Elections Code section 2172

(a)

The elections official shall cancel any duplicate voter registrations that may exist as a result of a conditional registration deemed effective and shall cancel the duplicate registrations in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2200).

(b)

If it appears that a registrant may have committed fraud within the meaning of Section 18560, the elections official shall immediately notify in writing both the district attorney and the Secretary of State.

Source: Section 2172, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=2172. (updated Jan. 1, 2013; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/elections_code_section_2172

Original Source: Section 2172, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=2172. (last accessed May 12, 2025).