AB 1135, as introduced, Mullin. Vote by mail: military or overseas voters.
Existing law requires a county elections official to place a notice in any office within the county where applications are taken for federal passports or where military enlistments are received to inform potential military or overseas voters of their right to a vote by mail voter’s ballot and where registration materials and application forms can be obtained.
This bill would additionally require the elections official to place the notice in any office within the county where county or municipal fines can be paid.
By increasing the duties of local elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 3004 of the Elections Code is amended
2to read:
The county elections official shall place a notice in any
4office within the county where applications are taken for federal
5begin delete passports orend deletebegin insert passports,end insert where military enlistments are receivedbegin insert,
6or where county or municipal fines can be paidend insert to inform potential
7begin delete special absenteeend deletebegin insert
military or overseasend insert voters of their right to a vote
8by mail voter’s ballot and where registration materials and
9application forms can be obtained.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
11this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
12local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
13pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
144 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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