Cal Elec Code § 3021

Cal Elec Code § 3021.5

The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot by mail is seven days before the election. A voter may request an absentee ballot in person up until Election Day. After the close of the period for requesting a vote by mail ballot a voter unable to go to the polls because of illness, confinement or absence can request, under penalty of perjury, that a ballot be delivered. Out-of-state emergency responders can vote by mail or fax after the deadline to request a mail in ballot.