California Elections Code ARTICLE 3 - Challenging a Voter

• Section 14240.
  (a) A person offering to vote may be orally challenged within the polling place only by a member of the precinct board upon any or all...
• Section 14241.
  A piece of mailed matter returned undelivered by the post office shall not be accepted or used as evidence upon which to initiate a challenge...
• Section 14242.
  The ground for challenge set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 14240 shall not apply to any person duly registered as a...
• Section 14243.
  If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not the person whose name appears on the roster, a member...
• Section 14244.
  If the challenge is on the ground that the person seeking to vote is not a resident of the precinct, or in an election conducted...
• Section 14245.
  If the challenge is on the ground that the person challenged has already cast a ballot for this election, a member of the precinct board...
• Section 14246.
  If the challenge is on the ground either that the person challenged is not the person whose name appears on the roster, or that he...
• Section 14247.
  Challenges of voters that they are not residents of the precinct or citizens of the United States shall be tried and determined by the precinct...
• Section 14248.
  Before administering an oath to a person regarding his or her place of residence, a member of the precinct board shall read to the person...
• Section 14249.
  If any person challenged refuses to take the oaths tendered, or refuses to be sworn and to answer the questions concerning the matter of residence,...
• Section 14250.
  The precinct board, in determining the place of residence of any person, shall be governed by the rules set forth in Article 2 (commencing with...
• Section 14251.
  Any doubt in the interpretation of the law shall be resolved in favor of the challenged voter.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
• Section 14252.
  The precinct board shall compile a list showing all of the following:(a) The name and address of each person challenged.(b) The name, address, and any other identification...
• Section 14253.
  In the event that the precinct board determines that persistent challenging of voters is resulting in a delay of voting sufficient to cause voters to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018