What permitted use means in practice
California voter registration information is not a general marketing list. Campaign use needs to stay tied to election-related purposes, the requester needs to fit an allowed category, and the downstream workflow needs to match that purpose.
CA Voter is designed around that constraint. The public site explains the workflow, but the actual voter-data product is gated because the intake and use case matter before anything else.
- Election-related campaign communication
- List preparation and internal campaign analysis
- Qualified candidates, committees, consultants, and political users
- No unrelated commercial use or public lookup workflow
Why access review exists
The access review is how the product stays tied to qualified campaign use rather than turning into a broad public data tool.
That review looks at the campaign, role, race, intended use, and whether the requester should be handling California voter registration information in the first place.
What CA Voter does not support
CA Voter does not support resale of voter data, unrelated advertising, harassment, publishing protected information, or any use that falls outside the permitted purpose tied to the underlying file.
The product is also not legal counsel. Campaigns still need to confirm their own compliance obligations before acting on voter data.
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Questions
Is this page legal advice?
No. This page is a product and workflow explanation, not legal advice. Campaigns should confirm their own compliance obligations.
Can a business use the voter file for unrelated marketing?
No. CA Voter is not for unrelated commercial use, public lookup, or resale of voter registration information.
Does CA Voter provide the voter file itself?
No. Campaigns bring voter data they are already qualified to use. CA Voter organizes and analyzes that data for permitted campaign workflows.
Does joining the waitlist guarantee access?
No. Waitlist submissions are reviewed for campaign fit, role, race, and intended use before access is approved.