AB 63 — Canvass of the vote: reporting results.

Summary

Existing law requires the official canvass for an election to begin no later than the Thursday following the election and to be continued daily until completed. Existing law requires the elections official to submit a certified statement of the results of the election to the governing body within 30 days of the election, except as specified, and to post the statement on the elections official's internet website. Existing law also requires the elections official, on the 2nd day after the election, to send a report to the Secretary of State containing the estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots, and beginning on the 6th day after the election, to send an updated report on any day that the elections official publicly releases updated election results. Under the California Constitution, a person is ineligible to serve as a State Assembly Member or State Senator if they have not been a resident of their legislative district for one year immediately preceding the election. Existing statutory law also requires the Secretary of State to compile the results of an election for State Assembly Member and State Senator, as specified, and to transmit a certificate of election to each person who is elected. This bill would require the elections official, beginning no later than the Thursday following the election until submission of a certified statement of the results, to post updated information regarding the election on their internet website at least once per week. The information must at a minimum include updated results for any candidate for office or measure appearing on the ballot, the number of ballots processed and an estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots, according to specified categories, and the date and time when it is expected that the next results will be posted. The bill would permit the elections official to stop posting the results when either a certified statement of results is published or the only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity to cure their ballot by verifying or providing their signature. This bill would require the Secretary of State, when transmitting a certificate of election or unofficial election results to the State Assembly or State Senate regarding a person who appears to have received the plurality of votes in an election for legislative office, to include a notation, if applicable, that the person was not continuously registered to vote in the district in which the person appears to have received a plurality of votes from the date the candidate filed their declaration of candidacy to the date on which the Secretary of State transmits the certificate of election or unofficial election results. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2023
• Enrolled 09/18/23 - Enrolled pdf September 18, 2023
• Amended 09/01/23 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2023
• Amended 06/26/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 26, 2023
• Amended 06/08/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 08, 2023
• Amended 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2023
• Amended 03/30/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 30, 2023
• Amended 03/09/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 09, 2023
• Introduced 12/06/22 - Introduced pdf December 06, 2022
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Action History

1. October 08, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 514, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 08, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 21, 2023

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 14, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3568.).

5. September 13, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 13, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2764.).

7. September 08, 2023

   Ordered to special consent calendar.

8. September 05, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 01, 2023

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

10. September 01, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (September 1).

11. July 03, 2023

    In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

12. June 26, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. June 20, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 08, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

15. June 07, 2023

    Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

16. May 26, 2023

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

17. May 25, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1790.)

18. May 22, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

19. May 18, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

20. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (May 18).

21. April 26, 2023

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

22. April 03, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

23. March 30, 2023

    Read second time and amended.

24. March 29, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29).

25. March 13, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

26. March 09, 2023

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.

27. March 09, 2023

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

28. January 04, 2023

    Read first time.

29. December 07, 2022

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 6.

30. December 06, 2022

    Introduced. To print.

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• Sabrina Cervantes · Primary

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