California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 1970 — Elections: vote by mail and provisional ballots.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 821, Statutes of 2016.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2016. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 7 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare and distribute to appropriate elections officials a uniform application and uniform electronic application format for a vote by mail voter's ballot that conforms to specified requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to establish a free access system that permits any voter who casts a provisional ballot to discover whether the voter's provisional ballot was counted and if not, the reason why it was not counted. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to ensure the uniform application of statutory provisions regarding provisional voting. This bill would additionally require the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections officials relating to the processing of vote by mail and provisional ballots.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 821, Statutes of 2016.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  4. In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 25. Noes 13. Page 5062.).

  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 11).

  8. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  9. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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

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

  12. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 52. Noes 26. Page 4466.)

  13. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  14. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 6.) (April 13).

  15. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (March 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  16. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  17. From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

  18. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Low · Primary
  • Mullin · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Low

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Mullin

Not signed on (120)

120 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.

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Votes

3rd Reading AB1970 Low By Allen

Passed 25 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 231201
Democratic 2100
Total 251301
% of votes cast 64%33%0%3%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Block — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Nay
Leno — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Morrell — Nay
Pavley — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Hall — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Liu — Yea
Monning — Yea
Moorlach — Nay
Nielsen — Nay
Pan — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Bates — Nay
Vidak — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Galgiani — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4200
Democratic 1000
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6000
Democratic 1000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Hill — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Lara — Yea
Beall — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea

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AB 1970 LOW Assembly Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 26 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472102
Democratic 5000
Republican 0500
Total 522602
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Rodriguez — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Harper — Nay
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chang — Not Voting
Hadley — Not Voting
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Baker — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Waldron — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 14 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12400
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 14600
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (20)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Holden — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Chang — Nay
Daly — Yea
Obernolte — Nay
Santiago — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1970 do?
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to prepare and distribute to appropriate elections officials a uniform application and uniform electronic application format for a vote by mail voter's ballot that conforms to specified requirements. Existing law requires the Secretary of State to establish a free access system that permits any voter who casts a provisional ballot to discover whether the voter's provisional ballot was counted and if not, the reason why it was not counted. Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to adopt regulations to ensure the uniform application of statutory provisions regarding provisional voting. This bill would additionally require the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations establishing guidelines for county elections officials relating to the processing of vote by mail and provisional ballots.
Who sponsors AB 1970?
AB 1970 is sponsored by Low and Mullin.
What is the current status of AB 1970?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2016. Enacted.
Where can I track AB 1970?
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