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Have you ever wondered about how we secure elections here in California?
That's a fair question.
Security has always been at the heart of what California election officials do,
which is why the state and each county has measures in place to ensure security in all phases of the election process.
Most people don't see the behind-the-scenes work that makes it happen.
But today, we're giving you a peek.
Let's start with voter registration, which is a security measure in itself.
Registration ensures that only those meeting state eligibility requirements are able to vote,
and helps keeps track of who has cast a ballot in an election.
In California, if a voter shows up on election day and believes they are eligible and registered to vote but, for example,
their name does not appear on the registration list, that voter can cast a provisional ballot.
Once you're registered, elections officials go to great lengths to keep your data safe.
Any time you register to vote or re-register, you will receive a notice in the mail confirming your registration information
only authorized personnel have access to the voter registration database
All database traffic is monitored.
Routine backups ensure all data can be restored if any unexpected modifications are made.
You can check your voter registration status anytime at VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov
Now to the heart of the election process - voting.
U.S. elections are conducted independently across thousands of local jurisdictions,
which means there's no single point of access.
In California, elections are conducted independently by each of our 58 counties and overseen by the Secretary of State.
If something does happen on or near election day,
county elections officials have back-up plans in place to make sure voters can still cast their ballots.
These plans cover everything from voter registration list back-ups
to moving of poll locations due to natural disaster or power failure.
A good deal of care is taken to ensure voting equipment is safe, too.
Every voting system must be tested and certified for use by the Secretary of State's office.
When it isn't being used, voting equipment is stored in a facility accessible only to trained election personnel.
Before voting starts, each piece of voting equipment is put through logic and accuracy tests
to make sure ballots will be counted correctly. The public is invited to observe these tests.
There are constant routine tests, audits and reviews of election equipment leading up to an election.
What about the folks who vote by mail?
Well, these ballots are protected by state rules and procedures that determine how they must be handled.
While steps are taken to ensure that mail ballots are as private as those cast inside a polling place,
mailed envelopes must be signed so that the signature is matched with the signature on file.
Such signature requirements let election officials make sure these ballots have been filled out by the correct voter.
Now to counting those results.
In California, every ballot is either paper or cast on an electronic machine that must have a voter verifiable paper audit trail.
Machines are NOT connected to the internet,
or to each other
and are operated in accordance with state guidelines.
When the polls close on Election Night, election personnel collect vote counts from each machine and report results to election headquarters.
The votes are tabulated at election headquarters
before they're reported to the Secretary of State's office.
Although we may know who won an election within a few hours,
results are not official until the vote is certified by the election office.
That happens once the office verifies the ballots from each precinct,
early voting,
absentee voting,
uniformed and overseas citizen ballots,
and provisional ballots.
These ballots are kept in a secure location as required by law.
County elections officials perform a random post-election audit of at least
1 percent of the state's total votes cast to validate results.
This manual hand count verifies the accuracy of voting tabulation machines.
Once all records are confirmed, election results become official.
So you see?
There's a lot that goes into keeping our elections secure.
But it's worth it
it means ensuring the voices of California citizens are always heard.
To learn more, visit the California Secretary of the State's website at SOS.CA.GOV.
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