Bill Text: CA AB882 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 882 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Voter registration and recall elections.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 586, Statutes of 2014. [AB882 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB882-Chaptered.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 882	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  586
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 19, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 5, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 16, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gordon

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Sections 2153 and 11105 of the Elections Code,
relating to elections.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 882, Gordon. Voter registration and recall elections.
   (1) Under existing law, if a county elections official receives an
affidavit of voter registration that does not include all required
information, and the elections official is not able to collect the
missing information by telephone, but the mailing address of the
affiant is legible, the elections official is required to inform the
affiant of the reason for rejection of the affidavit and send to the
affiant a new voter registration card.
   This bill would allow the elections official under these
circumstances to send to the affiant any other document, as
determined by the elections official, on which the affiant may
provide the missing information.
   (2) Existing provisions of the California Constitution and statute
authorize the recall of state officers. Each section of a recall
petition is required to be filed with the elections official of the
county in which it was circulated. Existing law requires the
elections official to report to the Secretary of State, 30 days after
a recall has been initiated and every 30 days thereafter, the number
of signatures submitted on the recall petition sections, the number
of valid signatures, and related information. Upon the submission of
a section of a recall petition, if fewer than 500 signatures are
submitted to the elections official, the elections official is
required to count the number of signatures and submit those results
to the Secretary of State. If 500 or more signatures are submitted to
the elections official, the elections official may verify, using a
random sampling technique, either 3% of the signatures submitted or
500 signatures, whichever is less, and report the results of that
verification to the Secretary of State.
   This bill would instead provide that if 500 or more signatures are
submitted to the elections official, the elections official may
verify, using a random sampling technique, either 3% of the
signatures submitted or 500 signatures, whichever is greater. By
increasing the duties of local election officials, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
   (3) 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.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2153 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   2153.  (a) Except as provided in Section 2154, the affidavit of
registration shall show all the facts required to be stated.
   (b) If the affidavit does not contain all of the information
required, but the telephone number of the affiant is legible, the
county elections official shall telephone the affiant and attempt to
collect the missing information.
   (c) If the affidavit does not contain all of the information
required, and the county elections official is not able to collect
the missing information by telephone, but the mailing address of the
affiant is legible, the county elections official shall inform the
affiant of the reason for rejection and shall send to the affiant
either of the following:
   (1) A new voter registration card.
   (2) Any other document, as determined by the elections official,
on which the affiant may provide the missing information. An affiant
who provides information pursuant to this paragraph shall certify
under penalty of perjury that the information provided is true and
correct.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11105 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   11105.  Upon each submission, if fewer than 500 signatures are
submitted to the elections official, he or she shall count the number
of signatures and submit those results to the Secretary of State. If
500 or more signatures are submitted, the elections official may
verify, using a random sampling technique, either 3 percent of the
signatures submitted, or 500, whichever is greater. The random sample
of signatures to be verified shall be drawn in a manner that every
signature filed with the elections official shall be given an equal
opportunity to be included in the sample. Upon completion of the
signature verification, the elections official shall report the
results to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 11104.
  SEC. 3.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.