BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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( Without Reference to File )
SENATE THIRD READING
SB 1195 (Steinberg)
As Amended August 11, 2014
2/3 vote. Urgency
SENATE VOTE : Vote not relevant
UTILITIES & COMMERCE (June 23, 2014)
APPROPRIATIONS (August 6, 2014)
(vote not relevant) (vote not relevant)
SUMMARY : Delays the beginning of the mailing of the state
ballot pamphlet for the November 4, 2014, statewide General
Election by two days. Specifically, this bill :
1)Delays, from the 40th day prior to the election to the 38th
day prior to the election, the date by which the Secretary of
State (SOS) and county elections officials must begin mailing
the state ballot pamphlet to the voters for the November 4,
2014, statewide General Election.
2)Delays, from the 45th day prior to the election to the 43rd
day prior to the election, the date by which the SOS must
furnish state ballot pamphlets to county elections officials
for the November 4, 2014 statewide General Election.
3)Makes corresponding changes.
4)Contains an urgency clause, allowing this bill to take effect
immediately upon enactment.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires the SOS to cause to be printed as many state ballot
pamphlets as needed to comply with state law.
2)Requires state ballot pamphlets to be printed in the Office of
State Printing (OSP), except as specified.
3)Requires the SOS to furnish copy for preparation of the ballot
pamphlets to the OSP at least 40 days prior to the date by
which the SOS is required to deliver ballot pamphlets to
county elections officials, as specified.
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4)Requires the SOS, in instances in which the county elections
official uses data processing equipment to store the
information set forth in the affidavits of registration, to
begin mailing state ballot pamphlets to voters not less than
40 days before the election.
5)Requires the SOS, in instances in which the county elections
official does not utilize data processing equipment to store
the information set forth in the affidavits of registration,
to furnish ballot pamphlets to the county elections official
not less than 45 days before the election at which measures
contained in the ballot pamphlet are to be voted on, and
requires the county elections official to begin mailing state
ballot pamphlets to those voters not less than 40 days before
the election.
FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown
COMMENTS : Under existing law, the SOS is required to send the
state ballot pamphlet to the OSP for printing not later than the
85th day before each statewide election. For the November 4,
2014 statewide General Election, that deadline is August 11,
2014. One of the ballot measures that has qualified to appear
on the November 4, 2014 statewide General Election ballot, and
which is slated to appear in the state ballot pamphlet for that
election, is Proposition 43, which would authorize $11.14
billion in general obligation bonds for various water supply
infrastructure projects.
This bill delays the beginning of the printing and distribution
of the state ballot pamphlet by two days, in order to provide
additional time for ongoing discussions about the possibility of
replacing Proposition 43 on the ballot with a different water
bond measure. If an agreement is reached and a bill is
chaptered to replace Proposition 43 on the ballot on or before
August 13, 2014, this bill will ensure that information
regarding Proposition 43 can be removed from the principal state
ballot pamphlet before it is sent to print, thereby reducing the
potential for voter confusion.
Analysis Prepared by : Ethan Jones / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094
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