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CA AB2080

Bill

Status

Passed

9/24/2012

Primary Sponsor

Richard Gordon

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Origin

State Assembly

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the requirement that vote by mail voters must be ill or physically disabled to designate another person to return their marked ballot
  • Allows vote by mail voters to designate their spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, or same-household resident to return their ballot to elections officials or precinct boards
  • Expands the authority to accept returned ballots to include precinct boards at polling places statewide, and requires ballots returned to out-of-county polling places to be forwarded to the issuing elections official
  • Prohibits paid or volunteer workers of political committees, parties, candidate campaigns, or other organizations from returning vote by mail ballots, except for candidates and their spouses
  • Includes conditional operative provisions that coordinate with Assembly Bill 2054 if both bills are enacted by January 1, 2013

Legislative Description

Vote by mail ballots.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 501, Statutes of 2012.

9/24/2012

Committee Referrals

Elections and Redistricting8/24/2012
Rules4/26/2012
Appropriations3/28/2012
Elections and Redistricting3/8/2012

Full Bill Text

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