Bill Text: CA SB1325 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Senate Bill 1325 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Vote by mail voting.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-12 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1325 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB1325-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1325

Introduced by Senator Borgeas

February 21, 2020

An act to amend Section 3014 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1325, as introduced, Borgeas. Vote by mail voting.

Existing law provides procedures by which any registered voter may apply to receive and vote a ballot by mail. Existing law requires an elections official to send a second vote by mail ballot to a voter if the voter states under penalty of perjury that the voter did not receive, lost, or destroyed the voter’s original ballot. Existing law requires the elections official to track and keep records of vote by mail ballots, as specified, for the purpose of verifying that a voter has not attempted to vote twice, thereby rendering both ballots void.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 3014 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

3014.

(a) The elections official shall send a second vote by mail voter ballot to ~~any~~ a voter upon receipt of a statement under penalty of perjury that the voter ~~has failed to~~ did not receive, lost, or destroyed ~~his or her~~ the voter’s original ballot.

~~The~~

(b) The elections official shall keep a record of each vote by mail voter ballot sent to and received from a voter and shall verify, prior to counting any duplicate ballot, that the voter has not attempted to vote twice. If it is determined that a voter has attempted to vote twice, both ballots shall be void.