California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 3116.5

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 906, Sec. 3. (AB 1013) Effective January 1, 2019. Operative on or after January 1, 2020, as prescribed by its own provisions.
(a)A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast his or her ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system.
(b)This section does not apply to a county when conducting an all-mailed ballot election pursuant to Section 4005.
(c)This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020, or one year after the date on which the Secretary of State certifies a remote accessible vote by mail system pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Division 19, whichever is later.

Cite this section

Cal. Elec. Code § 3116.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/elec/division-3-vote-by-mail-voting-new-resident-and-new-citizen-voting/chapter-2-military-and-overseas-voters-application-and-voting-procedures/section-3116.5

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Military and Overseas Voters Application and Voting Procedures

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