BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2089
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
2089 (Quirk)
As Amended March 17, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Elections |4-2 |Weber, Low, Mullin, |Harper, Travis |
| | |Nazarian |Allen |
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|Appropriations |16-3 |Gonzalez, Bloom, |Bigelow, Jones, |
| | |Bonilla, Bonta, |Wagner |
| | |Calderon, Chang, | |
| | |Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, | |
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| | |Eduardo Garcia, | |
| | |Holden, Obernolte, | |
| | |Quirk, Santiago, | |
| | |Weber, Wood | |
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AB 2089
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SUMMARY: Requires a county elections official to notify a voter
if his or her vote by mail (VBM) ballot was not counted.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor annual state reimbursable General Fund costs.
Assuming an average cost of one dollar per card for preparation
and mailing, based on results from the relatively high-turnout
November 2012 election, statewide costs would be about $60,000.
COMMENTS: According to the author, "In California, a majority
of voters in a general election cast their ballots by mail.
Fifty-one percent of Californians who voted in the November 2012
election, voted by mail. Unfortunately, 59,370 vote-by-mail
ballots were not counted by county registrars throughout the
state during the November 2012 election.
"Assembly Bill 2089 requires election officials to notify
voters when their ballot was not counted in the last
election cycle. The local election officials will be
permitted to come up with the best notification process
that would be the best fit for their area.
"In California, we have a reputation for setting the right
precedent for the nation; AB 2089 will continue this
legacy."
SB 589 (Hill), Chapter 280, Statutes of 2013, enacted provisions
to require elections officials to establish a free access system
by which a VBM voter may learn whether his or her ballot was
counted and, if not, the reason why it was not counted.
SB 1725 (Bowen), Chapter 687, Statutes of 2006, enacted
provisions requiring elections officials to establish procedures
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to ensure the security, confidentiality, and integrity of any
personal information collected stored or otherwise used in
tracking VBM ballots.
Analysis Prepared by:
Lori Barber / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094 FN:
0002808