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HomeElections CodeDiv. 3Ch. 2§ 3112 Federal Vote By Mail Applications

§ 3112 Federal Vote By Mail Applications

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§ 3112 Federal Vote By Mail Applications

Key Takeaways

  • •If a federal law lets you vote by mail, your application works the same way as a state one.
  • •If a federal law says to send your vote-by-mail application to the Secretary of State, they will forward it to your home county.
  • •For military or overseas voters, the application goes to the county where their parent or guardian last lived in the U.S.

Example

A soldier stationed overseas wants to vote by mail in a U.S. election.

They fill out a federal vote-by-mail application. The Secretary of State sends it to the county where their parent last lived in the U.S., so they can get their ballot.

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§ 3112 Federal Vote By Mail Applications

Whenever by any statute of the United States, provision is made for vote by mail, an application for a vote by mail ballot made under that law may be given the same effect as an application for a vote by mail ballot made under this code. If, by any federal statute, provision is made for the transmission of applications for vote by mail status to the Secretary of State, he or she shall transmit the applications to the county elections official of the county in which the applicant claims residence, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in which the applicant’s parent or legal guardian resided when the parent or legal guardian last lived within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia. (Added by renumbering Section 3111 by Stats. 2012, Ch. 744, Sec. 16. (AB 1805) Effective January 1, 2013.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

vote by mailSecretary of Statecounty elections officialmilitary or overseas voter

Related Statutes

  • § 12103 Primary Election Notice Requirements
  • § 2160 Provisional Ballot Registration
  • § 2187 County Voter Registration Reports
  • § 6323 Republican Delegate Certification
  • § 6404 Nomination Paper Certification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 3112.
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