CA AB331

Specifies that election officials' duties to count votes, certify election results, and submit results to the Secretary of State are ministerial and nondiscretionary, meaning officials cannot refuse to perform them

Requires the Secretary of State to notify the district attorney or Attorney General if an elections official fails to certify election results, and authorizes the Secretary of State to assist the county official in completing their duties

Mandates that the Secretary of State and county elections officials prepare voter information guides specifically formatted for county jail facilities and deliver them to registered voters incarcerated in those facilities for each primary and general election

Expands existing election fraud law to make it a crime to display an envelope (in addition to containers) to deceive voters into casting ballots in unofficial ballot return materials, punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or 16 months to 3 years imprisonment

Declares that governing bodies' duties to declare election winners and measure results are ministerial and nondiscretionary