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          Subject matter was not heard in Assembly policy committee this  
          legislative
          Session, should be noted in the last paragraph of the background  
          section of the 
          CSA analysis.  Language will vary depending on the circumstance.
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1094 (Hertzberg)
          As Amended  August 25, 2000
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |     |(June 2, 1999)  |SENATE: |21-18|(August 28,    |
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               (vote not relevant)

          Original Committee Reference:   E.R. & C.A.  

           SUMMARY  :  Reduces the voter registration deadline from 29 days  
          to 14 days before an election.

           The Senate Amendments  delete the Assembly version of this bill  
          and instead:
           
           1)Provides that a properly executed affidavit of registration is  
            deemed effective upon receipt by the county elections official  
            if received not later than the 15th day, instead of the 29th  
            day, prior to an election.

          2)Requires the county elections official to accept a properly  
            executed voter registration card if it is executed on or  
            before the 15th day, instead of the 29th day, prior to an  
            election. 

          3)Provides that a voter who has moved from the district within  
            14 days, instead of 28 days, prior to an election may vote at  
            the precinct for that election. 

          4)Requires the county elections official to accept, as a  
            notification of a change of address within the county, a  
            notice or letter executed by a voter on or before the 15th,  
            instead of the 29th day, prior to an election, subject to  
            specified conditions.

          5)Excepts a voter who has registered fewer than 29 days prior to  








          Subject matter was not heard in Assembly policy committee this  
          legislative
          Session, should be noted in the last paragraph of the background  
          section of the 
          CSA analysis.  Language will vary depending on the circumstance.
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            an election from the requirement that the Secretary of State  
            mail voters ballot pamphlets if the county clerk uses data  
            processing equipment data from the affidavits of registration.

          6)Requires that a copy of the sample ballot of the party with  
            which the voter is affiliated, as evidenced by his or her  
            registration, be mailed within specified periods to each voter  
            entitled to vote at the primary who registered at least 29  
            days prior to the election. 

          7)Requires the sample ballot to be mailed to voters who  
            registered at least 29 days prior to an election, and a  
            polling place notice to voters who register after the 29th day  
            prior to the election. 

          8)Incorporates changes to Section 13300 of the Elections Code,  
            to take effect under specified conditions if both this bill  
            and SB 28 (Peace) are chaptered..

          9)Makes related conforming changes.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill authorized a voter who  
          properly executes a voter registration affidavit at the polling  
          place of his or her precinct on election day, to cast a  
          provisional ballot at that election. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  Unknown

           COMMENTS  :  This bill represents a compromise from the original  
          version of this bill, which proposed a "same-day registration"  
          procedure, in which a voter could execute a voter registration  
          affidavit at the polling place on election day, and cast a  
          provisional ballot for that election.  This bill now permits a  
          voter who executes a voter registration affidavit by the 15th,  
          instead of the 29th, day before an election, to vote a regular  
          ballot at that election.  The bill also adjusts related  
          administrated deadlines in order to implement the new shorter  
          registration deadline.
           









          Subject matter was not heard in Assembly policy committee this  
          legislative
          Session, should be noted in the last paragraph of the background  
          section of the 
          CSA analysis.  Language will vary depending on the circumstance.
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           Analysis Prepared by  :  Romulo I. Lopez / E., R. & C. A. / (916)  
          319-2094
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