Bill Text: CA AB530 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Vote by mail ballots: telephone applications.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-10-03 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 501, Statutes of 2013. [AB530 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB530-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 530	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  501
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 3, 2013
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 3, 2013
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 26, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 30, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 29, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2013

   An act to amend Section 3001 of, and to add Section 3007.8 to, the
Elections Code, relating to vote by mail ballots.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 530, Quirk-Silva. Vote by mail ballots: telephone applications.

   Existing law requires that application for a vote by mail voter's
ballot be made in writing to the elections official having
jurisdiction over the election during a specified period prior to the
election, subject to specified exceptions.
   This bill would create an additional exception to this requirement
by authorizing a local elections official to offer a voter the
ability to apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone. The
bill would require a telephone applicant for a vote by mail voter's
ballot to provide specified information to the elections official.
The bill would prohibit a person from applying for a vote by mail
voter's ballot by telephone using the name of, or on behalf of,
another person.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 3001 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   3001.  Except as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
3200) and Sections 3007.5, 3007.7, and 3007.8, application for a vote
by mail voter's ballot shall be made in writing to the elections
official having jurisdiction over the election between the 29th and
the 7th day prior to the election. The application shall be signed by
the applicant and shall show his or her place of residence. Any
applications received by the elections official prior to the 29th day
shall be kept and processed during the application period.
  SEC. 2.  Section 3007.8 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
   3007.8.  (a) A local elections official may offer a voter the
ability to apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone.
   (b) To apply by telephone, the applicant shall provide to the
elections official personal identifying information that matches the
information contained on the applicant's affidavit of registration,
including first and last name, home address, and date of birth. The
applicant's signature shall not be required.
   (c) A person shall not apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot
pursuant to this section using the name of, or on behalf of, another
person.
   (d) Prior to being asked for personal identifying information, an
applicant applying for a vote by mail voter's ballot pursuant to this
section shall be advised as follows:
   "Only the registered voter himself or herself may apply for a vote
by mail ballot. An application for a vote by mail ballot that is
made by any person other than the registered voter is a criminal
offense."
   (e) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all provisions
of this code governing written applications for vote by mail voter's
ballots shall apply to applications made by telephone.