Section 12316.
12316. In constituting precinct boards, the elections official may excuse persons appointed whom the elections official is satisfied ought to be excused. Substitutions may be made when any person appointed is excused or found disqualified or incompetent, until a final or amended list of election officers is sent to the inspector for that precinct. (Enacted […]
Section 12318.
12318. (a) Following the notification of the precinct board members appointed pursuant to Section 12307, the county elections official shall mail or deliver to the county central committee of each qualified political party a copy of the list, and the elections official may notify the same committee of any substitute appointments that are made until the […]
Section 12301.
12301. The persons appointed to serve as election officers for each precinct at any election shall constitute the precinct board for that precinct. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 12319.
12319. The elections official shall immediately mail or deliver to each person appointed as inspector a notice showing the precinct polling place and the voters appointed to serve as election officers in that precinct. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 1997.)
Section 12302.
12302. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a member of a precinct board shall be a voter of the state. The member may serve only in the precinct for which his or her appointment is received. (b) (1) In order to provide for a greater awareness of the elections process, the rights and responsibilities of […]
Section 12320.
12320. No person is eligible to act as an election officer until the declaration required by Section 12321 has been signed. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
Section 12303.
12303. (a) A person who cannot read or write the English language is not eligible to act as a member of any precinct board. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that non-English-speaking citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote. Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made to minimize obstacles to non-English-speaking citizens voting […]
Section 12321.
12321. (a) (1) Each inspector shall sign a declaration of intention to faithfully discharge the duties of inspector and shall return it to the elections official at least 15 days before election day or the first day of service at a vote center. If the inspector fails or refuses to sign and file the declaration, the elections […]
Section 12304.
12304. (a) The composition of the precinct board shall be determined by the elections official based on election precinct size. The precinct board shall consist of a minimum of one inspector and two clerks. Additional clerk positions may be allocated in proportion to the number of registered voters within the precinct. (b) This section shall become operative […]
Section 12327.
12327. (a) If the precinct board members for any precinct have not been appointed or cannot serve, or the polling place has not been designated prior to an election, the county elections official shall, by written order, immediately appoint the precinct board members or designate the polling place for the precinct, as the case may require, […]