California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly

AB 2177 — Early voting.

Last action — From Senate committee without further action.

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

This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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.

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Summary

Existing law establishes procedures for voters to apply for a vote by mail ballot and use the ballot to vote in an election. Existing law allows a jurisdiction in which vote by mail ballots are cast to begin processing vote by mail ballots 29 days before the election. This bill would require the Secretary of State to provide guidance to local elections officials in performing specified tasks for the purpose of promoting and expanding the practice of early voting, as defined, consistent with specified statutory authority. The bill would define "early voting" to mean voting a vote by mail ballot in person at the office of the elections official or another location designated by the elections official either before or on the day of the election. The bill would allow county elections officials to apply for funding to provide early voting. If a county obtains funding sufficient to satisfy all associated costs, the bill would require an elections official, on at least one Saturday and Sunday on or after the date the elections official first delivers ballots to vote by mail voters for a statewide election, or for any other election as determined by the elections official based on voter demand, to allow voters to vote in the election by means of early voting at the early voting location designated for this purpose, provided that the location is accessible and complies with disability access requirements under federal and state law. The bill would permit the elections official to determine the hours of operation for the designated early voting location or locations for each Saturday and Sunday on which early voting is offered, provided that each location shall be open to voters for a minimum of 6 hours on each designated Saturday and Sunday. These provisions regarding Saturday and Sunday voting would not apply to elections conducted wholly by mail or to precincts in which each voter is furnished with a vote by mail ballot, as specified. This bill would become operative on January 1, 2016.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. From Senate committee without further action.

  2. In committee: Held under submission.

  3. In committee: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  5. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 24).

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

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

  8. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 5353.)

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 23).

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  13. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  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 23.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Primary
  • Levine · Cosponsor
  • Nazarian · Cosponsor
  • Padilla · Cosponsor
  • Pan · Cosponsor
  • Williams · Cosponsor
  • Yee · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Brown

Co-sponsors (6)

  • Levine
  • Nazarian
  • Padilla
  • Pan
  • Williams
  • Yee

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 2177 BROWN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 23 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 502002
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 542302
% of votes cast 68%29%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Not Voting
Linder — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Frazier — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Fong — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Perea — Yea
Allen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hall — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11400
Democratic 1000
Republican 0100
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bradford — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
Linder — Nay
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2177 do?
Existing law establishes procedures for voters to apply for a vote by mail ballot and use the ballot to vote in an election. Existing law allows a jurisdiction in which vote by mail ballots are cast to begin processing vote by mail ballots 29 days before the election. This bill would require the Secretary of State to provide guidance to local elections officials in performing specified tasks for the purpose of promoting and expanding the practice of early voting, as defined, consistent with specified statutory authority. The bill would define "early voting" to mean voting a vote by mail ballot in person at the office of the elections official or another location designated by the elections official either before or on the day of the election. The bill would allow county elections officials to apply for funding to provide early voting. If a county obtains funding sufficient to satisfy all associated costs, the bill would require an elections official, on at least one Saturday and Sunday on or after the date the elections official first delivers ballots to vote by mail voters for a statewide election, or for any other election as determined by the elections official based on voter demand, to allow voters to vote in the election by means of early voting at the early voting location designated for this purpose, provided that the location is accessible and complies with disability access requirements under federal and state law. The bill would permit the elections official to determine the hours of operation for the designated early voting location or locations for each Saturday and Sunday on which early voting is offered, provided that each location shall be open to voters for a minimum of 6 hours on each designated Saturday and Sunday. These provisions regarding Saturday and Sunday voting would not apply to elections conducted wholly by mail or to precincts in which each voter is furnished with a vote by mail ballot, as specified. This bill would become operative on January 1, 2016.
Who sponsors AB 2177?
AB 2177 is sponsored by Brown, Levine, Nazarian, Padilla, Pan, Williams, and Yee.
What is the current status of AB 2177?
This bill died with 2013-2014 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” 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 2177?
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