BILL ANALYSIS
AB 686
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 686 (Ruskin)
As Introduced February 26, 2009
Majority vote
ELECTIONS 5-0
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|Ayes:|Fong, Adams, Coto, | | |
| |Saldana, Swanson | | |
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SUMMARY : Repeals a provision of law pertaining to now defunct
lever voting machines that limits a voter to five minutes in a
voting booth or compartment while marking his or her ballot and
adds a provision that allows a voter to inform precinct board
members when he or she needs more than 10 minutes to mark his or
her ballot.
EXISTING LAW prohibits:
1)Voting booths or compartments from being occupied by more than
one person at a time, unless the voter is eligible to receive
assistance in casting his or her ballot.
2)Voters from remaining in or occupying the booths or
compartments for longer than either 5 or 10 minutes unless a
longer time period will not inconvenience other voters.
FISCAL EFFECT : Keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : Existing law contains two conflicting provisions that
set a limit on the amount of time that a voter can remain in a
voting booth or compartment. Elections Code Section 14224 sets
a 10 minute limit on the amount of time that a voter can remain
in a voting booth or compartment to cast his or her ballot,
while Elections Code Section 19363 sets a five minute limit.
Elections Code Section 19363 is located in a part of the code
dealing with lever voting machines - machines that are no longer
used in this state.
Analysis Prepared by : Lori Barber / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094
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