California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 1121 — Elections: ranked voting.

Last action — Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 20. Noes 19. Page 2394.)

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

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law provides procedures for the nomination of candidates for elective offices in general law cities. It specifies the procedures for the conduct of the election, the canvass of ballots, and certification of persons elected to office. Related provisions require the holding of a runoff election if no candidate has been elected at the municipal election. Existing law provides that a vacancy in an elective office may be filled by appointment at a special election or at the next regular municipal election. Under existing law, the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and is required to administer the provisions of the Elections Code. This bill would authorize the Secretary of State to approve not more than 12 cities or counties, in total, to conduct a local election using ranked voting if specified conditions are met. The bill would specify requirements for using ranked voting in both a single-candidate election and a multiple-candidate election. The bill would require local elections officials to make certain reports relating to ranked voting elections and would also require those cities and counties to report on the success of conducting those elections to the Legislative Analyst, who would be required to report to the Legislature and make recommendations on the ranked voting elections. The bill would end the authority of cities and counties to adopt ranked voting on January 1, 2019, unless a later statute enacted prior to January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date, but would allow such elections to be conducted until January 1, 2024.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 20. Noes 19. Page 2394.)

  2. Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2173.)

  3. Motion to reconsider made by Senator Hancock.

  4. Read third time, passage refused. (Ayes 19. Noes 19. Page 2173.)

  5. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 4.) (August 17).

  7. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  8. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (July 7).

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

  10. Referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A.

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

  12. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 45. Noes 30. Page 1886.)

  13. Read second time. To third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 10. Noes 6.) (May 28).

  15. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

  16. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  17. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  18. Read second time and amended.

  19. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 21).

  20. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Davis · Primary
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Huffman · Cosponsor
  • Lieu · Cosponsor
  • Ma · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Davis

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Hancock
  • Huffman
  • Lieu
  • Ma

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1121 Davis By Hancock

Failed 21 Yea · 19 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191801
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 211901
% of votes cast 51%46%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Florez — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Ducheny — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Benoit — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Nay
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Nay
Correa — Nay
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1121 Davis Reconsider

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34004
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 37004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Florez — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Not Voting
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Benoit — Yea
Price — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Steinberg — Not Voting
Wyland — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Cox — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1121 Davis By Hancock

Failed 20 Yea · 19 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181802
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 201902
% of votes cast 49%46%0%5%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Cedillo — Nay
Hollingsworth — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Correa — Nay
Steinberg — Not Voting
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Ducheny — Nay
Dutton — Nay
Wright — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Huff — Nay
Maldonado — Nay
Price — Yea
Romero — Not Voting
Walters — Nay
Corbett — 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 · 4 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7402
Total 7402
% of votes cast 54%31%0%15%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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AB 1121 DAVIS Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 35 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 483305
Democratic 3000
Republican 1200
Total 523505
% of votes cast 57%38%0%5%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Evans — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Beall — Yea
Coto — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Bill — Nay
Tom — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Garrick — Nay
Fletcher — Nay
John — Nay
A. — Nay
Perez — Nay
Audra — Nay
Gilmore — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Nay
Knight — Nay
Adams — Nay
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Smyth — Nay
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Not Voting
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Nay
Villines — Nay
Ammiano — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Huber — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Nay
Ma — Yea
Miller — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Emmerson — Nay
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Nay
Yamada — Nay
Fuentes — Not Voting
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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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11801
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 12901
% of votes cast 55%41%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Nay
A. — Nay
Perez — Nay
Audra — Nay
Duvall — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Skinner — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Krekorian — Yea
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1121 do?
Existing law provides procedures for the nomination of candidates for elective offices in general law cities. It specifies the procedures for the conduct of the election, the canvass of ballots, and certification of persons elected to office. Related provisions require the holding of a runoff election if no candidate has been elected at the municipal election. Existing law provides that a vacancy in an elective office may be filled by appointment at a special election or at the next regular municipal election. Under existing law, the Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and is required to administer the provisions of the Elections Code. This bill would authorize the Secretary of State to approve not more than 12 cities or counties, in total, to conduct a local election using ranked voting if specified conditions are met. The bill would specify requirements for using ranked voting in both a single-candidate election and a multiple-candidate election. The bill would require local elections officials to make certain reports relating to ranked voting elections and would also require those cities and counties to report on the success of conducting those elections to the Legislative Analyst, who would be required to report to the Legislature and make recommendations on the ranked voting elections. The bill would end the authority of cities and counties to adopt ranked voting on January 1, 2019, unless a later statute enacted prior to January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date, but would allow such elections to be conducted until January 1, 2024.
Who sponsors AB 1121?
AB 1121 is sponsored by Davis, Hancock, Huffman, Lieu, and Ma.
What is the current status of AB 1121?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 AB 1121?
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