Vote by mail ballots: telephone applications.

Existing law requires that application for a vote by mail voter's ballot be made in writing to the elections official having jurisdiction over the election during a specified period prior to the election, subject to specified exceptions. This bill would create an additional exception to this requirement by authorizing a local elections official to offer a voter the ability to apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone. The bill would require a telephone applicant for a vote by mail voter's ballot to provide specified information to the elections official. The bill would prohibit a person from applying for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone using the name of, or on behalf of, another person.