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                                                                  AB 1490
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          Date of Hearing:   April 29, 2009

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Kevin De Leon, Chair

                 AB 1490 (Galgiani) - As Amended:  February 27, 2009 

          Policy Committee:                              ElectionsVote:7-0  
          (Consent)

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              Yes

           SUMMARY  

          This bill reduces the number of days that are allowed for the  
          Secretary of State (SOS) and election officials to certify and  
          report results of certain elections.  Specifically, this bill:

          1)Reduces, from 35 to 31, the number of days after a state  
            election that elections officials have to send to the SOS in  
            electronic format one complete copy of the results for all  
            state, federal and judicial offices, and statewide ballot  
            measures.

          2)Reduces, from 39 to 38, the number of days in which the SOS  
            has to prepare, certify, and file a statement of the vote from  
            the compiled results for statewide offices, the Legislature,  
            Board of Equalization, Congress, Supreme Court, Courts of  
            Appeal, and statewide ballot measures.

          3)Reduces, from the 39th to the 38th day after the election, the  
            deadline for the SOS to determine the votes cast for  
            candidates for Senator and Representative and certify to the  
            persons having the highest number of votes for the respective  
            offices as duly elected.

          4)Changes, from the first Monday in the month following the  
            election to no later than the 32nd day following the election,  
            the deadline for the SOS to analyze the votes given for  
            presidential electors, and to certify to the Governor the  
            names of the proper number of persons having the highest  
            number of votes.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  








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          Negligible fiscal impact, because the counties currently have to  
          complete their vote count by the 28th day after the election.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  .  According to the sponsor, the SOS, AB 1490 is an  
          important, straightforward measure to clean-up the elections  
          calendar and allow the SOS sufficient time to properly certify  
          election results.

           Analysis Prepared by  :    Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916) 319-2081