California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 306 — Vote by mail ballots.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2018.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2017. 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 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires a vote by mail voter to return his or her voted vote by mail ballot (1) by mail or in person to the elections official, (2) in person to a member of a precinct board at a polling place or vote center, or (3) to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location, as specified. Existing law permits a vote by mail voter who is unable to return his or her ballot to designate another person to return the ballot. Existing law requires that the identification envelope of a vote by mail ballot contain, among other things, the name of the person authorized to return it, the relationship of that person to the voter, and that person's signature. Existing law requires that all vote by mail ballots be received before the close of the polls on election day and prohibits a ballot from being counted if not received before that time. This bill would require a person designated to return a voter's vote by mail ballot to return the ballot or put it in the mail no later than three days after receiving it from the voter or before the close of the polls on election day, whichever time period is shorter. However, the bill would prohibit disqualifying a ballot from being counted solely because it was returned or mailed more than three days after the designated person received it from the voter, provided that the ballot is returned by the designated person before the close of polls on election day. The bill would also prohibit disqualifying a ballot solely because the person returning it did not provide on the identification envelope his or her name, relationship to the voter, or signature.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 203, Statutes of 2018.

  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 54. Noes 24. Page 6204.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 9 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 11. Page 5169.).

  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  9. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (May 15).

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

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 3. Page 3798.)

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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

  16. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (January 10).

  17. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on E. & R. Re-referred. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (January 4). Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

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

  20. Re-referred to Com. on INS.

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

  22. Referred to Com. on INS.

  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 9.

  24. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Gonzalez Fletcher · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Gonzalez Fletcher

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 306 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 54 Yea · 24 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391801
Democratic 15001
Republican 0600
Total 542402
% of votes cast 68%30%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Not Voting
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Holden — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Salas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Gray — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Fong — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Chau — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooper — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wood — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse 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 Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB306 Gonzalez Fletcher By Hertzberg

Passed 26 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 211102
Democratic 5000
Total 261102
% of votes cast 67%28%0%5%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Monning — Yea
Allen — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Chang — Nay
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
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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Do pass as amended

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
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Allen — Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea

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AB 306 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading

Passed 59 Yea · 3 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 433010
Democratic 15000
Republican 1005
Total 593015
% of votes cast 77%4%0%19%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Baker — Yea
Brough — Nay
Maienschein — Yea
Mathis — Not Voting
Mullin — Not Voting
Obernolte — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Voepel — Not Voting
Weber — Yea
Chu — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Holden — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Salas — Yea
Low — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Melendez — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Cooley — Yea
Harper — Nay
Kiley — Not Voting
Bigelow — Not Voting
Levine — Yea
Nazarian — Not Voting
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Not Voting
Ting — Yea
Waldron — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
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 Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Not Voting
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Flora, Heath Republican Not Voting
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting
Lackey, Tom Republican Not Voting

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AB 306 GONZALEZ FLETCHER Assembly Third Reading Amend By HARPER Set #1 Motion to Lay on the Table By CALDERON

Passed 48 Yea · 25 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331904
Democratic 15000
Republican 0600
Total 482504
% of votes cast 62%32%0%5%
How each member voted (77)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Medina — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Thurmond — Not Voting
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Gray — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Ting — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Nay
Salas — Not Voting
Harper — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
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 Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Nay
Choi, Steven S. Republican Nay
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Be re-referred to the Committee on [Elections and Redistricting]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7002
Democratic 2000
Total 9002
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (11)
Member Party Vote
Brough — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Friedman — Not Voting
Salas — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Travis Allen — Not Voting
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 306 do?
Existing law requires a vote by mail voter to return his or her voted vote by mail ballot (1) by mail or in person to the elections official, (2) in person to a member of a precinct board at a polling place or vote center, or (3) to a vote by mail ballot dropoff location, as specified. Existing law permits a vote by mail voter who is unable to return his or her ballot to designate another person to return the ballot. Existing law requires that the identification envelope of a vote by mail ballot contain, among other things, the name of the person authorized to return it, the relationship of that person to the voter, and that person's signature. Existing law requires that all vote by mail ballots be received before the close of the polls on election day and prohibits a ballot from being counted if not received before that time. This bill would require a person designated to return a voter's vote by mail ballot to return the ballot or put it in the mail no later than three days after receiving it from the voter or before the close of the polls on election day, whichever time period is shorter. However, the bill would prohibit disqualifying a ballot from being counted solely because it was returned or mailed more than three days after the designated person received it from the voter, provided that the ballot is returned by the designated person before the close of polls on election day. The bill would also prohibit disqualifying a ballot solely because the person returning it did not provide on the identification envelope his or her name, relationship to the voter, or signature.
Who sponsors AB 306?
AB 306 is sponsored by Gonzalez Fletcher.
What is the current status of AB 306?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2017. Enacted.
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