Elections Code section 3116.5

(a)

A county elections official shall permit a military or overseas voter to cast his or her ballot using a certified remote accessible vote by mail system.

(b)

This section does not apply to a county when conducting an all-mailed ballot election pursuant to Section 4005.

(c)

This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020, or one year after the date on which the Secretary of State certifies a remote accessible vote by mail system pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 19280) of Division 19, whichever is later.

Source: Section 3116.5, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=3116.­5.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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