(a) The elections official shall let the contracts for publication, pursuant to Section 12106, of the list of polling places designated for each election precinct, and shall determine the rate to be paid for the publication of the list or any portion of the list.
(b) The publication rate shall be based on a common denominator of measurement for all newspapers and may be graduated according to circulation.
Contracts for the publication shall include the publication of the proper portion of the list of polling places and all other items relating to that portion required by law to be published.
(c) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 30. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)