BILL ANALYSIS
AB 814
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 814 (Hill)
As Amended July 1, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(June 3, 2009) |SENATE: |30-1 |(August 19, 2010) |
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(vote not relevant)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |5-0 |(August 26, 2010) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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Original Committee Reference: PUB. S.
SUMMARY : Requires county elections officials to provide voters
with a notification that the voter should receive a voter
information guide containing detailed information on the
candidates and measures that will be on the ballot for the
election.
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of the bill,
and instead:
1)Require, for every statewide election, that a notification be
included with each sample ballot stating that the voter will
receive a state ballot pamphlet at least one week prior to the
election.
2)Require this notice to include information as to where a voter
can obtain a ballot pamphlet prior to the election and a
statement indicating that a ballot pamphlet will be made
available on the Secretary of State's Internet Web site and at
the polling place at the time of the election. Require this
notice to include the telephone number of the county elections
official that a voter can call to request to have a ballot
pamphlet mailed to him or her.
AB 814
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AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill established a procedure for
a defendant who owned, possessed, or had custody or control of a
firearm to sell that firearm to a firearms dealer or relinquish
the firearm to a law enforcement agency when the defendant had
been convicted of a specified offense and prohibited from owning
a firearm.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, local county officials have indicated that they will
most likely print the information required in this measure on
the sample ballot booklet without additional costs, and that
some counties already enclose an insert with their sample
ballots and that this required information would just be added
to that insert. Therefore, any costs associated with AB 814 are
expected to be minor to local elections officials.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "Days before the June 8th
primary, our office began receiving calls that voters in San
Mateo County had not received their [Voter Information Guides
(VIGs)]. Although the Secretary of State makes these guides
available at every polling place, county elections office and
public libraries, as well as on-line, it is apparent that voters
do not know. However, given the calls our office received
regarding the issue it is clear that voters don't know how to
access additional VIGs if they don't receive one in the mail.
This bill is an attempt to correct this."
This bill was substantially amended in the Senate and the
Assembly-approved provisions of this bill were deleted. This
bill, as amended in the Senate, is inconsistent with Assembly
actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Ethan Jones / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094
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