BILL NUMBER: AB 1724	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 10, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fong

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2012

   An act to amend Section 14224 of, and to repeal Section 19363 of,
the Elections Code, relating to voting.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1724, as amended, Fong. Voting: polling place procedures.
   Existing law establishes procedures to be followed at polling
places on election day. Existing law provides that a voter may not
remain in or occupy a voting booth or compartment longer than is
necessary to mark his or her ballot, which may not exceed either 5 or
10 minutes, as specified, but permits a voter to remain for a longer
period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced.
   This bill would delete the provision permitting a voter to remain
for a longer period of time if no other voter would be inconvenienced
and would, instead, permit a voter to remain for longer than 10
minutes if the voter informs a precinct board member that the voter
requires additional time to mark his or her ballot.  However,
  if the precinct board member determines that the voter is
attempting to interfere with the conduct of the election and does not
require additional time to mark his or her ballot, this bill would
permit the precinct board member to contact the elections official,
who would be authorized to order that the voter not be provided with
additional time to mark his or her ballot. 
   This bill would also repeal the provisions that limit a voter to 5
minutes in a voting booth or compartment while marking his or her
ballot using a voting machine.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 14224 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

   14224.   (a)    Except as provided in Section
14222,  a  voting  booths   booth 
or  compartments   compartment  shall not
be occupied by more than one person at a time, unless the voter is
eligible under the assisted-voter provisions. Voters

    (b)     (1)     Except as
provided in paragraph (2), a voter  shall not remain in or
occupy  the booths or compartments   a voting
booth or compartment  longer than is necessary to mark 
their ballots   his or her ballot  , which shall
not exceed 10 minutes.  However,   if

   (2)     If  a voter informs a precinct
board member that the voter requires additional time to mark his or
her ballot, a longer period shall be allowed.  However, if the
precinct board member determines that the voter is attempting to
interfere with the conduct of the election and does not require
additional time to mark his or her ballot, the precinct board member
may contact the elections official, who   may order that the
voter not be provided with additional time to mark his or her
ballot. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 19363 of the Elections Code is repealed.