§ 14298 Voter List Protection Rules

This law requires election officials to keep voter lists posted all day and to post notices that forbid anyone from marking, tearing, or tampering with those lists, making such actions a misdemeanor.

Key Takeaways

•Voter lists must stay posted for the entire voting period.
•Only precinct board members may mark or alter the lists.
•A clear notice must be posted warning that tampering is a misdemeanor.
•The same rule applies to electronic poll books, with a similar warning notice.

Example

A poll worker sees a voter trying to scribble over a neighbor's name on the posted voter list to hide who voted.

The law says only a board member can mark the list, and anyone who removes, tears, or marks it to hide voter info is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(a) The precinct board shall maintain at least one printed copy of the voter list posted during the whole time of voting. The copies of the voter list shall not be marked in any manner except by a member of the precinct board acting pursuant to Section 14294. (b) A member of the precinct board shall post a notice on each voter list that reads as follows: “This voter list shall not be marked in any manner except by a member of the precinct board acting pursuant to Section 14294. Any person who removes, tears, marks, or otherwise defaces this voter list with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, address, or political preference of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” (c) If an electronic poll book is used, a notice shall be posted near the electronic poll book that reads as follows: “This electronic roster shall not be operated in any manner except by a member of the precinct board acting pursuant to Section 14294. Any person who tampers with, manipulates, or otherwise operates or interacts with this device with the intent to falsify or prevent others from readily ascertaining the name, address, or political preference of any voter, or the fact that a voter has or has not voted, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 100, Sec. 3. (AB 1591) Effective January 1, 2022.)

This law requires election officials to keep voter lists posted all day and to post notices that forbid anyone from marking, tearing, or tampering with those lists, making such actions a misdemeanor.

Key Takeaways

•Voter lists must stay posted for the entire voting period.
•Only precinct board members may mark or alter the lists.
•A clear notice must be posted warning that tampering is a misdemeanor.
•The same rule applies to electronic poll books, with a similar warning notice.

Example

A poll worker sees a voter trying to scribble over a neighbor's name on the posted voter list to hide who voted.

The law says only a board member can mark the list, and anyone who removes, tears, or marks it to hide voter info is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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