California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 985 — Elections: official canvass: manual tally.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 52, Statutes of 2011.

  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 18, 2011. 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.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 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 elections 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, during the official canvass of an election in which a voting system is used, authorize the elections official conducting the election to conduct a public manual tally by alternative means than those described above. Specifically, this bill would permit the elections official conducting the election to conduct a manual tally of the ballots cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official and a separate manual tally of not less than 1% of the vote by mail ballots cast in the election.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 52, Statutes of 2011.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:40 a.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1383.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8).

  8. In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 1176.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12).

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

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

  16. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Blakeslee · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Williams

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Blakeslee

Not signed on (120)

120 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.

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

Consent Calendar 2nd

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
Huff — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wyland — Not Voting
Cannella — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Dutton — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Harman — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Yea
Runner — Not Voting
Alquist — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Price — Not Voting
Vargas — Yea
Wright — 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 →

AB 985 WILLIAMS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69005
Democratic 2001
Republican 2000
Total 73006
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Gordon — Yea
Halderman — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Campos — Yea
Fuentes — Not Voting
Gorell — Not Voting
Donnelly — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Morrell — Yea
Butler — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Carter — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Portantino — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hill — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Huber — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Davis — Yea
Knight — Yea
Lara — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Norby — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Perea — Yea
Silva — Yea
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Williams — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Logue — Yea
Ma — Yea
Mansoor — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Eng — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Galgiani — Not Voting
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bonnie Lowenthal — Yea
Roger Hernández — Not Voting
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Not Voting
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hall — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Valadao — Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 985 do?
Existing law requires, during the official canvass of an election in which a voting system is used, the elections 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, during the official canvass of an election in which a voting system is used, authorize the elections official conducting the election to conduct a public manual tally by alternative means than those described above. Specifically, this bill would permit the elections official conducting the election to conduct a manual tally of the ballots cast in 1% of the precincts chosen at random by the elections official and a separate manual tally of not less than 1% of the vote by mail ballots cast in the election.
Who sponsors AB 985?
AB 985 is sponsored by Blakeslee and Williams.
What is the current status of AB 985?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2011. Enacted.
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