California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 970 — Vote by mail voting.

Last action — Died on file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law generally requires voters who wish to vote and who do not cast their ballots by mail to cast their ballot at the precinct polling place on election day. This bill would permit, until December 31, 2016, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the county elections officials, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, to select 3 college campuses, one each within the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, to serve as vote by mail ballot dropoff locations for any precinct in the county's jurisdiction during at least one general election. The bill would require voluntary consent from the local elections official within whose jurisdiction a vote by mail ballot dropoff location would be located. The bill would require that the vote by mail ballot dropoff locations be available to receive votes on the 5 business days preceding election day. The bill would require each county elections official who has a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within his or her jurisdiction during an election to report to the Legislature and the Secretary of State regarding the use of the vote by mail ballot dropoff location within 6 months of the date of the election. The Secretary of State would then be required to report to the Legislature regarding an assessment of designated vote by mail ballot dropoff locations on college campuses by examining the participation in the program and the costs to the state for implementing the program.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died on file.

  2. In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled. To Governor at 11:45 a.m.

  5. Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 23. Noes 11. Page 4908.) To enrollment.

  6. In Senate. To unfinished business.

  7. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 28. Page 6493.) To Senate.

  8. Assembly Rule 69(d) suspended. (Ayes 49. Noes 27. Page 6491.)

  9. Read third time. Amended. (Ayes 49. Noes 26. Page 6435.) To third reading.

  10. Read second time. To third reading.

  11. (Heard in committee on August 4.)

  12. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 5.)

  13. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. (Heard in committee on June 22.)

  15. From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.)

  16. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  17. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  18. To Com. on E. & R.

  19. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  20. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 13. Page 3734.) To Assembly.

  21. Read second time. Amended. To third reading.

  22. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 3670.)

  23. (Suspense - for vote only.)

  24. Set for hearing May 27.

  25. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  26. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  27. Placed on APPR suspense file.

  28. Set for hearing April 26.

  29. From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 3101.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  30. Set for hearing April 6.

  31. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A.

  32. To Com. on E., R., & C.A.

  33. Read first time.

  34. From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.

  35. Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • Saldana · Cosponsor
  • Corbett · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Mendoza · Cosponsor
  • Swanson · Cosponsor
  • Vince Fong · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Corbett

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB970 Corbett

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221005
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 241105
% of votes cast 60%28%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Florez — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Huff — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Runner — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 970 Corbett Senate Third Reading By FONG

Passed 57 Yea · 31 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 532902
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 573102
% of votes cast 63%34%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Coto — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hall — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Cook — Nay
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Furutani — Not Voting
Fletcher — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Davis — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Nay
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Huber — Nay
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Nay
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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SB 970 Corbett Senate Third Reading By FONG Amend By FONG Set #1

Passed 57 Yea · 28 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2001
Unaffiliated 542704
Republican 1101
Total 572806
% of votes cast 63%31%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Nay
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Fletcher — Nay
Blakeslee — Nay
Conway — Nay
Coto — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Nay
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Nay
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Charles — Not Voting
Audra — Not Voting
Galgiani — Not Voting
Smyth — Not Voting
Adams — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Villines — Nay
Cook — Nay
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Nay
Strickland, Tony Republican Not Voting

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12501
Democratic 0001
Total 12502
% of votes cast 63%26%0%11%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Norby — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Miller — Nay
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Senate 3rd Reading SB970 Corbett

Passed 23 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211203
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 231303
% of votes cast 59%33%0%8%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Oropeza — Not Voting
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Nay
Wiggins — Not Voting
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Leno — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 3 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7301
Total 7301
% of votes cast 64%27%0%9%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Leno — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Denham — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9002
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Yea
Denham — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 970 do?
Existing law generally requires voters who wish to vote and who do not cast their ballots by mail to cast their ballot at the precinct polling place on election day. This bill would permit, until December 31, 2016, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the county elections officials, the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, to select 3 college campuses, one each within the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, to serve as vote by mail ballot dropoff locations for any precinct in the county's jurisdiction during at least one general election. The bill would require voluntary consent from the local elections official within whose jurisdiction a vote by mail ballot dropoff location would be located. The bill would require that the vote by mail ballot dropoff locations be available to receive votes on the 5 business days preceding election day. The bill would require each county elections official who has a vote by mail ballot dropoff location within his or her jurisdiction during an election to report to the Legislature and the Secretary of State regarding the use of the vote by mail ballot dropoff location within 6 months of the date of the election. The Secretary of State would then be required to report to the Legislature regarding an assessment of designated vote by mail ballot dropoff locations on college campuses by examining the participation in the program and the costs to the state for implementing the program.
Who sponsors SB 970?
SB 970 is sponsored by Saldana, Corbett, Hancock, Mendoza, Swanson, and Vince Fong.
What is the current status of SB 970?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 970?
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