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DIVISION 14. ELECTION DAY PROCEDURES 14000-14443›CHAPTER 3. Procedures at Polls 14200-14313›ARTICLE 3. Challenging a Voter 14240-14253

§ 14244

California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted using a voter center, not a resident of the county, the person challenged shall be sworn to answer questions, and after having been sworn, a member of the precinct board shall ask that person: “Are you a resident of this precinct?” or in an election conducted using a voter center, “Are you a resident of the county?”; If the answer to the question is “Yes,” without significant qualification, no other questions shall be asked.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 58. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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