California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 7 - Secretary of State
Chapter 1 - Voter Registration
Article 2.5 - Statewide Voter Registration System
Section 19088 - Voter Information Guide

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 19088

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Prior to beginning the process for the mailing of the state Voter Information Guide (VIG) for a statewide election, the county elections official shall:

(1) Conduct a synchronization check pursuant to Section 19083; and

(2) Verify that all active precincts have voters assigned to that election.

(b) Between 60 days and 50 days before the election, the county elections official shall notify the Secretary of State in writing that the county is ready for the initial state VIG mailing list of voters registered 60 days before the election to be extracted from the statewide voter registration system and for the Secretary of State to mail the state VIG to the registered voter households in the county elections official's county.

(c) Between 29 days and 27 days before the election, the Secretary of State shall extract an additional VIG mailing list of voters registered after the 60th day before the election from the statewide voter registration system and the Secretary of State shall mail the state VIG to those additional registered voter households in the county elections official's county.

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).

Note: Authority cited: Section 12172.5, Government Code; and Sections 10 and 2168, Elections Code. Reference: 52 U.S.C. Section 21083.

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