(a)
When a new or updated voter registration record is received by the statewide voter registration system, the Secretary of State shall compare that voter registration record with records of deceased persons from the CDPH and records of persons who are currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony who are ineligible to vote, from the CDCR.
(b)
When the Secretary of State receives new records from the CDPH or from the CDCR, the records shall be compared to the voter registration records in the statewide voter registration system.
(c)
Upon identifying a potential match, the Secretary of State shall transmit notice of the potential match to the county elections official in the county in which the potential match is identified.
(d)
Upon receipt of a notice of potential match, the county elections official shall determine whether the registration record matches a record of a deceased person or person who is currently in state or federal prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony which renders that person ineligible to vote in accordance with Section
19061
. If a match is confirmed by the county elections official, the county elections official shall accept the potential match and that voter's record shall be cancelled.
(e)
When the Secretary of State receives a record of a voter with a federal felony conviction which renders them ineligible to vote, the record shall be forwarded to the county elections official of the voter's county of residence. The county elections official shall process the record in accordance with Section
19061
.
(f)
County elections officials shall process county death records in accordance with Elections Code section
2205
, and upon identifying a match with a voter's record shall submit any change in the registration record to the statewide voter registration system in accordance with Section
19061
.
(g)
County elections officials shall process county felony records in accordance with Elections Code section
2212
, and upon identifying a match with a voter's record shall submit any change in the registration record to the statewide voter registration system in accordance with Section
19061
.
Source
1. New section filed 8-27-2020; operative 8-27-2020 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(b)(3)
. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
11349.3
(a)
extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 35).
History
1. New section filed 8-27-2020; operative
8/27/2020
pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(b)(3)
. Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
11349.3
(a)
extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (
Register 2020, No. 35
).