California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 363 — Closing of the polls.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 725, Statutes of 2015.

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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 17, 2015. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a precinct board to account for ballots at the closing of the polls. This bill would authorize a county elections official to account for ballots at the central counting place. Existing law prescribes the procedures for a precinct board to follow as soon as the polls close, including removing the voted ballots from the ballot container, sealing the ballots, and delivering the ballots to the receiving centers or central counting places. This bill would authorize a county elections official to direct the precinct board to seal the ballots and to record certain information prior to the closing of the polls. The bill would also authorize the county elections official to direct other elections officials to remove the sealed ballots prior to the closing of the polls and to deliver them to a receiving center or central counting place. The bill would require the county elections official, at least 48 hours before an election, to notify the public of the dates, times, and places to which ballot containers will be delivered. The bill would also require the Secretary of State to adopt regulations addressing the secure delivery and transfer of ballots to a receiving center or central counting place.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 725, Statutes of 2015.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2867.).

  5. Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 2859.)

  6. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 4 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  7. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2397.).

  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 27).

  10. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  11. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1816.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  17. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 27).

  18. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Joint Rule 10.5.

  19. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  20. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

  21. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 13).

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

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

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

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

  26. From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  27. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Mayes · Cosponsor
  • Obernolte · Cosponsor
  • Steinorth · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Steinorth

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Brown
  • Mayes
  • Obernolte

Not signed on (118)

118 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

AB 363 STEINORTH Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 79 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5000
Total 79001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Yea
Alejo — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Kim — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Perea — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Linder — Yea
Gray — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Campos — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Daly — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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3rd Reading AB363 Steinorth By Stone

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37000
Democratic 3000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Leno — Yea
Pan — Yea
Runner — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea

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Do pass

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 363 STEINORTH Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 78 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69001
Democratic 4000
Republican 5001
Total 78002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Alejo — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chang — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Achadjian — Yea
Brough — Yea
Brown — Yea
Harper — Yea
Salas — Yea
Linder — Yea
Low — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Williams — Yea
Campos — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gray — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Chávez — Not Voting
Holden — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kim — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Hadley — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Not Voting
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Patterson, Joe Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 2000
Unaffiliated 13000
Republican 2000
Total 17000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Rendon — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chang — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Mullin — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Perea — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 363 do?
Existing law requires a precinct board to account for ballots at the closing of the polls. This bill would authorize a county elections official to account for ballots at the central counting place. Existing law prescribes the procedures for a precinct board to follow as soon as the polls close, including removing the voted ballots from the ballot container, sealing the ballots, and delivering the ballots to the receiving centers or central counting places. This bill would authorize a county elections official to direct the precinct board to seal the ballots and to record certain information prior to the closing of the polls. The bill would also authorize the county elections official to direct other elections officials to remove the sealed ballots prior to the closing of the polls and to deliver them to a receiving center or central counting place. The bill would require the county elections official, at least 48 hours before an election, to notify the public of the dates, times, and places to which ballot containers will be delivered. The bill would also require the Secretary of State to adopt regulations addressing the secure delivery and transfer of ballots to a receiving center or central counting place.
Who sponsors AB 363?
AB 363 is sponsored by Brown, Mayes, Obernolte, and Steinorth.
What is the current status of AB 363?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2015. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 363?
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