SB 90 — Elections: ballot label.

Summary

Existing law defines the ballot label as the portion of the ballot containing the names of the candidates or a statement of a measure. For statewide measures, existing law requires the Attorney General to prepare a condensed version of the ballot title and summary, including the fiscal impact summary prepared by the Legislative Analyst that is printed in the state voter information guide. This bill would additionally require the ballot label for statewide measures, and, at the option of a county, the ballot label or similar description on the ballot of county, city, district, and school district measures, to include a listing of nonprofit organizations, businesses, or individuals taken from the signers of ballot arguments printed in the voter information guide that support and oppose the measure or from the signers of the rebuttal arguments to the arguments that support and oppose the measure, as specified. The bill would require a nonprofit organization, business, or individual to meet certain criteria before being listed on the ballot label or similar description of the measure on the ballot. The bill would require the signers of the ballot arguments to submit the lists of supporters and opponents to the Secretary of State or the respective elections official and would require the Secretary of State or respective elections official to provide those lists to county elections officials as part of the ballot label. The bill would make conforming changes and related findings and declarations. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. Because the bill would impose additional duties on local elections officials, and because it would expand the crime of perjury, it would impose a state-mandated local program. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Amended 04/19/21 - Amended Senate Current pdf April 19, 2021
• Amended 04/12/21 - Amended Senate pdf April 12, 2021
• Introduced 12/16/20 - Introduced pdf December 16, 2020
• SB90 View text html

Action History

1. February 01, 2022

   Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2. April 26, 2021

   April 26 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

3. April 21, 2021

   Set for hearing April 26.

4. April 19, 2021

   From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

5. April 12, 2021

   From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

6. March 10, 2021

   March 15 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

7. March 04, 2021

   Set for hearing March 15.

8. January 28, 2021

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

9. January 11, 2021

   Read first time.

10. December 17, 2020

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.

11. December 16, 2020

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Henry I. Stern · Primary
• Santiago · Cosponsor
• Dodd · Cosponsor
• Thomas J. Umberg · Cosponsor

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