BILL NUMBER: AB 2089 VETOED DATE: 09/29/2016 To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2089 without my signature. This bill requires a county elections official to notify a vote-by-mail voter if their ballot was not counted and the reason it was not counted. This bill is unnecessary. Currently, law requires a county elections official to establish a free access system that allows a vote-by-mail voter to learn whether his or her ballot was counted, and if not, the reason why the ballot was not counted. I believe this is sufficient. Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.