AB 49 — California Voter Protection Act of 2019.

Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes certain counties, on or after specified dates, to conduct any election as an all-mailed ballot election if, among other conditions, the county elections official permits a voter to vote a ballot at a vote center. Existing law also requires, as another condition for conducting an all-mailed ballot election, that beginning 29 days before the day of the election, the county elections official mail to each registered voter a vote by mail ballot packet that includes a return envelope with instructions for the use and return of the vote by mail ballot. This bill, the California Voter Protection Act of 2019, would require the elections official to begin mailing vote by mail ballots no later than 29 days before an election and would require that the mailing be complete within 5 days. The bill would prohibit the county elections official from discriminating against any region or precinct in the county in choosing which ballots to mail first within the prescribed 5-day mailing period. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 4005 of the Elections Code proposed by AB 59 to be operative only if this bill and AB 59 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (2) Existing law requires that application for a vote by mail voter's ballot be made in writing to the elections official having jurisdiction over the election during a specified period prior to the election, subject to specified exceptions. This bill would impose the requirements described in (1) above to the mailing of vote by mail ballots in elections that are not all-mailed ballot elections, thereby requiring the elections official to begin mailing vote by mail ballots no later than 29 days before an election. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/08/19 - Chaptered Current pdf October 08, 2019
• Enrolled 09/13/19 - Enrolled pdf September 13, 2019
• Amended 09/04/19 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2019
• Amended 07/05/19 - Amended Senate pdf July 05, 2019
• Amended 04/11/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 11, 2019
• Amended 04/02/19 - Amended Assembly pdf April 02, 2019
• Amended 03/20/19 - Amended Assembly pdf March 20, 2019
• Amended 01/22/19 - Amended Assembly pdf January 22, 2019
• Introduced 12/03/18 - Introduced pdf December 03, 2018
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Action History

1. October 08, 2019

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 553, Statutes of 2019.

2. October 08, 2019

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 18, 2019

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.

4. September 10, 2019

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3315.).

5. September 10, 2019

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3252.)

6. September 09, 2019

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 11 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 09, 2019

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 4. Page 2677.).

8. September 05, 2019

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. September 04, 2019

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. August 13, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

11. August 12, 2019

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

12. July 05, 2019

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 03, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 2).

14. June 11, 2019

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

15. May 22, 2019

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

16. May 09, 2019

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

17. May 09, 2019

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1588.)

18. May 02, 2019

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

19. May 01, 2019

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (May 1).

20. April 22, 2019

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 11, 2019

    Read second time and amended.

22. April 10, 2019

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 10).

23. April 03, 2019

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

24. April 02, 2019

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

25. March 21, 2019

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

26. March 20, 2019

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

27. January 23, 2019

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

28. January 22, 2019

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

29. January 17, 2019

    Referred to Com. on E. & R.

30. December 04, 2018

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 3.

31. December 03, 2018

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Sabrina Cervantes · Primary
• Mike A. Gipson · Cosponsor
• Gloria · Cosponsor
• Monique Limón · Cosponsor
• Sharon Quirk-Silva · Cosponsor
• Salas · Cosponsor
• Jeff Gonzalez · Cosponsor
• Joaquin Arambula · Cosponsor

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