Election procedures.
Summary
(1) Existing law permits a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting on election day at satellite offices of the county elections office, as specified. This bill would also allow a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at satellite offices other than on election day. (2) Existing law requires each precinct board to keep a roster of voters who voted at the precinct, as specified. Existing law also requires an elections official to furnish to the precinct officers, among other things, printed copies of the index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct. This bill would require the Secretary of State to adopt and publish electronic poll book standards and regulations governing the certification and use of electronic poll books, as defined. The bill would require that the electronic poll book include specified voter registration data. The bill would prohibit the use of an electronic poll book unless it has been certified by the secretary. (3) Existing law requires the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing the manufacture, finishing, quality standards, distribution, and inventory control of ballot cards and (B) requiring the biennial inspection of the manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities involving ballot cards. Existing law requires the secretary to also approve each ballot card manufacturer or finisher before a manufacturer or finisher provides ballot cards for use in California elections. This bill would require the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing ballot on demand systems, as defined, and (B) for purposes of certifying ballot on demand systems. The bill, for commercial ballot manufacturers and finishers, would require the secretary to require a biennial inspection of the certified manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities. The bill would also require the secretary to approve each ballot on demand system before the system is deployed for use in California elections. The bill would prohibit a jurisdiction from purchasing, leasing, or contracting for, and a vendor, company, or person from selling, leasing, or contracting with a jurisdiction for, a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the secretary.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Sep 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Assembly Passage
Sep 2015
Signed into Law
Oct 2015
Introduced Feb 25, 2015
Signed Oct 10, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2015 · Assembly Sep 3, 2015
How they voted
23–12
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
May 18, 2015
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Oct 10, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 4, 2015
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2497.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Sep 3, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (53-22-3)
assembly
Sep 3, 2015
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Aug 19, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 19).
lower
Jul 15, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jun 11, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
May 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
May 18, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-12-4)
senate
May 11, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 960.) (May 11).
upper
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 723.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Mar 5, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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