BILL NUMBER: AB 1681	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 19, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        JANUARY 25, 2010

   An act to add and repeal Section 4001 of the Elections Code,
relating to elections.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1681, as amended, Yamada. Elections: all-mailed ballot
elections.
   Existing law authorizes a local, special, or consolidated election
to be conducted as an all-mailed ballot election, so long as
specified conditions are satisfied.
   This bill would authorize as a pilot program, until December 31,
 2016   2014  , elections in Yolo County,
other than statewide primary or general elections or special
elections to fill a vacancy in a state office, the Legislature, or
Congress, to be conducted as all-mailed ballot elections if specified
conditions are satisfied.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 4001 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
   4001.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 4000  or any other
provision of law  , as a pilot program, elections in Yolo County
may be conducted as all-mailed ballot elections, subject to the
following conditions:
   (1) The governing body of the city, county, or district, by
resolution, authorizes the all-mailed ballot election and notifies
the Secretary of State of its intent to conduct an all-mailed ballot
election at least 88 days prior to the date of the election.
   (2) The election does not occur on the same date as a statewide
primary or general election or any other election conducted in an
overlapping jurisdiction that is not consolidated and conducted as an
all-mailed ballot election pursuant to this section.
   (3) The election is not a special election to fill a vacancy in a
state office, the Legislature, or Congress.
   (4) At least one polling place is provided  in each city
within the jurisdiction   per 10,000 registered voters
 and is open to receive voted ballots for  at least two
  four  weeks before the date of the election and
until 8 p.m. on the day of the election.
   (5) The elections official delivers to each voter all supplies
necessary for the use and return of the mail ballot, including an
envelope for the return of the voted mail ballot, postage prepaid.
   (6) The elections official delivers to each voter, with either the
sample ballot sent pursuant to Section 13303 or with the voter's
ballot, a list of the polling places provided pursuant to paragraph
(4), and this list is also posted on the Internet Web site of the
county elections office.
   (7) The return of voted mail ballots is subject to Section 3017.
    (8) The polling places provided under this section are at an
accessible location and are equipped with voting units or systems
that are accessible to individuals with disabilities and that provide
the same opportunity for access and participation, including the
ability to vote privately and independently.
   (9) Elections pursuant to this section may be held on no more than
three different dates.
   (b) (1) If the county conducts an all-mailed ballot election, on
or before December 31,  2016   2014  , the
county shall report to the Legislature and to the Secretary of State
regarding the success of the election, including, but not limited to,
any statistics on the cost to conduct the election; the turnout of
different populations, including whenever possible, but not limited
to, the population categories of race, ethnicity, age, gender,
disability, permanent vote by mail status, and political party
affiliation; the number of ballots that are not counted and the
reasons they were rejected; voter fraud; and any other problems that
become known to the county during the election or canvass.
   (2) Whenever possible, using the criteria set forth in paragraph
(1), the report of the county shall compare the success of the
all-mailed ballot election to similar elections not conducted as
all-mailed ballot elections in the same jurisdiction or
comparable jurisdictions  .
   (3) The report of the county shall be submitted to the Legislature
within six months after the date of the all-mailed ballot election
or prior to the date of any other all-mailed ballot election subject
to this section to be conducted in the county, whichever is sooner.
   (c) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31,
 2016   2014  , and as of that date is
repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before
December 31,  2016   2014  , deletes or
extends that date.