AB 773

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 08, 2023
  • Passed Senate Sep 05, 2023
  • Became Law Oct 10, 2023

Elections: filings.

Bill Subjects

Elections Filings

Abstract

Existing law establishes procedures for authors to submit arguments for and against local ballot measures, and rebuttals to those arguments, in accordance with deadlines set by local elections officials. Existing law requires elections officials to select arguments from those submitted for publication in the voter information guide. This bill would establish a lead county, as defined, for the purposes of district or school district elections when the boundaries of the district or school district encompass more than one county. The bill would require authors of arguments for or against district or school district measures, and related rebuttal arguments, to submit the arguments to the elections official of the lead county. The bill would require the elections official of the lead county to work with the other counties within the district bounds to establish deadlines for receipt of the arguments. The bill would require the elections official of the lead county to select the arguments for publication in the county voter information guide, and to transmit copies of the selected arguments to elections officials in the other counties within the district or school district, as specified. The bill would require an elections official who receives arguments selected by the lead county to include the arguments in their county voter information guide. Existing law permits an elections official to post a form on their internet website for a candidate to use to submit the candidate's statement for the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. If the elections official posts the form, existing law requires the elections official to accept that form by electronic submission if it is submitted in accordance with certain timeframes and procedures for the preparation of the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. Existing law requires a candidate running in a multicounty district to provide to each county a hardcopy of the candidate statement form from the candidate's county of residence and payment of the requisite fee. This bill would require elections officials to post and accept electronic submission of a form for candidates to submit a candidate statement for the voter information portion of the county voter information guide. The bill would authorize a candidate running in a multicounty district to submit to each county an electronic copy of the form from the candidate's county of residence, and would require the candidate to transmit hardcopies of the candidate statement form, any accompanying form, and payment of the requisite fee to each county by overnight mail within 72 hours of filing the statement electronically. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this 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.

Bill Sponsors (12)

Votes


Actions


Oct 10, 2023

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 664, Statutes of 2023.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

Sep 14, 2023

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

Sep 07, 2023

Assembly

Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 3022.).

Sep 05, 2023

Senate

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2373.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Aug 22, 2023

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Aug 21, 2023

Senate

Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Jun 27, 2023

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jun 26, 2023

Senate

From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

Jun 06, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

May 24, 2023

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E. & C.A.

May 17, 2023

Senate

Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on E. & C.A.

May 09, 2023

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 08, 2023

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 70. Noes 0. Page 1485.)

Apr 27, 2023

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Apr 26, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 1.) (April 26).

Mar 29, 2023

Assembly

Coauthors revised.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Feb 23, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ELECTIONS.

Feb 14, 2023

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

Feb 13, 2023

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB773 HTML
02/13/23 - Introduced PDF
05/24/23 - Amended Senate PDF
08/21/23 - Amended Senate PDF
09/11/23 - Enrolled PDF
10/10/23 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/27/23- Assembly Elections PDF
04/24/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF
04/28/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/02/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments PDF
06/28/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
08/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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