Ben Hueso
- Democratic
Author
Existing law generally requires all state, county, municipal, district, and school district elections be held on an established election date. Existing law also establishes certain dates for statewide elections. Existing law requires any state, county, municipal, district, and school district election held on a statewide election date to be consolidated with a statewide election, except as provided. This bill, commencing January 1, 2018, would prohibit a political subdivision, as defined, from holding an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resulted in voter turnout for a regularly scheduled election in that political subdivision being at least 25% less than the average voter turnout within the political subdivision for the previous 4 statewide general elections, except as specified. This bill would require a court to implement appropriate remedies upon a violation of this prohibition. The bill would authorize a voter who resides in a political subdivision where a violation is alleged to file an action in superior court to enforce this prohibition, and it would allow a prevailing plaintiff other than the state or political subdivision to collect a reasonable attorney's fee and litigation expenses, as provided.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 235, Statutes of 2015.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 12. Page 2048.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 2426.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 1).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 13. Page 927.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 723.) (April 21).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Set for hearing April 21.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB415 | HTML |
| 02/25/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/06/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/15/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/28/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/23/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/19/15 - Enrolled | |
| 09/01/15 - Chaptered |
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