Senate Bill No. 148

Introduced by Senator Anderson

January 31, 2013

An act to amend Section 14311 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 148, as introduced, Anderson. Provisional voting.

Existing law allows a voter who has moved from one address to another within the same county and has not reregistered to vote at the new address to vote by provisional ballot on the day of the election, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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 14311 of the Elections Code is amended
to read:

14311.  

(a) A voter who has moved from one address to another
within the same county and who has not reregistered to vote at
that new address may, at his or her option, vote on the day of the
election at the polling place at which he or she is entitled to vote
based on his or her current residence address, or at the office of
the county elections official or other central location designated
by that elections official. The voter shall be reregistered at the
place of voting for future elections.

(b) Voters casting ballots begin delete under end delete begin insert pursuant to end insert this section shall
be required to vote by provisional ballot, as provided in Section
14310.