BILL NUMBER: AB 817	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 29, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonta

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Sections  2109, 12300,  
12300  and 12302 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 817, as amended, Bonta. Elections officials.
    Existing law authorizes a county elections official to
appoint a registered voter to serve as a deputy registrar of voters
for the purpose of registering voters.  Existing law
 also  authorizes an elections official to appoint
any voter to serve as a precinct board member, as specified.
   This bill would additionally authorize an elections official to
appoint a person who is a lawful permanent resident of the United
States and who is otherwise eligible to register to vote, except for
his or her lack of United States citizenship, to serve  as a
deputy registrar of voters or  as a precinct board member.
   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 2109 of the Elections Code
is amended to read:
   2109.  A person qualifies for appointment as a deputy registrar of
voters if he or she is a registered voter of the state, or if he or
she is a lawful permanent resident of the United States and is
otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to Section 2101
except for his or her lack of United States citizenship. 
   SEC. 2.   SECTION 1.   Section 12300 of
the Elections Code is amended to read:
   12300.  Any voter, or any individual who possesses the
qualifications set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 12302, may
file an application with the elections official for the position of
precinct board member. The elections official may require the
application be made on specific forms supplied by the elections
official.
   SEC. 3.   SEC. 2.   Section 12302 of the
Elections Code is amended to read:
   12302.  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a
member of a precinct board shall be a voter of the state. The member
may serve only in the precinct for which his or her appointment is
received.
   (b) (1) In order to provide for a greater awareness of the
elections process, the rights and responsibilities of voters, and the
importance of participating in the electoral process, as well as to
provide additional members of precinct boards, an elections official
may appoint not more than five pupils per precinct to serve under the
direct supervision of precinct board members designated by the
elections official. A pupil may be appointed, notwithstanding his or
her lack of eligibility to vote, subject to the approval of the
governing board of the educational institution in which the pupil is
enrolled, if the pupil possesses the following qualifications:
   (A) Is at least 16 years of age at the time of the election for
which he or she is serving as a member of a precinct board.
   (B) Is a United States citizen or will be a citizen at the time of
the election for which he or she is serving as a member of a
precinct board.
   (C) Is a pupil in good standing attending a public or private
secondary educational institution.
   (D) Is a pupil who has a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a
4.0 scale.
   (2) A pupil appointed pursuant to this subdivision may not be used
by a precinct board to tally votes.
   (c) In order to promote civic engagement among residents of the
state and to provide additional members of precinct boards, an
elections official may appoint not more than five nonvoters per
precinct to serve as precinct board members. A nonvoter may be
appointed, notwithstanding his or her lack of eligibility to vote, if
the nonvoter possesses the following qualifications:
   (1) Is a lawful permanent resident of the United States.
   (2) Is otherwise eligible to register to vote pursuant to Section
2101 except for his or her lack of United States citizenship.