California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 1724 — Voting: polling place procedures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 238, Statutes of 2012.

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2012. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Existing law establishes procedures to be followed at polling places on election day. Existing law provides that a voter may not remain in or occupy a voting booth or compartment longer than is necessary to mark his or her ballot, which may not exceed either 5 or 10 minutes, as specified, but permits a voter to remain for a longer period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced. This bill would delete the provision permitting a voter to remain for a longer period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced and would, instead, permit a voter to remain for longer than 10 minutes if the voter informs a precinct board member that the voter requires additional time to mark his or her ballot. However, if the precinct board member determines that the voter is attempting to interfere with the conduct of the election and does not require additional time to mark his or her ballot, this bill would permit the precinct board member to contact the elections official, who would be authorized to order that the voter not be provided with additional time to mark his or her ballot. This bill would also repeal the provisions that limit a voter to 5 minutes in a voting booth or compartment while marking his or her ballot using a voting machine.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 238, Statutes of 2012.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4740.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (July 3).

  8. Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 3. Page 4815.)

  11. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4769.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (May 1).

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

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

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

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 121 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

3rd Reading AB1724 Fong By Lieu

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33004
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Huff — Yea
Rubio — Not Voting
Runner — Not Voting
Dutton — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Blakeslee — Not Voting
Leno — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Vargas — Yea
Wright — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
La Malfa — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4001
Total 4001
% of votes cast 80%0%0%20%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Not Voting
Lieu — Yea
Correa — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
La Malfa — Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1724 FONG Assembly Third Reading

Passed 72 Yea · 3 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69305
Republican 2000
Democratic 1000
Total 72305
% of votes cast 90%4%0%6%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Fong — Yea
Butler — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Allen — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gorell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Lara — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fletcher — Not Voting
Atkins — Not Voting
Conway — Nay
Cook — Not Voting
Perea — Not Voting
Valadao — Not Voting
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Huber — Yea
Knight — Nay
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Nay
Morrell — Yea
Norby — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Eng — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5101
Total 5101
% of votes cast 71%14%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bonilla — Yea
Fong — Yea
Hall — Yea
Donnelly — Not Voting
Mendoza — Yea
Logue — Nay
Swanson — Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1724 do?
Existing law establishes procedures to be followed at polling places on election day. Existing law provides that a voter may not remain in or occupy a voting booth or compartment longer than is necessary to mark his or her ballot, which may not exceed either 5 or 10 minutes, as specified, but permits a voter to remain for a longer period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced. This bill would delete the provision permitting a voter to remain for a longer period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced and would, instead, permit a voter to remain for longer than 10 minutes if the voter informs a precinct board member that the voter requires additional time to mark his or her ballot. However, if the precinct board member determines that the voter is attempting to interfere with the conduct of the election and does not require additional time to mark his or her ballot, this bill would permit the precinct board member to contact the elections official, who would be authorized to order that the voter not be provided with additional time to mark his or her ballot. This bill would also repeal the provisions that limit a voter to 5 minutes in a voting booth or compartment while marking his or her ballot using a voting machine.
Who sponsors AB 1724?
AB 1724 is sponsored by Fong, Mike (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1724?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2012. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1724?
Track AB 1724 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on AB 1724

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of AB 1724

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →