AB 292 — Primary elections: ballots.

Summary

(1) Existing law prohibits a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference from voting in a particular party's primary election, including a presidential primary election, unless the party has authorized such a voter to vote in that party's primary election. This bill would require, for any nonpartisan ballot provided to a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference for use in a presidential primary election, that the ballot provide specified information regarding how a voter may request and vote a partisan ballot. (2) Existing law requires a county elections official, prior to each partisan primary election, to mail to every voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference a notice and application by which the voter can request a vote by mail ballot of a party that has authorized such voters to vote in its primary election. Existing law specifies other means by which a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference can request the ballot of a political party that has authorized such a voter to vote in its primary election. This bill would require the above-described application to contain a list of political parties that have authorized a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in that party's primary election, along with a box next to each party's name for the voter to mark to request a vote by mail ballot for that party. The bill would authorize such a voter to request a party's ballot by text message to the appropriate elections official, if the county has established a system for processing such a request. The bill would also require a voter requesting another party's ballot to provide specified personal identifying information. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, 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

• Chaptered 10/10/23 - Chaptered Current pdf October 10, 2023
• Enrolled 09/11/23 - Enrolled pdf September 11, 2023
• Amended 06/12/23 - Amended Senate pdf June 12, 2023
• Amended 05/18/23 - Amended Assembly pdf May 18, 2023
• Amended 04/12/23 - Amended Assembly pdf April 12, 2023
• Amended 02/14/23 - Amended Assembly pdf February 14, 2023
• Introduced 01/25/23 - Introduced pdf January 25, 2023
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Action History

1. October 10, 2023

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 646, Statutes of 2023.

2. October 10, 2023

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 13, 2023

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

4. September 07, 2023

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 63. Noes 14. Page 3053.).

5. September 07, 2023

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)

6. September 06, 2023

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. September 06, 2023

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 2427.).

8. July 11, 2023

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. July 10, 2023

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

10. July 03, 2023

    In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

11. June 20, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

12. June 12, 2023

    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.

13. June 07, 2023

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

14. May 26, 2023

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

15. May 25, 2023

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 15. Page 1792.)

16. May 22, 2023

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

17. May 18, 2023

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

18. May 18, 2023

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 18).

19. May 10, 2023

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

20. April 19, 2023

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

21. April 17, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

22. April 12, 2023

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

23. February 15, 2023

    Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

24. February 14, 2023

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

25. February 02, 2023

    Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.

26. January 26, 2023

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 25.

27. January 25, 2023

    Read first time. To print.

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• Gail Pellerin · Primary

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