California § 12287.5 - A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections
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§ 12287.5. A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections
A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections officials determine that it has the registered address of a person who is required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act. Elections officials shall, not more than 60 days prior to designating a single-family residence as a polling place, use the Meganâs Law Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice to determine if the residence has the registered address of a sex offender. In accordance with subdivision (k) of Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, an elections official who is required to register as a sex offender shall be prohibited from accessing the Meganâs Law public Internet Web site.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12287.5 ("A single-family residence shall not be designated as a polling place if elections") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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