Elections Code section 15006
(a)
(1)The Attorney General shall provide guidance and information to county elections officials regarding how elections officials, precinct boards, election workers, and election volunteers should respond to requests by an agent of a law enforcement agency to access areas where ballots are cast, handled, processed, counted, tabulated, tallied, audited, or recounted.(2)
The Attorney General shall publish and provide guidance to managers of election sites regarding how to respond to requests by an agent of a law enforcement agency to access areas where ballots are cast, handled, processed, counted, tabulated, tallied, audited, or recounted.(b)
The guidance and information provided pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be developed in consultation with the Secretary of State, be consistent with federal and state law, and aim to ensure that all voting locations remain safe and accessible to all voters.(c)
For the purposes of this section, “law enforcement agency” means all of the following:(1)
Any law enforcement agency, department, or other entity of the state or any political subdivision thereof, that employs any peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(2)
Any law enforcement agency of another state.(3)
Any federal law enforcement agency.
Source:
Section 15006, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=15006. (updated May 27, 2026; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).
