Elections Division
Voter Registration: Postal Registration of Voters and Overseas Citizens Registration and Voting
The Secretary of State has submitted proposed regulations to the Office of Administrative Law, which provide updates to the existing regulations pertaining to postal registration of voters and overseas citizens registration and voting.
The proposed text of the regulations is available for a 45-day public comment period from Friday, June 28, 2024, through Monday, August 12, 2024.
- Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action (PDF)
- Text of Proposed Regulations (PDF)
- Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
Ballot Counting
The Secretary of State submitted proposed regulations to the Office of Administrative Law related to the counting of ballots. The regulations provide California jurisdictions a clear, concise path for conducting a manual count of ballots. The final rulemaking file was submitted for review to the Office of Administrative Law on May 16, 2024. On June 27, 2024, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Ballot Counting regulations, which were effective upon filing with the Secretary of State's Office.
- Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action (PDF)
- Text of Proposed Regulations (PDF)
- Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
- County Clerk/Registrar of Voters (CC/ROV) Memorandum #23049 - Regulations: Public Hearing: Notice Regarding Ballot Counting (PDF)
- Form-399: Economic and Fiscal Impact Statement (PDF)
- Notice of Modification of Proposed Regulations (PDF)
- Amended Proposed Text of Regulations (PDF)
- Addendum to Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
- Second Notice of Modification of Proposed Text of Regulations (PDF)
- Second Amended Proposed Text of Regulations (PDF)
- Second Addendum to Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
- U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Glossary of Election Terminology (July 16, 2021) (PDF)
- Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
