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California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 46 — Elections: official canvass: manual tally.

Last action June 22, 2010 — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 28, Statutes of 2010.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2008. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 10 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires, during the official canvass of an election in which a voting system is used, the official conducting the election to conduct a public manual tally of the ballots tabulated by those devices, including vote by mail voters' ballots, cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official. This bill would authorize an official who conducts an election in San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, or Santa Cruz County that takes place on June 8, 2010, June 22, 2010, or August 17, 2010, to conduct a public manual tally by alternative means than those described above. Specifically, the bill would permit the official conducting the election to conduct a separate manual tally of the ballots cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official and a separate manual tally of no less than 1% of the vote by mail ballots cast in the election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Text

Chaptered 06/22/10 - Chaptered Current pdf June 22, 2010
Enrolled 06/21/10 - Enrolled pdf June 21, 2010
Amended 06/14/10 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2010
Amended 09/04/09 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2009
Amended 09/01/09 - Amended Senate pdf September 01, 2009
Amended 07/15/09 - Amended Senate pdf July 15, 2009
Amended 06/22/09 - Amended Senate pdf June 22, 2009
Amended 03/31/09 - Amended Assembly pdf March 31, 2009
Amended 02/19/09 - Amended Assembly pdf February 19, 2009
Introduced 12/01/08 - Introduced pdf December 01, 2008
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Action History

June 22, 2010
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 28, Statutes of 2010.
June 22, 2010
Approved by the Governor.
June 21, 2010
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
June 21, 2010
Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5742.)
June 21, 2010
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 5742.)
June 21, 2010
From committee: With recommendation: That Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21).
June 17, 2010
Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
June 17, 2010
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
June 17, 2010
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 3944.)
June 17, 2010
Read second time. To third reading.
June 17, 2010
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 17).
June 15, 2010
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 3890.)
June 15, 2010
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A. Re-referred. (Ayes 3. Noes 0.) (June 15).
June 15, 2010
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).
June 15, 2010
Read second time. To third reading.
June 14, 2010
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
May 28, 2010
Read second time. To third reading.
May 27, 2010
To second reading.
May 27, 2010
From inactive file.
September 11, 2009
To inactive file on motion of Senator Benoit.
September 10, 2009
Ordered to third reading.
September 09, 2009
Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
September 08, 2009
Read second time. To third reading.
September 04, 2009
Read third time, amended. To second reading.
September 03, 2009
Ordered to third reading.
September 02, 2009
Ordered to Special Consent Calendar.
September 01, 2009
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
August 31, 2009
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (August 27).
August 17, 2009
In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
July 15, 2009
Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
July 14, 2009
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (July 7).
July 01, 2009
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
June 29, 2009
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
June 22, 2009
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
June 11, 2009
Referred to Com. on E., U., & C.
June 02, 2009
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
June 01, 2009
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1865.)
May 29, 2009
Read second time. To third reading.
May 29, 2009
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 28).
April 23, 2009
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 01, 2009
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
March 31, 2009
Read second time and amended.
March 27, 2009
From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (March 23).
February 23, 2009
Re-referred to Com. on U. & C.
February 19, 2009
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on U. & C. Read second time and amended.
February 05, 2009
Referred to Com. on U. & C.
December 02, 2008
From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.
December 01, 2008
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Monning

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 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

Senate amendments be concurred in.

June 21, 2010

Passed 8 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Total	8	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (8)

Member	Party	Vote
Bill	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Adams	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Coto	—	Yea
Bill Berryhill	—	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 46 MONNING Concurrence- Urgency Added

June 21, 2010

Passed 87 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	82	0	0	3
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	1
Total	87	0	0	4
% of votes cast	96%	0%	0%	4%

How each member voted (91)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Yea
Carter	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Conway	—	Yea
Cook	—	Yea
Coto	—	Yea
Bill	—	Yea
Tom	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Fletcher	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Bass	—	Yea
Block	—	Yea
Davis	—	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
Galgiani	—	Yea
Garrick	—	Yea
Gilmore	—	Yea
Hagman	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Not Voting
Harkey	—	Yea
Hayashi	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Jeffries	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Miller	—	Not Voting
Monning	—	Yea
Nestande	—	Yea
Norby	—	Yea
Silva	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Not Voting
Smyth	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Villines	—	Yea
Adams	—	Yea
Anderson	—	Yea
Beall	—	Yea
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Knight	—	Yea
Logue	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Nava	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Ruskin	—	Yea
Solorio	—	Yea
Tran	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
DeVore	—	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	Not Voting
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

June 17, 2010

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	1
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	4	0	0	1
% of votes cast	80%	0%	0%	20%

How each member voted (5)

Member	Party	Vote
Hancock	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
DeSaulnier	—	Yea
Denham	—	Not Voting
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

W/O REF. TO FILE AB46 Monning Urgency Clause

June 17, 2010

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	31	0	0	6
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	34	0	0	6
% of votes cast	85%	0%	0%	15%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Not Voting
Cedillo	—	Yea
Cogdill	—	Not Voting
Corbett	—	Yea
Florez	—	Yea
Hancock	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Negrete	—	Yea
Runner	—	Yea
Huff	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Ducheny	—	Yea
Dutton	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Alquist	—	Yea
Ashburn	—	Yea
McLeod	—	Yea
Pavley	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Steinberg	—	Yea
Walters	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Not Voting
Wolk	—	Yea
Aanestad	—	Yea
Harman	—	Yea
Hollingsworth	—	Yea
Liu	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Not Voting
Romero	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Emmerson	—	Yea
Correa	—	Yea
Cox	—	Not Voting
DeSaulnier	—	Yea
Denham	—	Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

August 27, 2009

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	0
Total	13	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Hancock	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Runner	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Walters	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Cox	—	Yea
Denham	—	Yea

Official roll call →

Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

August 17, 2009

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	13	0	0	0
Total	13	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (13)

Member	Party	Vote
Yee	—	Yea
Runner	—	Yea
Corbett	—	Yea
Cox	—	Yea
Hancock	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Leno	—	Yea
Oropeza	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Walters	—	Yea
Wolk	—	Yea
Wyland	—	Yea
Denham	—	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations.

July 07, 2009

Passed 11 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	8	0	0	0
Democratic	2	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	11	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (11)

Member	Party	Vote
Corbett	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
Simitian	—	Yea
Wiggins	—	Yea
Benoit	—	Yea
Kehoe	—	Yea
Wright	—	Yea
Cox	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

AB 46 BLAKESLEE Assembly Third Reading

June 01, 2009

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	82	0	0	4
Democratic	3	0	0	0
Republican	3	0	0	0
Total	88	0	0	4
% of votes cast	96%	0%	0%	4%

How each member voted (92)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Not Voting
Carter	—	Yea
Chesbro	—	Yea
Conway	—	Yea
Cook	—	Yea
Bill	—	Yea
Tom	—	Yea
Eng	—	Yea
Feuer	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
Salas	—	Yea
Saldana	—	Yea
Audra	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Ruskin	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Smyth	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Villines	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Garrick	—	Yea
Gilmore	—	Yea
Hagman	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
La	—	Yea
Torre	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
Hayashi	—	Yea
Fletcher	—	Yea
Fong	—	Yea
Bonnie	—	Yea
Lowenthal	—	Yea
V.	—	Yea
Manuel	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
John	—	Yea
A.	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
Portantino	—	Yea
Anderson	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Yea
Duvall	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Huber	—	Yea
Jeffries	—	Yea
Knight	—	Yea
Lieu	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Miller	—	Yea
Monning	—	Yea
Nava	—	Yea
Adams	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Bass	—	Not Voting
Beall	—	Yea
Block	—	Not Voting
Blumenfield	—	Yea
Brownley	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Harkey	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Logue	—	Yea
Ma	—	Yea
Nestande	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Silva	—	Yea
Solorio	—	Yea
Torres	—	Yea
Tran	—	Yea
Emmerson	—	Yea
Coto	—	Yea
Evans	—	Yea
Davis	—	Not Voting
DeVore	—	Yea
Yamada	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Galgiani	—	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

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 28, 2009

Passed 22 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	20	0	0	0
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	22	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (22)

Member	Party	Vote
Hall	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Duvall	—	Yea
Charles	—	Yea
De	—	Yea
Leon	—	Yea
John	—	Yea
A.	—	Yea
Perez	—	Yea
Audra	—	Yea
Harkey	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Miller	—	Yea
Price	—	Yea
Ammiano	—	Yea
Nielsen	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Solorio	—	Yea
Torlakson	—	Yea
Fuentes	—	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

March 23, 2009

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	14	0	0	1
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Total	15	0	0	1
% of votes cast	94%	0%	0%	6%

How each member voted (16)

Member	Party	Vote
Carter	—	Yea
Tom	—	Yea
Berryhill	—	Yea
Fuller	—	Yea
Duvall	—	Yea
Krekorian	—	Yea
Skinner	—	Yea
Smyth	—	Yea
Swanson	—	Yea
Torrico	—	Yea
Blakeslee	—	Yea
Buchanan	—	Yea
Huffman	—	Not Voting
Fuentes	—	Yea
Furutani	—	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 46 do?: Existing law requires, during the official canvass of an election in which a voting system is used, the official conducting the election to conduct a public manual tally of the ballots tabulated by those devices, including vote by mail voters' ballots, cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official. This bill would authorize an official who conducts an election in San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Santa Clara County, or Santa Cruz County that takes place on June 8, 2010, June 22, 2010, or August 17, 2010, to conduct a public manual tally by alternative means than those described above. Specifically, the bill would permit the official conducting the election to conduct a separate manual tally of the ballots cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official and a separate manual tally of no less than 1% of the vote by mail ballots cast in the election. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Who sponsors AB 46?: AB 46 is sponsored by Monning.
What is the current status of AB 46?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 01, 2008. Enacted.
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Identifier: AB 46
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 2009-2010 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: December 01, 2008
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Monning

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