Polling place designation.

Existing law provides requirements for local elections officials to designate public and private properties and facilities for use as polling places. This bill would prohibit a polling place from being designated at a single-family residence where a registered sex offender resides, and would require elections officials to consult the Megan's Law sex offenders' database maintained by the Department of Justice not more than 60 days prior to designating a single-family residence as a polling place. Because this bill would impose additional duties on local elections officials in designating a polling place, it 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 these statutory provisions.