A member of each precinct board shall cause the following voting information to be publicly posted at each polling place:

(a) A sample version of the ballot that will be used for the election.

Terms Used In California Elections Code 14200

  • Election: means any election including a primary that is provided for under this code. See California Elections Code 318
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Polling place: means a location where a voter casts a ballot and includes the following terms, as applicable: poll, polling location, and vote center. See California Elections Code 338.5
  • Precinct: means a geographical area within a county that is made up of voters and is formed pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 12. See California Elections Code 338.6
  • precinct board: means the board appointed by the elections official to serve at a vote center. See California Elections Code 339

(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 federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq.).

(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.

(g) Information regarding the languages other than English in which members of the precinct board can assist voters. The information shall be provided in all of the languages other than English spoken by the members.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 845, Sec. 8.5. (AB 918) Effective January 1, 2018.)