California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3005

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 4. (AB 2608) Effective August 22, 2022.
(a)Whenever, on the 88th day before the election, there are 250 or less persons registered to vote in any precinct, the elections official may furnish each voter with a vote by mail ballot along with a statement that there will be no polling place for the election. The elections official shall also notify each voter of the location of the two nearest polling places in the event the voter chooses to return the ballot on or before election day.
(b)A precinct shall not be divided in order to conform to this

section.

Cite this section

Cal. Elec. Code § 3005 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-3-vote-by-mail-voting-new-resident-and-new-citizen-voting/chapter-1-vote-by-mail-application-and-voting-procedures/section-3005

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Vote by Mail Application and Voting Procedures

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