California 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 2967 — Elections: petition records and requests: vote-by-mail ballot.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2022.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2022. 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 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law authorizes a voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to remove their name from the petition by filing a written request to do so with the appropriate elections official prior to the day the petition is filed. Existing law requires the written request to include the voter's name, residence address, and signature. This bill would additionally require the written request to remove the voter's name from the petition to include the name or title of the petition. (2) Existing law requires an elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, to verify the signature on the identification envelope by comparing it with the voter's signature appearing on specified voter registration records. Existing law requires the elections official, if the signatures do not compare or if the voter fails to sign the identification envelope, to allow a voter to verify the voter's signature by signing and returning an unsigned ballot statement, as provided. This bill would replace references to "unsigned ballot statement" with references to "unsigned identification envelope statement." (3) Existing law governs the retention and preservation of election records, including recall petitions. Existing law requires the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State, to preserve in that person's office all recall petitions filed for 8 months after the results of the election for which the petition qualified or, if no election is held, 8 months after the elections official's final examination of the petition. This bill would require elections officials to preserve all recall petitions, including recall petitions for the recall of a state officer. By requiring elections officials to preserve all recall petitions, thereby imposing a higher level of service on local government, this bill 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, 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

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 166, Statutes of 2022.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

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

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 4683.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Be ordered to 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 5. Noes 0.) (June 21). 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 73. Noes 0. Page 5036.)

  12. Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

  13. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).

  14. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  15. Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

  16. From printer. May be heard in committee April 16.

  17. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Committee on Elections · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Elections

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar AB2967 ELECTIONS

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 13000
Unaffiliated 20003
Republican 3001
Total 36004
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Nielsen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Newman — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Min — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Kamlager — Yea
Melendez — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Pan — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bates — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Borgeas — Not Voting
Roth — Not Voting
Gonzalez — Not Voting
Allen, Benjamin Democratic Yea
Archuleta, Bob Democratic Yea
Becker, Josh Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Cortese, Dave Democratic Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena Democratic Yea
Hurtado, Melissa Democratic Yea
Laird, John Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Umberg, Thomas J. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Not Voting
Grove, Shannon Republican Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2967 ELECTIONS Consent Calendar Second Day

Passed 73 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 27003
Unaffiliated 37002
Republican 9000
Total 73005
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (78)
Member Party Vote
Voepel — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Holden — Yea
Villapudua — Yea
Salas — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Kiley — Yea
Mayes — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Ting — Yea
Low — Yea
Levine — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Daly — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Smith — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Bloom — Not Voting
O'Donnell — Not Voting
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Yea
Luz Rivas — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca Democratic Yea
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Not Voting
Boerner, Tasha Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Haney, Matt Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Not Voting
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Ramos, James C. Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M. Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wicks, Buffy Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea
Davies, Laurie Republican Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea
Valladares, Suzette Martinez Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass. To Consent Calendar.

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Democratic 7000
Republican 1000
Total 15001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
Levine — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Holden — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Bigelow — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Not Voting
Vince Fong — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Fong, Mike Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Rivas, Robert Democratic Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah Democratic Yea
Wilson, Lori D. Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar

Passed 6 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 4000
Republican 1000
Unaffiliated 1001
Total 6001
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Low — Yea
Mayes — Not Voting
Bennett, Steve Democratic Yea
Bryan, Isaac G. Democratic Yea
Lee, Alex Democratic Yea
Rubio, Blanca E. Democratic Yea
Seyarto, Kelly Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2967 do?
(1) Existing law authorizes a voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to remove their name from the petition by filing a written request to do so with the appropriate elections official prior to the day the petition is filed. Existing law requires the written request to include the voter's name, residence address, and signature. This bill would additionally require the written request to remove the voter's name from the petition to include the name or title of the petition. (2) Existing law requires an elections official, upon receiving a vote by mail ballot, to verify the signature on the identification envelope by comparing it with the voter's signature appearing on specified voter registration records. Existing law requires the elections official, if the signatures do not compare or if the voter fails to sign the identification envelope, to allow a voter to verify the voter's signature by signing and returning an unsigned ballot statement, as provided. This bill would replace references to "unsigned ballot statement" with references to "unsigned identification envelope statement." (3) Existing law governs the retention and preservation of election records, including recall petitions. Existing law requires the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State, to preserve in that person's office all recall petitions filed for 8 months after the results of the election for which the petition qualified or, if no election is held, 8 months after the elections official's final examination of the petition. This bill would require elections officials to preserve all recall petitions, including recall petitions for the recall of a state officer. By requiring elections officials to preserve all recall petitions, thereby imposing a higher level of service on local government, this bill 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, 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.
Who sponsors AB 2967?
AB 2967 is sponsored by Committee on Elections.
What is the current status of AB 2967?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 16, 2022. Enacted.
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