§ 3023 Voter Guide Distribution Requirement

Elections Code·California

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•Every mail-in ballot must come with a voter guide.
•The guide must show a website where you can check if your mail-in or provisional ballot was counted.
•If you already got a voter guide, you won’t get another one with your ballot.

Example

You get a mail-in ballot for an election.

Inside the envelope, there should be a voter guide with a website link. You can use that link to see if your ballot was counted after you send it in.

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§ 3023 Voter Guide Distribution Requirement

Each ballot that is delivered pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a state voter information guide, unless the voter has already been provided a state voter information guide. The state voter information guide shall display the Internet Web site address for a voter to check the status of his or her vote by mail or provisional ballot. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 85, Sec. 1. (AB 1044) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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ballot state voter information guide Internet Web site address vote by mail provisional ballot

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 3023.

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