Bill Text: CA AB2273 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Payment of election expenses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-23 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Held under submission. [AB2273 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2273-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2273	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to amend Section 13301 of the Elections Code, relating to
elections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2273, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Payment of election
expenses.
   Existing law provides that expenses authorized and necessarily
incurred in the preparation for and conduct of elections are to be
paid from the county treasuries, except as specified.
   This bill would provide that expenses authorized and necessarily
incurred on or after January 1, 2013, and for each year thereafter,
for elections proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the
office of Senator or Member of the Assembly, or to fill a vacancy in
the office of United States Senator or Member of the United States
House of Representatives, shall be paid by the state. The bill would
require the state to pay only those additional expenses directly
related to an election proclaimed by the Governor to a fill a vacancy
in an office if the election is consolidated with a statewide or
local election.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13001 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

   13001.   All   (a)    
Except as provided in subdivision (b), all  expenses authorized
and necessarily incurred in the preparation for, and conduct of,
elections as provided in this code shall be paid from the county
treasuries, except that when an election is called by the governing
body of a city the expenses shall be paid from the treasury of the
city. All payments  under this subdivision  shall be made in
the same manner as other county or city expenditures are made.
 The 
    (b)     All expenses authorized and
necessarily incurred on or after January 1, 2013, and for each year
thereafter, in the preparation for, and conduct of, elections
proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of Senator
or Member of the Assembly, or to fill a vacancy in the office of
United States Senator or Member of the United States House of
Representatives, shall be paid by the state. If an election
proclaimed by the Governor to fill a vacancy in an office specified
by this subdivision is consolidated with a statewide or local
election, only those additional expenses directly related to the
election proclaimed by the Governor shall be paid by the state. 

    (c)     The  elections official, in
providing the materials required by this division, need not utilize
the services of the county or city purchasing agent.