{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-15105","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 15105","heading":"","body":"Challenges to a vote by mail voter may be made for the same reasons as those made against a voter voting at a polling place. In addition, a challenge may be entered on the grounds that the ballot was not received within the time provided by this code or that a person is currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony. All challenges shall be made prior to the opening of the identification envelope of the challenged vote by mail voter.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 15. SEMIFINAL OFFICIAL CANVASS, OFFICIAL CANVASS, RECOUNT, AND TIE VOTE PROCEDURES [15000. - 15702.]","CHAPTER 2. Vote by Mail Ballot Processing [15100. - 15112.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"d79933767881b204f46535aa97ddb0a3c03e5fdfcdabc14f3595a9da740971b2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-15104","next":"us-ca/elec-15106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}