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As new functionality is added to the statewide voter registration database, known as VoteCal, the Secretary of State provides new and/or updated guidance documents to county elections officials to provide counties with direction and processes to effectively use the VoteCal system. 

Listed below are the VoteCal guidance documents:

  • Ballot Processing (PDF)
  • Ballot Tracking (PDF)
  • California New Motor Voter (PDF)
  • Conditional Voter Registration (PDF)
  • Confidential Voters (PDF)
  • COVR with No Signature and Affidavit with Incomplete Information (PDF)
  • DMV Change of Address (PDF)
  • EMS Messages (PDF)
  • Jury Wheel (PDF)
  • National Change of Address (NCOA) (PDF)
  • Official List (PDF)
  • Pre-Registration (PDF)
  • Push Voter (PDF)
  • PVRDR (PDF)
  • Report of Registration (PDF)
  • Sync Check (PDF)
  • Updating Voter Registration Dates (PDF)
  • VoteCal COVR (PDF)
  • Voter Information Guide (PDF)

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