(a) The department, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall monitor the timeliness of the department’s transmittals to the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265.

(b) By the 10th day of each calendar month, the department shall provide to the Secretary of State, in a manner and method to be determined by the department in consultation with the Secretary of State, all of the following information concerning voter registration from the preceding month:

(1) The number of completed voter registration applications transmitted to the Secretary of State after the deadlines specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265, if any.

(2) The number of notices sent pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 2265.

(3) The reasons for any irregularities in the processing of records specified in subdivision (b) of Section 2265 or in the transmittal of any completed voter registration applications after the deadlines described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2265.

(c) Within 10 days of receipt, the Secretary of State shall publish the information described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) on its internet website.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 314, Sec. 14. (AB 796) Effective January 1, 2022.)