SECTIONS 14200-14203 - California Statutes

ELECTIONS CODE

SECTION 14200-14203

14200. A member of each precinct board shall cause the following
voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place on the
day of each election:
(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for the
election.
(b) Information regarding the date of the election and the hours
during which polling places will be open.
(c) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and
how to cast a provisional ballot.
(d) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first-time voters
under Section 303(b) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (P.L.
107-252).
(e) General information on voting rights under applicable federal
and state laws, including information on the right of an individual
to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the
appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been
violated.
(f) General information on federal and state laws regarding
prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation as they pertain
to elections.

14201. (a) (1) The precinct board shall post, in a conspicuous
location in the polling place, at least one facsimile copy of the
ballot with the ballot measures and ballot instructions printed in
Spanish. Facsimile ballots shall also be printed in other languages
and posted in the same manner if a significant and substantial need
is found by the elections official.
(2) In those counties which are required under the provisions of
the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as extended by Public Law
94-73, to furnish ballots in other than the English language, the
posting of the facsimile ballot in that particular language shall not
be required.
(3) This subdivision shall remain in effect until the Secretary of
State makes the determinations and findings required by this
section.
(b) In counties where the Secretary of State has determined that
it is appropriate, each precinct board shall post, in a conspicuous
location in the polling place, at least one facsimile copy of the
ballot with the ballot measures and ballot instructions printed in
Spanish. If the Secretary of State determines that it is appropriate
to post the election materials in Spanish in only certain precincts
in the county, the material shall be posted in the polling places
situated in those precincts. Facsimile ballots shall also be printed
in other languages and posted in the same manner if a significant and
substantial need is found by the Secretary of State.
(c) In determining whether it is appropriate to post the election
materials in Spanish or other languages, the Secretary of State shall
determine the number of residents of voting age in each county and
precinct who are members of a single language minority, and who lack
sufficient skills in English to vote without assistance. If the
number of these residents equals 3 percent or more of the voting age
residents of a particular county or precinct, or in the event that
interested citizens or organizations provide the Secretary of State
with information which gives the Secretary of State sufficient reason
to believe a need for the furnishing of facsimile ballots, the
Secretary of State shall find a need to post at least one facsimile
copy of the ballot with the ballot measures and ballot instructions
printed in Spanish or other applicable language in the affected
polling places.
(d) The Secretary of State shall make the determinations and
findings set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c) by January 1 of each
year in which the Governor is elected.
(e) In those precincts where ballots printed in a language other
than English are available for use by the voters at the polls, the
posting of a facsimile ballot in that particular language shall not
be required.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that non-English-speaking
citizens, like all other citizens, should be encouraged to vote.
Therefore, appropriate efforts should be made on a statewide basis to
minimize obstacles to voting by citizens who lack sufficient skill
in English to vote without assistance.

14202. (a) Before opening the polls, the precinct board shall post
in separate, convenient places at or near the polling place, and of
easy access to the voters, not less than two of the copies of the
index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct.
(b) In any county in which tabulating equipment is used to produce
the index of registration, the copies of the index posted pursuant
to this section shall be by street addresses in numerical order,
unless otherwise provided by Section 2192.

14203. The precinct officer shall post the signs required by
Section 14106 in plain view within each voting booth or compartment
whenever an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026.