Existing law requires an elections official, upon receipt of a properly executed affidavit of registration, to mail the voter a specified notice regarding his or her status as a registered voter.

This bill would require an elections official, on or before July 1, 2008, to establish procedures to permit a voter to confirm that he or she is registered to vote in the county and to make this information accessible through the county’s elections division Internet Web site. The bill would require an elections official whose county does not have an elections division Internet Web site, to instead establish a toll-free telephone number to permit a voter to confirm that he or she is registered to vote in the county. By imposing new duties on elections officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.