Bill Text: CA SB1318 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: District elections: ballot measures: impartial analyses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1318 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1318-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1318
| Introduced by Senator Lena Gonzalez |
February 21, 2020 |
An act to amend Section 9313 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1318, as introduced, Lena Gonzalez.
District elections: ballot measures: impartial analyses.
Under existing law, a measure may be placed on the ballot at a district election by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the district. Whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters at a district election, existing law requires the county counsel or district attorney of the county to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on existing law and the operation of the measure.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 9313 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9313.
(a) Except as provided in Section 9314, whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters, the district elections official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the county counsel, or to the district attorney if there is no county counsel, of the county that contains the largest number of registered voters of the district. The county counsel or district attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the district. The analysis shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. The analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length. If
(b) If the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot nor in the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point bold type, a legend substantially as follows:
“The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure ____. If you desire a copy of the
ordinance or measure, please call the district elections official’s office at (insert telephone number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.”
