AB 1494, as amended, Levine. Voting: marked ballots.
Existing law prohibits a voter from showing his or her ballot to any person after it is marked in such a way as to reveal its contents. Existing law provides that a person who interferes or attempts to interfere with the secrecy of voting is guilty of a felony, and authorizes the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, or a local elections official to bring an action to impose additional civil penalties for committing those acts.
This bill wouldbegin delete clarify thatend deletebegin insert create an exception to that prohibition that would permitend insert a voterbegin delete mayend deletebegin insert
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voluntarily disclose how he or she voted if that voluntary act does not violate any other law.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 14276 of the Elections Code is repealed.
Section 14291 of the Elections Code is amended to
3read:
(a) After the ballot is marked, a voter shall not show
5it to any person in a manner that reveals itsbegin delete contents.end deletebegin insert contents,
6except as provided in subdivision (b).end insert
7(b) A voter may voluntarily disclose how he or she voted if that
8voluntary act does not violate any other law.
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