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DIVISION 3. VOTE BY MAIL VOTING, NEW RESIDENT, AND NEW CITIZEN VOTING 3000-3503›CHAPTER 5. New Residents Application and Voting Procedures 3400-3408

§ 3403

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The envelope into which a new resident is to place the ballot shall bear upon its face the name and official title of the county elections official and upon the other side a printed affidavit in substantially the following form:

State of CaliforniaCounty of ⎱ ⎰ ss.
I, ________, declare that I am a citizen of the United States, that on the day of the next election for federal offices shall be at least 18 years of age, a resident of this state prior to the election, and am a resident of the City or Town of ________, County of ________, State of California; I have not voted, nor shall I cast a vote on a ballot from the state from which I have removed. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.
(Date)(Signature)(Residence address)

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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