§ 12287 Candidate Residence Polling Ban

• •A candidate’s home cannot be chosen as a polling place.
• •The rule only matters for elections where that candidate’s name is on the ballot.
• •It helps keep voting fair and avoids giving any candidate an advantage.

Maria is running for city council. The city wants to use a nearby school as a polling place, but someone suggests using Maria’s house because it’s close.

Because Maria’s name will be on the ballot, the law stops the city from picking her house as a voting site.