Gail Pellerin
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 28
Author
Existing law specifies procedures for manual vote counts for a semifinal official canvass in a precinct, including, among others, after the polls have closed, commencing a public count of the ballots cast, unopened, to ascertain whether the number of ballots corresponds with the number of signatures on the roster. These manual vote count procedures apply to all elections in which ballots are counted by hand. Ballots counted manually in a central place are required to be counted by precinct, separately, under the direction of the elections official or their authorized deputies, in the same manner as provided where ballots are counted at the polling place. This bill would prohibit an elections official from performing a manual vote count in a semifinal official canvass pursuant to the above procedures in any contest held on an established election date, as specified, where there are more than 1,000 registered voters eligible to participate in that election as of 154 days in advance of the election, or in any contest held on a date other than an established election date, where there are more than 5,000 registered voters eligible to participate in that election as of 154 days in advance of the election. The bill would only allow an elections official to conduct a manual vote count for a semifinal official canvass in a precinct pursuant to the above procedures if the count is conducted pursuant to a plan approved by the Secretary of State, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of State to adopt regulations regarding manual vote counts. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a local jurisdiction to adopt a voting system for use in an election if the system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State. This bill would require an elections official or the governing body of a jurisdiction that administers elections to use a certified voting system, as specified. This bill would make the termination of a contract for a certified voting system provisional unless and until the jurisdiction has a transition plan and has finalized and signed a new contract for a certified voting system. By requiring local elections officials to perform additional duties, 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.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 300, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 62. Noes 14. Page 3121.).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (September 7).
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 2967.)
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 6. Page 2371.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 28).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Withdrawn from committee.
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.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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.
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and GOV. & F.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 9. Page 1360.)
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Coauthors revised.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 19).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB969 | HTML |
| 02/14/23 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/13/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/29/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/17/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/08/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/04/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/17/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 04/21/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/16/23- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 06/23/23- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 08/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 09/05/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/06/23- Assembly Elections | |
| 09/07/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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