California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 869 — County of San Diego: local elections.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 451, Statutes of 2018.

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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 January 10, 2018. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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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 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires that an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election be made by a proposal submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10% of the qualified electors of the county, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, as specified. Existing law applies these provision retroactively, commencing January 1, 2018, and requires the elections official to examine or reexamine whether the number of valid signatures filed by the proponents is sufficient to qualify a measure for the ballot pursuant to these provisions, to the extent that petition signatures for an initiative measure proposing an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego have been submitted prior to the effective date of this act. This bill would repeal and reenact those provisions for a specified reason. This bill would, for an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election and to make conforming changes to election procedures to implement the charter amendment, require that the calculation of the 10% of qualified electors in the county be computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, as specified. This bill would apply these provision retroactively, commencing January 1, 2018, and would require the elections official to examine or reexamine whether the number of valid signatures filed by the proponents is sufficient to qualify a measure for the ballot pursuant to these provisions, to the extent that petition signatures for an initiative measure proposing an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego have been submitted prior to the effective date of this act. By imposing additional duties on the local elections official, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Diego. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would appropriate $1,000,000 from the Federal Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, to the Secretary of State to secure and improve county election systems. The bill would provide that this appropriation may be adjusted upon receipt of a request, submitted on or before June 30, 2019, to increase related Federal Trust Fund expenditure authority from the Secretary of State, and subsequent approval by the Director of Finance. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 451, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 6042.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 25. Page 6783.) Ordered to the Senate.

  7. Ordered to third reading.

  8. Withdrawn from committee.

  9. Assembly Rule 96 suspended. (Ayes 51. Noes 23. Page 6286.)

  10. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET.

  11. Referred to Com. on BUDGET.

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

  13. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 24. Noes 11. Page 4928.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  15. Ordered to second reading.

  16. Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 25. Noes 11. Page 4865.)

  17. Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.

  18. From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 10.

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

Sponsors

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Unfinished Business SB869 B. & F.R. (Mitchell) Concurrence

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 221201
Democratic 4100
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Hill — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
De León — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Chang — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Allen — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 869 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By TING

Passed 55 Yea · 25 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 391900
Democratic 16000
Republican 0600
Total 552500
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Nay
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Holden — Yea
Levine — Yea
Melendez — Nay
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Wood — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Salas — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gray — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Rivas — Yea
Harper — Nay
Fong — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Kiley — Nay
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mayes — Nay
McCarty — Yea
Baker — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Rendon — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Voepel — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cunningham — Nay
Daly — Yea
Friedman — 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 Yea
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 SB869 B. & F.R.

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 201004
Democratic 4100
Total 241104
% of votes cast 62%28%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Newman — Yea
Roth — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Cannella — Not Voting
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
De León — Not Voting
Hueso — Not Voting
Lara — Yea
Bates — Nay
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Vidak — Nay
Wieckowski — Yea
Wilk — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 869 do?
Existing law requires that an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election be made by a proposal submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10% of the qualified electors of the county, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, as specified. Existing law applies these provision retroactively, commencing January 1, 2018, and requires the elections official to examine or reexamine whether the number of valid signatures filed by the proponents is sufficient to qualify a measure for the ballot pursuant to these provisions, to the extent that petition signatures for an initiative measure proposing an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego have been submitted prior to the effective date of this act. This bill would repeal and reenact those provisions for a specified reason. This bill would, for an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego to require that candidates for county office be elected at the general election and to make conforming changes to election procedures to implement the charter amendment, require that the calculation of the 10% of qualified electors in the county be computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, as specified. This bill would apply these provision retroactively, commencing January 1, 2018, and would require the elections official to examine or reexamine whether the number of valid signatures filed by the proponents is sufficient to qualify a measure for the ballot pursuant to these provisions, to the extent that petition signatures for an initiative measure proposing an amendment to the charter of the County of San Diego have been submitted prior to the effective date of this act. By imposing additional duties on the local elections official, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of San Diego. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would appropriate $1,000,000 from the Federal Trust Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, to the Secretary of State to secure and improve county election systems. The bill would provide that this appropriation may be adjusted upon receipt of a request, submitted on or before June 30, 2019, to increase related Federal Trust Fund expenditure authority from the Secretary of State, and subsequent approval by the Director of Finance. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Who sponsors SB 869?
SB 869 is sponsored by Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review.
What is the current status of SB 869?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2018. Enacted.
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