Bill Text: CA SB1397 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Voting machines: ballot order.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-12 - Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. [SB1397 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB1397-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1397
Introduced by Senator Allen |
February 21, 2020 |
An act to add Sections 13112.5 and 19305 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1397, as introduced, Allen.
Voting machines: ballot order.
Existing law prohibits the use of a voting system in an election unless it has been certified by the Secretary of State and specifies requirements for elections using voting machines. Prior to each election, the Secretary of State must conduct a random drawing of the letters of the alphabet to determine the ballot order of candidates for each office on the ballot.
This bill would require, beginning January 1, 2021, all voting machines to have the capability to randomize the order of candidates for each office on the ballot in order to be certified by the Secretary of State. The bill would require the order of candidates for each office on the ballot to be randomized for all elections using these voting machines.