California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

AB 2835 — Elections: ballots.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 57, Statutes of 2018.

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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 16, 2018. 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.

  • 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 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law defines a "ballot" for election law purposes to include an electronic touchscreen upon which appears the names of candidates and ballot titles of measures to be voted on by touching the designated area of the screen for systems that do not contain a paper ballot. This bill would expand the electronic touchscreen systems that qualify as ballots by eliminating the requirement that the systems not contain paper ballots if the votes are tabulated manually or by optical scanning equipment. (2) Existing law prohibits a paper cast vote record, as defined, from being considered a ballot. This bill would allow a paper cast vote record to be considered a ballot, but only if the paper cast vote record is generated on a voting device or machine that complies with ballot layout requirements and is tabulated by a separate device from the device that created the paper cast vote record. (3) Existing law imposes ballot layout specifications, including specific requirements relating to the size and spacing of text. This bill would make various changes to these specifications, which would allow more flexibility in ballot layout. The changes would include allowing the use of objects other than squares for voters to make selections.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 57, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:45 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4664.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 6).

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

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

  10. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5213.)

  11. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 9).

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

  14. From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.

  15. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

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

Consent Calendar AB2835

Passed 37 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32002
Democratic 5000
Total 37002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Allen — Yea
Beall — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Pan — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hueso — Yea
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Not Voting
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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AB 2835 CALDERON Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53004
Democratic 14001
Republican 6000
Total 73005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Low — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Holden — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Fong — Yea
Salas — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Chau — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Weber — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Harper — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Not Voting
Steinorth — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2835 do?
(1) Existing law defines a "ballot" for election law purposes to include an electronic touchscreen upon which appears the names of candidates and ballot titles of measures to be voted on by touching the designated area of the screen for systems that do not contain a paper ballot. This bill would expand the electronic touchscreen systems that qualify as ballots by eliminating the requirement that the systems not contain paper ballots if the votes are tabulated manually or by optical scanning equipment. (2) Existing law prohibits a paper cast vote record, as defined, from being considered a ballot. This bill would allow a paper cast vote record to be considered a ballot, but only if the paper cast vote record is generated on a voting device or machine that complies with ballot layout requirements and is tabulated by a separate device from the device that created the paper cast vote record. (3) Existing law imposes ballot layout specifications, including specific requirements relating to the size and spacing of text. This bill would make various changes to these specifications, which would allow more flexibility in ballot layout. The changes would include allowing the use of objects other than squares for voters to make selections.
Who sponsors AB 2835?
AB 2835 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 2835?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2018. Enacted.
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