California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 2188.1

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 47. (AB 1020) Effective January 1, 2016. Operative September 26, 2016, when the Secretary of State issued the certification prescribed by Stats. 2015, Ch. 728, Sec. 88.

The Secretary of State may insert fictitious names of voters into the voter registration information database as an investigative and enforcement tool for determining inappropriate or unauthorized uses of voter registration information.

Cite this section

Cal. Elec. Code § 2188.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-2-voters/chapter-2-registration/article-5-roster/section-2188.1

Other sections in Article 5 - Roster

§ 2183§ 2184§ 2185§ 2187§ 2188§ 2188.1§ 2188.2§ 2188.3§ 2188.5§ 2189§ 2191§ 2193§ 2194§ 2194.1

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