BILL NUMBER:  AB 1096
  VETOED	DATE: 10/12/2009




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1096 without my signature.

This bill would require that elections officials provide electronic
copies of precinct maps to any interested person and increases the
frequency that these maps must be updated.

While I support the author's efforts to increase the availability of
detailed precinct maps in electronic format, I believe this will
result in additional costs to local governments.  Existing law allows
a county to provide this information in electronic format;
therefore, a statewide mandate is unnecessary.  I encourage counties
to consider implementing the provisions of this bill if their
resources allow, but in this time of fiscal constraint, cannot
support mandating them to do so.

For this reason, I am unable to sign this bill.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger