California State Lottery: drawings.

The California State Lottery Act of 1984, an initiative measure, authorizes the California State Lottery and provides for its operation and administration by the California State Lottery Commission and the Director of the California State Lottery, with certain limitations. The act requires that, except for computer automated drawings, drawings shall be witnessed by an independent lottery contractor, and that any equipment used in the drawings be inspected by the independent lottery contractor and an employee of the lottery both before and after the drawings. This bill would permit the independent lottery contractor to witness drawings in person or via live audio and video feed, and the equipment used in the drawings to be inspected in person or via live audio and video feed by the independent lottery contractor and an employee of the Lottery both before and after the drawings. The California State Lottery Act of 1984 provides that none of its provisions may be changed except to further its purpose by a bill passed by a 23 vote of each house of the Legislature and signed by the Governor. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes of the act. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.