BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | AB 93| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ THIRD READING Bill No: AB 93 Author: Lara (D), et al. Amended: 3/14/11 in Senate Vote: 27 - Urgency PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT SUBJECT : Elections: City of Bell SOURCE : Author DIGEST : This bill assists the City of Bell with the certification of their recent recall election. Senate Floor Amendments of 3/14/11 delete the prior version of the bill and make Assemblymember Lara the author and insert language regarding the City of Bell. ANALYSIS : Existing law provides, that upon completion of the canvass of a local election the elections official shall certify the results to the relevant governing body who, by resolution, shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes elected. These, and other related steps, must be completed according to specified timelines. This bill provides that for the March 8, 2011, City of Bell special recall election, upon completion of the canvass by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, the City of Bell City Clerk shall certify the results to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors who shall declare AB 93 Page 2 the results of the election. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No AGB:mw 3/14/11 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED **** END ****