Bill Text: CA AB214 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Voting: state of emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 498, Statutes of 2013. [AB214 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB214-Amended.html
Bill Title: Voting: state of emergency.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 498, Statutes of 2013. [AB214 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB214-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 214 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 4, 2013 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Skinner ( Coauthors: Assembly Members Ammiano, Brown, Stone, and Ting ) JANUARY 31, 2013 An act to add Section 19104 to the Elections Code, relating to voting. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 214, as amended, Skinner. Voting: state of emergency. Existing law designates the Secretary of State as the chief elections officer of the state and requires him or her to study and adopt regulations governing the use of voting machines, voting devices, vote tabulating devices, and ballot marking systems. This bill would require the Secretary of State, by December 31, 2014, to establish procedures and publish guidelines for voting in the event of a natural disaster or other state of emergency. The bill would also require the Secretary of State to report to the Legislature, by December 31, 2014, on the readiness of the state to hold elections during or following a natural disaster or other state of emergency, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 19104 is added to the Elections Code, to read: 19104. (a) The Secretary of State shall do both of the following by December 31, 2014: (1) Establish procedures and publish guidelines for voting, including, but not limited to, online voting,in the event of a natural disaster or other state of emergency. (2) Submit a report to the Legislature on the readiness of the state to hold elections during or following a natural disaster or other state of emergency. (b) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) is inoperative on December 31, 2018, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code. (2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.