California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 84 — Vote by mail ballots.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 sets forth procedures for voting by mail and requires the local elections official to compare the signature on a vote by mail ballot received with the voter's signature that appears on the affidavit of registration. Existing law requires the elections official to establish procedures to track and confirm the receipt of vote by mail ballots that are voted and to make that information available by means of online access using the county's elections division Internet Web site, or, if it has no Internet Web site, then by toll-free telephone number that may be used to confirm the date the ballot was received. This bill would further require the local elections official to establish a free access system by which a vote by mail voter may find out whether his or her ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted, thereby imposing 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. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  3. Vetoed by Governor.

  4. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:15 p.m.

  5. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 2752.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 27 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 1918.)

  8. Read second time. To third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 5.) (June 29).

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

  11. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 16).

  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 70. Noes 0. Page 1179.)

  15. Read second time. To third reading.

  16. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (April 22).

  17. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 31).

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

  19. Read first time.

  20. From printer. May be heard in committee January 23.

  21. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Adams · Cosponsor
  • Hancock · Cosponsor
  • Harkey · Cosponsor
  • Hill · Primary
  • Lieu · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Hill

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Adams
  • Hancock
  • Harkey
  • Lieu

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

AB 84 HILL Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 85 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 79006
Democratic 3000
Republican 3000
Total 85006
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Bill — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Charles — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Audra — Yea
Beall — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Tom — Not Voting
Saldana — Not Voting
Evans — Not Voting
Torres — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Ma — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Tran — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
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 AB84 Hill By Hancock

Passed 27 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241301
Democratic 2000
Republican 1000
Total 271301
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (41)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Cedillo — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Cogdill — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Hollingsworth — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Runner — Nay
Corbett — Yea
Correa — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Price — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wiggins — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Benoit — Nay
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Aanestad — Nay
Ashburn — Nay
Harman — Nay
Kehoe — Yea
Maldonado — Yea
Romero — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wright — Yea
Cox — Nay
DeSaulnier — Yea
Denham — Nay
Florez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 7 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7501
Total 7501
% of votes cast 54%38%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Not Voting
Wyland — Nay
Runner — Nay
Leno — Yea
Oropeza — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Price — Yea
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Cox — Nay
Denham — Nay

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AB 84 HILL Assembly Third Reading

Passed 80 Yea · 0 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 730011
Democratic 5000
Republican 2001
Total 800012
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
Hagman — Yea
Bill — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Berryhill — Yea
Charles — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Beall — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Evans — Not Voting
Feuer — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Garrick — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
De — Not Voting
La — Not Voting
Torre — Not Voting
Gaines — Not Voting
Chesbro — Yea
Cook — Yea
Coto — Yea
Duvall — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Krekorian — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nava — Yea
Price — Yea
Ruskin — Yea
Silva — Not Voting
Smyth — Not Voting
Solorio — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Tran — Yea
Villines — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bass — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Skinner — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Conway — Not Voting
Emmerson — Yea
Eng — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Lowenthal, Josh Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 16 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0101
Total 16501
% of votes cast 73%23%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Duvall — Nay
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Audra — Nay
Miller — Nay
Price — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Torlakson — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Not Voting
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 84 do?
Existing law sets forth procedures for voting by mail and requires the local elections official to compare the signature on a vote by mail ballot received with the voter's signature that appears on the affidavit of registration. Existing law requires the elections official to establish procedures to track and confirm the receipt of vote by mail ballots that are voted and to make that information available by means of online access using the county's elections division Internet Web site, or, if it has no Internet Web site, then by toll-free telephone number that may be used to confirm the date the ballot was received. This bill would further require the local elections official to establish a free access system by which a vote by mail voter may find out whether his or her ballot was counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted, thereby imposing 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 84?
AB 84 is sponsored by Adams, Hancock, Harkey, Hill, and Lieu.
What is the current status of AB 84?
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 84?
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