Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Voter
registration information obtained from a source agency shall be used solely for
the following purposes:
(1) Election: for any
person to communicate with voters in connection with an election by means that
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(A) Communicating with voters for or against
any candidate or ballot measure in any election;
(B) Communicating with voters regarding the
circulation or support of, or opposition to, any recall, initiative, or
referendum petition;
(C) Surveying
voters in connection with any specific election campaign or specific potential
election campaign in which any voter registered to vote may vote;
(D) Surveying voters in connection with an
election-related exploratory committee;
(E) Soliciting contributions or services as
part of any election campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office or
any political party or in support of or opposition to any ballot measure,
initiative, or referendum petition.
(2) Scholarly: students working on theses,
professors researching voting patterns, and other academics involved in
research related to political or election activities.
(3) Journalistic: members of the press for
any purpose related to political or election activities.
(4) Political: for any person to communicate
with voters to influence public opinion related to political or election
activities. The content of such communications shall include, but shall not be
limited to: news and opinions of candidates, elections, education related to
political matters, political party developments, ballot measures, initiatives,
referendum positions, and related political matters.
(5) Governmental: Any request from a
governmental agency or for a use related to a governmental function by means
including, but not limited to:
(A) Encouraging
participation in the United States Census;
(B) Conducting any survey of opinions of
voters by any government agency or its contractors;
(C) Any official use by any local, state, or
federal governmental agency, which shall include use in connection with any
judicial proceeding or investigation involving or being conducted by any local,
state, or federal governmental agency.
(6) Record review: For any person to conduct
an audit of voter registration lists for election, scholarly, journalistic,
political, or governmental purposes. Record review includes, but is not limited
to, detecting voter registration fraud, evaluating voter registration
information accuracy, and evaluating compliance with applicable Federal and
California laws.
(7) Vendor: By any
vendor to compile and/or organize voter registration information for another
person's use consistent with this Article.
(b) Requests for voter registration
information for a purpose not specifically listed in subdivision (a), and not
prohibited by section
19004, shall be evaluated for
compliance with the Elections Code by the source agency.
(c) A source agency shall review each
application for compliance with the Elections Code and this Article independent
of decisions made on other applications.
1. Repealer
and new section filed 5-11-2022; operative 7-1-2022. Transmission deadline
specified in Government Code section
11346.4(b)
extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional
60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20 (Register 2022, No.
19).
Note: Authority cited: Section
2188.2,
Elections Code; and Sections
6254.4 and
12172.5,
Government Code. Reference: Sections
2188 and
2194,
Elections Code.
