Mike McGuire
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 2
Author
Existing law requires an elections official, upon receipt of a vote by mail ballot, to compare the signature on the identification envelope with either the signature appearing on the voter's affidavit of registration, or the signature appearing on a form issued by an elections official that contains the voter's signature and that is part of the voter's registration record. Existing law prohibits, if the elections official determines that the signatures do not compare, the elections official from opening the identification envelope and counting the ballot. This bill would eliminate the prohibition on counting the ballot and would instead require the elections official to follow specified procedures to notify the voter and allow the voter an opportunity to verify his or her signature before certification of the election. The bill would also make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. By increasing the duties of local election officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 446, Statutes of 2018.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 11. Page 5874.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Urgency clause adopted.
Ordered to third reading.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 25. Page 6600.) Ordered to the Senate.
Reconsideration granted.
Motion to reconsider made by Assembly Member Mullin.
Read third time. Urgency clause refused adoption. (Ayes 53. Noes 24. Page 6514.)
Read third time and amended. (Ayes 53. Noes 25. Page 6294.)
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 8).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 27).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
June 13 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 4111.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4056.) (January 18).
Set for hearing January 18.
January 16 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing January 16.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 4005.) (January 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing January 9.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Withdrawn from committee.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
April 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing April 25.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB759 | HTML |
| 02/17/17 - Introduced | |
| 04/19/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 01/03/18 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/20/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 07/03/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/16/18 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/31/18 - Enrolled | |
| 09/17/18 - Chaptered |
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