Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally permits the public to observe the election process. Existing law requires the precinct board member to conduct certain election day procedures in the presence of all persons assembled at the polling place. Existing law requires the semifinal official canvass and official canvass to be open to the public. Existing law requires the processing of vote by mail ballot return envelopes and the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots to be open to the public. Existing law requires a recount to be conducted publicly. Existing law permits interested persons to participate in a public review and public hearing process for the certification or conditional approval of a ballot marking system. This bill would allow an international election observer, as defined, to be provided uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all stages of the election process that are open to the public. This bill would prohibit an international election observer from interfering with a voter in the preparation or casting of the voter's ballot, with a precinct board member of an elections official in the performance of his or her duties, or with the orderly conduct of an election.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 822, Statutes of 2016.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 5241.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 8).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 4678.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 27).
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 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2021 | HTML |
| 02/16/16 - Introduced | |
| 03/15/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/24/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/29/16 - Chaptered |
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