4. Information That Can Be Found on Our Website
• Statement of Votes Cast Report – Information provided includes number of votes cast broken down by precinct, number of registered voters in a particular precinct, voter turnout percentages, etc. This report is free of charge and can be found on the Elections page of the Registrar of Voters website after the canvass has been completed. • Polling place look-up tool – Assists voters in finding their correct polling location by gathering their address information. This tool provides the voters with a map and directions to their polling place as well as the County Voter Information Guide (VIG) for their specified area. • Mail Ballot Return Statistics Report – Displays the number of mail ballots that have been issued and returned for the election. The data presented on this report is updated daily and may fluctuate as additional mail ballot applications are received and voted mail ballots are processed. • District look-up tool – Used to search district boundaries, precinct numbers, and voter registration totals. This tool can be used by searching an exact address or by looking up the entire district. • Weekly report of registration – Every Sunday, the Registrar of Voters publishes a weekly report of registration. This report lists the number of voters for each party for all political jurisdictions in the County. • Candidate List – A list of all candidates who have issued and/or filed their candidacy documents. This list is posted on a daily basis during the candidate filing period.
Restrictions on the Use of Voter Information
Per confidentiality laws of 1995, voter information is confidential. However, there are specific permissible exceptions to the law. The California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Division 7, Chapter 1, Article 1, §§ 19001-19013 specifies permissible uses for any data obtained from voter registration files. Permissible usage includes direct election campaigning, surveys in conjunction with an election campaign, and distribution of information of a political nature. Data obtained from voter registration or election files may not be sold, leased, loaned, reproduced, or given to another party without receiving written authorization to do so from the Secretary of State or the Registrar of Voters. Prohibited usage includes commercial purposes and solicitations of contributions or services for any purpose other than on behalf of a candidate or political party, or in support of or opposition to a ballot measure.
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