In accordance with Elections Code section 15377, elections officials must provide to the Secretary of State the number of vote-by-mail ballots rejected, categorized according to the reason for the rejection, within 31 days of every election. Upon receipt of this information, for every election starting with the June 7, 2022, Primary Election, the Secretary of State will publish Vote-by-Mail Ballot Rejection Reason Reports.
Rejection reason data is provided by county elections officials to the Secretary of State through the VoteCal system. County elections officials can submit this data into the VoteCal system up to 60 days after an election. If additional information is provided by county elections officials, then the Secretary of State may provide a supplemental update.
November 8, 2022, General Election – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballot By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
June 7, 2022, Primary Election - Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballot By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
April 19, 2022, Assembly District 17 Special General Election (San Francisco County) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
April 5, 2022, Assembly District 11 Special Primary Election (Contra Costa, Sacramento, Solano Counties) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
April 5, 2022, Congressional District 22 Special Primary Election (Fresno, Tulare Counties) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
April 5, 2022, Assembly District 62 Special Primary Election (Los Angeles County) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
April 5, 2022, Assembly District 80 Special Primary Election (San Diego County) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
February 15, 2022, Assembly District 49 Special Primary Election (Los Angeles County) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
February 15, 2022, Assembly District 17, Special Primary Election (San Francisco County) – Rejected Vote-By-Mail Ballots By Reason Report (PDF) | (XLSM)
