Gail Pellerin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 28
Author
Existing law requires an elections official to provide a 2nd vote by mail voter ballot to any voter upon receipt of a statement under penalty of perjury that the voter has failed to receive, lost, or destroyed their original ballot. This bill would remove the requirement that the voter provide a statement under penalty of perjury, and instead require the elections official to provide a replacement ballot upon request. The bill would require the voter making the request to provide the elections official with specified personal identifying information. The bill would also require the elections official, prior to issuing the replacement ballot, to advise the requester that a request for a replacement ballot made by a person other than the registered voter is a criminal offense. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would create 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.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 650, Statutes of 2023.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 8. Page 2389.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 14. Page 1267.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 3.) (March 29).
Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 15).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB398 | HTML |
| 02/02/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/16/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/08/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/10/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 03/13/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 03/28/23- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 04/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/02/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 06/28/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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