California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 439 — Election procedures.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2015.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · 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.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law permits a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting on election day at satellite offices of the county elections office, as specified. This bill would also allow a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at satellite offices other than on election day. (2) Existing law requires each precinct board to keep a roster of voters who voted at the precinct, as specified. Existing law also requires an elections official to furnish to the precinct officers, among other things, printed copies of the index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct. This bill would require the Secretary of State to adopt and publish electronic poll book standards and regulations governing the certification and use of electronic poll books, as defined. The bill would require that the electronic poll book include specified voter registration data. The bill would prohibit the use of an electronic poll book unless it has been certified by the secretary. (3) Existing law requires the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing the manufacture, finishing, quality standards, distribution, and inventory control of ballot cards and (B) requiring the biennial inspection of the manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities involving ballot cards. Existing law requires the secretary to also approve each ballot card manufacturer or finisher before a manufacturer or finisher provides ballot cards for use in California elections. This bill would require the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing ballot on demand systems, as defined, and (B) for purposes of certifying ballot on demand systems. The bill, for commercial ballot manufacturers and finishers, would require the secretary to require a biennial inspection of the certified manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities. The bill would also require the secretary to approve each ballot on demand system before the system is deployed for use in California elections. The bill would prohibit a jurisdiction from purchasing, leasing, or contracting for, and a vendor, company, or person from selling, leasing, or contracting with a jurisdiction for, a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the secretary.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 734, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2497.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 54. Noes 23. Page 2856.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended.

  9. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 4.) (August 19).

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. July 1 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  13. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

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

  15. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  16. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 12. Page 1023.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  17. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  18. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 960.) (May 11).

  19. Set for hearing May 11.

  20. May 4 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  21. Set for hearing May 4.

  22. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 723.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  23. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

  24. Set for hearing April 21.

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

  26. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 28.

  27. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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

Unfinished Business SB439 Allen Concurrence

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241201
Democratic 2100
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Beall — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Fuller — Nay
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Runner — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Block — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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SB 439 Allen Senate Third Reading By MULLIN

Passed 54 Yea · 23 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 501803
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 542303
% of votes cast 68%29%0%4%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Baker — Nay
Brown — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Perea — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Linder — Not Voting
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Olsen — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10201
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12401
% of votes cast 71%24%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Bigelow — Nay
Daly — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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3rd Reading

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211104
Democratic 2100
Total 231204
% of votes cast 59%31%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Allen — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Hall — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Runner — Nay
Huff — Nay
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Not Voting
Vidak — Nay
Wolk — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Hancock — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 439 do?
(1) Existing law permits a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting on election day at satellite offices of the county elections office, as specified. This bill would also allow a county elections official to offer conditional voter registration and provisional voting at satellite offices other than on election day. (2) Existing law requires each precinct board to keep a roster of voters who voted at the precinct, as specified. Existing law also requires an elections official to furnish to the precinct officers, among other things, printed copies of the index to the affidavits of registration for that precinct. This bill would require the Secretary of State to adopt and publish electronic poll book standards and regulations governing the certification and use of electronic poll books, as defined. The bill would require that the electronic poll book include specified voter registration data. The bill would prohibit the use of an electronic poll book unless it has been certified by the secretary. (3) Existing law requires the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing the manufacture, finishing, quality standards, distribution, and inventory control of ballot cards and (B) requiring the biennial inspection of the manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities involving ballot cards. Existing law requires the secretary to also approve each ballot card manufacturer or finisher before a manufacturer or finisher provides ballot cards for use in California elections. This bill would require the secretary to adopt regulations (A) governing ballot on demand systems, as defined, and (B) for purposes of certifying ballot on demand systems. The bill, for commercial ballot manufacturers and finishers, would require the secretary to require a biennial inspection of the certified manufacturing, finishing, and storage facilities. The bill would also require the secretary to approve each ballot on demand system before the system is deployed for use in California elections. The bill would prohibit a jurisdiction from purchasing, leasing, or contracting for, and a vendor, company, or person from selling, leasing, or contracting with a jurisdiction for, a ballot on demand system unless the ballot on demand system has been certified by the secretary.
Who sponsors SB 439?
SB 439 is sponsored by Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 439?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 25, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 439?
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