California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1044 — State voter information guide: vote by mail and provisional ballot verification.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 85, Statutes of 2017.

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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, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires that the vote by mail ballot be available to any registered voter and that the Secretary of State prepare and distribute to appropriate elections officials uniform printed and electronic applications for vote by mail ballots. Existing law requires that each ballot delivered to a qualified applicant be accompanied by a state voter information guide, unless the voter has already been provided a state voter information guide. Existing law requires elections officials to establish processes and systems for a voter to verify that his or her vote by mail ballot or provisional ballot was counted. This bill would require that the state voter information guide display the Internet Web site address for a voter to check the status of his or her vote by mail or provisional ballot.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 85, Statutes of 2017.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:40 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 1843.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1393.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 26).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

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

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

  19. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Quirk · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Quirk

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 2nd AB1044

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29006
Democratic 4001
Total 33007
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Not Voting
Hill — Yea
Morrell — Not Voting
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Not Voting
De León — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Not Voting
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Not Voting
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Leyva — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Not Voting
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

AB 1044 QUIRK Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 76 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 54003
Democratic 16000
Republican 6001
Total 76004
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Burke — Yea
Chau — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Medina — Yea
Baker — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Low — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Not Voting
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
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
Fong, Mike 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 Yea
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
Patterson, Joe Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12000
Democratic 4000
Republican 0001
Total 16001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gray — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Bocanegra — Yea
Chau — Yea
Obernolte — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1044 do?
Existing law requires that the vote by mail ballot be available to any registered voter and that the Secretary of State prepare and distribute to appropriate elections officials uniform printed and electronic applications for vote by mail ballots. Existing law requires that each ballot delivered to a qualified applicant be accompanied by a state voter information guide, unless the voter has already been provided a state voter information guide. Existing law requires elections officials to establish processes and systems for a voter to verify that his or her vote by mail ballot or provisional ballot was counted. This bill would require that the state voter information guide display the Internet Web site address for a voter to check the status of his or her vote by mail or provisional ballot.
Who sponsors AB 1044?
AB 1044 is sponsored by Quirk.
What is the current status of AB 1044?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2017. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1044?
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