effective date of the change is on or before the voter signed the petition, the signature shall be included in a raw count, but the signature shall not be subject to signature verification.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 20941

1. New section filed 3-15-2022; operative 3-15-2022 (Register 2022, No. 11).

Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code. Reference: 52 U.S.C. 20507; Sections 2220, 2221, 2222, 2223, 2224, 2225, 2226, 2227 and 2263, Elections Code; and Section 12172.5, Government Code.

1. New section filed 3-15-2022; operative 3/15/2022 (Register 2022, No. 11).