Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 17000 — Affidavits of Registration and Voter Registration Indexes
Cal. Elec. Code § 17000
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) The elections official shall preserve all canceled original affidavits of registration for a period of five years, after which they may be destroyed by that officer.
Citator
Cal. Elec. Code § 17000 — Affidavits of Registration and Voter Registration Indexes is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) The elections official shall preserve all canceled original affidavits of registration for a period of five years, after which they may be destroyed by that officer.
(b) In lieu of preserving the canceled original affidavit of registration, the elections official may, by filming or other suitable method, record the canceled affidavit and destroy the affidavit following the first general election after the date of cancellation.