California 2013-2014 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1135 — Vote-by-mail ballots: signature verification.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes of 2013.

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  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 22, 2013. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law sets forth procedures for processing vote by mail ballots and requires that a county elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, compare the signature on the vote by mail ballot's identification envelope with the signature on the voter's affidavit of registration or the signature on the voter's application for a vote by mail ballot, as specified. This bill would revise and recast these provisions and would provide that a county elections official would also be permitted to compare the signature on the identification envelope with the signature appearing on a form issued by an elections official that contains the voter's signature, that is part of the voter's registration record, and that the elections official has determined meets specified criteria. Existing law sets forth procedures for voting by military or overseas voters, as defined, and permits a military or overseas voter to return his or her ballot by facsimile transmission, accompanied by an oath of voter declaration that includes the voter's signature. Existing law requires that a county elections official, upon receiving the ballot of a military or overseas voter returned by facsimile transmission, compare the signature on the oath of voter declaration with the signature on the voter's affidavit of registration. This bill would provide that a county elections official would also be permitted to compare the signature on the oath of voter declaration with the signature appearing on the form issued by the elections official that is described above.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 271, Statutes of 2013.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 2659.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 1885.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 2).

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

  10. In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

  12. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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

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

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

  16. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 25. Page 921.)

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 9).

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

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

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

  22. Read first time.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.

  24. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Mullin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1135 MULLIN Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482300
Democratic 4000
Republican 0300
Total 522600
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Harkey — Nay
Levine — Yea
Linder — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Daly — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Garcia — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Fong — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Gordon — Yea
Hagman — Nay
Hall — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Holden — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Logue — Nay
Allen — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Pan — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Conway — Nay
Fox — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gorell — Nay
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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3rd Reading AB1135 Mullin By Hill

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211104
Democratic 3000
Total 241104
% of votes cast 62%28%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Wright — Yea
Liu — Yea
Beall — Yea
De León — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Knight — Nay
Lara — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Torres — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Walters — Nay
Wolk — Not Voting
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 4 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3100
Democratic 1000
Total 4100
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (5)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Torres — Yea
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea

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AB 1135 MULLIN Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 25 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 462002
Democratic 6100
Republican 0400
Total 522502
% of votes cast 66%32%0%3%
How each member voted (79)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brown — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Levine — Yea
Logue — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mansoor — Nay
Medina — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Holden — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hall — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Pan — Yea
Torres — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Gorell — Nay
Hagman — Nay
Harkey — Not Voting
Bocanegra — Yea
John A. Pérez — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Mullin — Yea
Nestande — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Campos — Yea
Lowenthal — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Conway — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dickinson — Yea
Donnelly — Nay
Perea — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Stone — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Daly — Yea
Fox — Yea
Gatto — Nay
Yamada — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Roger Hernández — Yea
V. Manuel Pérez — Yea
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Garcia, Robert Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3100
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Perea — Yea
Hall — Yea
Logue — Nay
Bocanegra — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1135 do?
Existing law sets forth procedures for processing vote by mail ballots and requires that a county elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, compare the signature on the vote by mail ballot's identification envelope with the signature on the voter's affidavit of registration or the signature on the voter's application for a vote by mail ballot, as specified. This bill would revise and recast these provisions and would provide that a county elections official would also be permitted to compare the signature on the identification envelope with the signature appearing on a form issued by an elections official that contains the voter's signature, that is part of the voter's registration record, and that the elections official has determined meets specified criteria. Existing law sets forth procedures for voting by military or overseas voters, as defined, and permits a military or overseas voter to return his or her ballot by facsimile transmission, accompanied by an oath of voter declaration that includes the voter's signature. Existing law requires that a county elections official, upon receiving the ballot of a military or overseas voter returned by facsimile transmission, compare the signature on the oath of voter declaration with the signature on the voter's affidavit of registration. This bill would provide that a county elections official would also be permitted to compare the signature on the oath of voter declaration with the signature appearing on the form issued by the elections official that is described above.
Who sponsors AB 1135?
AB 1135 is sponsored by Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 1135?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 22, 2013. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1135?
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