BILL NUMBER: SB 267	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 7, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 21, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Pavley

                        FEBRUARY 13, 2013

   An act to add Section 12289 to the Elections Code, relating to
elections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 267, as amended, Pavley. Polling places: higher education
campuses.
   (1) Existing law requires elections officials to establish a
convenient number of election precincts and designate a polling place
for each precinct. Under existing law, the local elections official
may request the use of school buildings as polling places.
   This bill would, for  statewide general  elections
 conducted by a county or city and county   held
in November of each even-numbered year  , require the county or
city and county elections official to establish precincts consisting
solely of, and corresponding polling places within, each campus of a
community college, the California State University, or the
University of California, if the campus meets specified requirements.
The bill would require the California State University and the
California Community Colleges, and request the University of
California, to provide access for the use of their campuses as
polling places. By requiring county and city and county elections
officials to perform new duties, and the California Community
Colleges to provide access as polling places, the bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.
   (2) 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 1.  Section 12289 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
   12289.  (a) For each  statewide general  election
 conducted by a county or a city and county  
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each
even-numbered year  , the county or city and county elections
official shall establish precincts consisting solely of, and
corresponding polling places within, each campus of a community
college, the California State University, and the University of
California, if the campus meets all of the following requirements:
   (1) The campus is within the county or city and county's
jurisdiction.
   (2) At least 1,000 people live on the campus.
   (3) The campus complies with accessibility requirements and
guidelines for polling places established by the Secretary of State.
   (b) The California State University and the California Community
Colleges shall, and the University of California is requested to,
provide access for use of their campuses as polling places. This
section does not apply to a campus of the University of California if
the campus refuses a request for access to the campus as a polling
place.
   (c) An elections official may establish, pursuant to this section,
multiple polling places within a campus to meet the unique
population needs of each campus.
   (d) Each campus within which a polling place is established
pursuant to this section and the elections official establishing the
polling place are encouraged to inform the campus community that only
voters who are registered within the campus precinct boundaries are
allowed to vote at the campus polling place.
   (e) An elections official may establish a polling place within a
campus within which a polling place is not required to be established
pursuant to this section.
  SEC. 2.   If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.