California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2616 — Elections: vote by mail ballots.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 requires an elections official to count only those vote by mail ballots returned by mail that are received by the elections official or delivered to a polling place by the close of the polls on the day of the election that contain specified information. Existing law also requires the elections official to establish procedures to ensure the secrecy of any vote by mail ballot returned to a precinct polling place. Existing law also requires procedures to track and confirm the receipt of voted vote by mail ballots and requires that this information be available by means of online access using the county's elections division Internet Web site. Existing law requires the elections official to establish procedures to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used in tracking vote by mail ballots. This bill would require county elections officials to permit a vote by mail voter to find out whether his or her vote had been counted, and if not, the reason why, via online access on the county's Internet Web site or via a toll-free telephone number. Because this bill would impose new duties on local elections officials, it 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 these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6663.)

  4. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6644.)

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 26 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 23. Noes 8. Page 4843.)

  7. Read second time. To third reading.

  8. Read third time, amended. To second reading.

  9. Read second time. To third reading.

  10. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 15).

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

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

  14. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5029.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 28).

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

  18. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

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

  21. Read first time.

  22. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  23. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Hill · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2616 HILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 87 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81102
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (90)
Member Party Vote
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Charles — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Beall — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Harkey — Nay
Jeffries — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB2616 Hill By DeSaulnier

Passed 24 Yea · 8 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22807
Democratic 1001
Republican 1000
Total 24808
% of votes cast 60%20%0%20%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Florez — Yea
Runner — Nay
Cogdill — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Ashburn — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Correa — Yea
Ducheny — Not Voting
Dutton — Not Voting
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wolk — Yea
Aanestad — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Not Voting
Huff — Nay
Liu — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Emmerson — Not Voting
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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AB 2616 HILL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81004
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 87004
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Davis — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Norby — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Not Voting
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Not Voting
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Logue — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16002
Democratic 0001
Total 16003
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Charles — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Miller — Yea
Norby — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Not Voting
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2616 do?
Existing law requires an elections official to count only those vote by mail ballots returned by mail that are received by the elections official or delivered to a polling place by the close of the polls on the day of the election that contain specified information. Existing law also requires the elections official to establish procedures to ensure the secrecy of any vote by mail ballot returned to a precinct polling place. Existing law also requires procedures to track and confirm the receipt of voted vote by mail ballots and requires that this information be available by means of online access using the county's elections division Internet Web site. Existing law requires the elections official to establish procedures to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used in tracking vote by mail ballots. This bill would require county elections officials to permit a vote by mail voter to find out whether his or her vote had been counted, and if not, the reason why, via online access on the county's Internet Web site or via a toll-free telephone number. Because this bill would impose new duties on local elections officials, it 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 these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors AB 2616?
AB 2616 is sponsored by Hill.
What is the current status of AB 2616?
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 AB 2616?
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