AB 2089 Summary

• Requires county elections officials to notify vote by mail voters within 30 days after completion of the official canvass if their ballot was not counted, including the specific reason for rejection.

• Maintains existing requirement for a free access system allowing vote by mail voters to check if their ballot was counted and learn the reason if it was not.

• Permits county elections officials to use their existing provisional ballot tracking system (established under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002) to fulfill the vote by mail ballot access requirements.

• Requires counties that elect not to mail sample ballots to use any resulting cost savings to offset expenses of establishing the vote by mail ballot tracking system.

• Authorizes reimbursement to local agencies for state-mandated costs through existing statutory procedures if the Commission on State Mandates determines costs are imposed.