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HomeElections CodeDiv. 3Ch. 1§ 3016 Mail Voter Provisional Ballots

§ 3016 Mail Voter Provisional Ballots

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§ 3016 Mail Voter Provisional Ballots

Key Takeaways

  • •If you voted by mail but go to your polling place or vote center on election day, you can still vote with a provisional ballot if your mail ballot isn't counted yet.
  • •This only happens if your mail ballot wasn't received or processed by election officials.
  • •You can also do this at the elections office or their satellite offices where voting is allowed.

Example

You mailed your ballot but aren't sure if it arrived. On election day, you go to your polling place to vote in person.

If the workers can't confirm your mail ballot was counted, they'll let you vote with a provisional ballot so your vote still counts.

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§ 3016 Mail Voter Provisional Ballots

Vote by mail voters who return to the polling place designated for their home precincts on or before election day, or go to a vote center established pursuant to Section 4005, or to the office or satellite office of an elections official where voting is permitted, shall be issued a provisional ballot in accordance with Section 14310 if neither of the conditions in subdivision (a) of Section 3015 is satisfied. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 22.5. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Vote by mail votersprovisional ballotpolling placevote centerelections official

Related Statutes

  • § 3005 Small Precinct Mail Voting
  • § 11002 Recall Elections Officials Defined
  • § 11023 Recall Officer Response Requirements
  • § 13001 Election Expense Payment Rules
  • § 15000 Pre-Election Voting Machine Tests

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 3016.
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