AB 2010 — Voter's pamphlet: electronic candidate statement.

Summary

Existing law permits a candidate for a nonpartisan elective office in any local agency, which includes any city, county, city and county, or district, to prepare a written statement, pursuant to specified guidelines, to be included in a voter's pamphlet that is mailed to each voter. Existing law requires each voter's pamphlet to contain a notice in the heading of the first page of that pamphlet in heavy-faced gothic type that, among other things, each candidate's statement in the pamphlet is volunteered by the candidate. Existing law requires an elections official to provide a Spanish translation to those candidates who wish to have one. Existing law authorizes a county or city elections official to establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her voter's pamphlet and other related materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the county's or city's Internet Web site, provided specified conditions are met. This bill would authorize the governing body of a local agency to permit a candidate for nonpartisan elective office in the local agency to prepare a written statement for electronic distribution if the elections official who is conducting the election permits electronic distribution of a candidate's statement. This bill would require the statement to be posted on the Internet Web site of the elections official, permit the statement to be included in a voter's pamphlet that is electronically distributed, and prohibit the statement from being included in a voter's pamphlet that is printed and mailed to voters. This bill would require the elections official to provide a Spanish translation to those candidates who wish to have one. This bill would require the notice in the heading of the first page of the voter's pamphlet, in certain circumstances, to specify that additional statements are available on the Internet Web site of the elections official, and would delete the requirement that the notice appear in heavy-faced gothic type.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 08/17/16 - Chaptered Current pdf August 17, 2016
• Enrolled 08/02/16 - Enrolled pdf August 02, 2016
• Amended 05/25/16 - Amended Senate pdf May 25, 2016
• Introduced 02/16/16 - Introduced pdf February 16, 2016
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Action History

1. August 17, 2016

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 128, Statutes of 2016.

2. August 17, 2016

   Approved by the Governor.

3. August 05, 2016

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

4. August 01, 2016

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5637.).

5. June 30, 2016

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 29 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. June 30, 2016

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4643.).

7. June 13, 2016

   Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

8. June 09, 2016

   From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8).

9. May 25, 2016

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

10. May 19, 2016

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

11. May 12, 2016

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

12. May 05, 2016

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

13. May 05, 2016

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4689.)

14. April 29, 2016

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

15. April 27, 2016

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 27).

16. February 29, 2016

    Referred to Com. on E. & R.

17. February 17, 2016

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

18. February 16, 2016

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Ridley-Thomas · Primary

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