Fong
Author
(1) Existing law makes the vote by mail ballot available to any registered voter. Existing law requires that those vote by mail ballots be received by the elections officials from whom they were obtained or by the precinct boards before the polls close on election day in order to be counted. Existing law authorizes certain local, special, or consolidated elections to be conducted wholly by mail, so long as specified conditions are satisfied. Existing law requires ballots cast in these vote by mail elections to be returned to the elections official from whom they were obtained no later than 8 p.m. on election day. This bill would, notwithstanding the above provisions, provide that any vote by mail ballot is timely cast if it is received by the voter's elections official no later than 3 days after election day, and either the ballot is postmarked on or before election day or, if the ballot has no postmark, a postmark with no date, or an illegible postmark, the vote by mail ballot identification envelope is signed and dated on or before election day. Because the bill would expand the duties of local elections officials, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law requires the elections official to prepare a certified statement of the results of the election and submit it to the governing body within 28 days of the election, except for specified elections. This bill would instead require the elections official to submit the certified statement of the results of the election to the governing body within 31 days of the election. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions. (4) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Assembly refused to concur in Senate amendments. (Ayes 47. Noes 29. Page 6820.)
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6787.)
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 31).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 5072.).
(Ayes 21. Noes 12. Page 5050.)
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to third reading.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Senate Rule 29.3(b) suspended. (Ayes 22. Noes 0. Page 4946.)
Ordered to third reading.
From consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 28).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1500.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 11).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
Read first time. To print.
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| 08/29/12 - Amended Senate |
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