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AB 814, as amended, Hill. Vote by mail
Elections: ballots: notification.
Existing law requires elections officials to provide a sample
ballot to each voter registered at least 29 days prior to an
election. Existing law requires elections officials to
send notice of the polling place to voters registered after 29 days
prior to an election. Existing law further requires elections
officials to provide a vote by mail ballot and supplies necessary to
complete and return the ballot to each qualified vote by mail voter
prior to an election.
This bill would require, for a statewide election, that
elections officials include a notification with the sample ballot, or
notice of the polling place, that would inform the voter
that he or she will receive a state ballot pamphlet. The bill woul
d additionally require that elections officials
include a notification with the vote by mail ballot that would inform
the voter that he or she should receive a voter information guide.
Because the bill would require additional duties from elections
officials, 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, 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 these
statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.
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