Jeff Gorell
- Republican
Author
Existing law provides for the conduct of elections generally. Existing law prohibits the use of a voting system for an election unless it has been approved as meeting specified criteria by the Secretary of State prior to the election. Existing law defines a voting system as any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used to cast or tabulate votes, or both. This bill would exempt from the definition of a "voting system" a ballot marking system. The bill would define a ballot marking system to mean a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software that is used for the sole purpose of marking a ballot for a special absentee voter and that is not connected to a voting system at any time. The bill would require the Secretary of State to study and adopt regulations governing the use of ballot marking systems. The bill would establish procedures to govern the approval of ballot marking systems by the Secretary of State. The bill would prohibit the use of a ballot marking system at an election until it has been approved by the Secretary of State as meeting prescribed criteria. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 694, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 5:45 p.m.
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6357.)
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6368.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 4756.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 16).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 3). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 5052.).
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 10).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1929 | HTML |
| 02/22/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/16/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/16/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/21/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/28/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/31/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/12 - Chaptered |
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