Bill Text: CA SB736 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB736 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB736-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 736 |
| Introduced by Senator Fuller |
February 17, 2017 |
An act to amend Section 3025 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 736, as introduced, Fuller.
Vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State, on or before January 1, 2017, to promulgate regulations establishing guidelines based on best practices for security measures and procedures that a county elections official may use if he or she establishes one or more vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.
This bill would be a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 3025 of the Elections Code is amended to read:3025.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Vote by mail ballot drop box” means a secure receptacle established by a county or city and county elections official whereby a voted vote by mail ballot may be returned to the elections official from whom it was obtained.
(2) “Vote by mail ballot drop-off location” means a location consisting of a secured vote by mail ballot drop box at which a voted vote by mail ballot may be returned to the elections official from whom it was obtained.
(b) On or before January 1, 2017, the Secretary of State shall promulgate regulations establishing guidelines based
on best practices for security measures and procedures, including, but not limited to, chain of custody, pick-up times, proper labeling, and security of the vote by mail ballot drop boxes, that a county elections official may use if the county elections official he or she establishes one or more vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.
