Bill Text: CA AB2605 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Certification of voting systems.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-04 - Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. [AB2605 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2605-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2605

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Introduced by Assembly Member Essayli

February 14, 2024

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An act to amend Section 19214 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2605, as introduced, Essayli. Certification of voting systems.

Existing law establishes procedures for the Secretary of State to certify and conditionally approve voting systems. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to make available to the public a full and complete copy of the certification report and all documentation, as specified, within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports.

This bill would require the Secretary of State, as part of its duty to make this information available to the public, to post the certification report and associated documentation on the Secretary of State’s website.

Digest Key

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

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 19214 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

19214.

 Within 10 days after issuing and filing a certification decision and associated testing reports, the Secretary of State shall make available to the public public, including by posting on the Secretary of State’s website, a full and complete copy of the certification report and all associated documentation, except that portions of the report or documentation that contain information that the Secretary of State determines to be confidential or proprietary shall not be made publicly available. The Secretary of State shall also notify the board of supervisors and elections official of each county of the availability of the report and associated documentation.