Cal. Government Code - GOV § 12240. Section 12240.
Whenever an appropriation is made by the Legislature for the purpose, the Secretary of State shall compile, publish, and distribute a roster of the State and local public officials of California.
ARTICLE 5. Roster of Public Officials [12240. - 12242.]
Cal. Government Code - GOV 5.
in effectCal. Government Code - GOV § 12241. Section 12241.
The Secretary of State shall cause the roster to be printed and shall distribute copies free of charge, as follows: To the Governor, 50 copies; to the Lieutenant Governor, 30 copies; to each member of the Senate and to each member of the Assembly, 30 copies; to each elective State officer, each head of a State department, each county clerk, each public library upon request, each Governor and each Secretary of State of a State of the United States, one copy. The remaining copies may be distributed, singly and free of charge to any person requesting them.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 12242. Section 12242.
No more than 120 days after each general election, the governing body of each city, county, or city and county, or their delegated local entity, including, but not limited to, the office of the city clerk or the office of the county administrator, shall submit to the Secretary of State by electronic means an updated list of local elected or appointed officials for publication in the roster of public officials, as described in Section 12240.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026