BILL NUMBER: AB 2154	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 24, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Solorio

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to amend Section 3001 of  , and to add Section 3007.8
to,  the Elections Code, relating to vote by mail ballots.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2154, as amended, Solorio. Vote by mail ballots: telephone
applications.
   Existing law requires that application for a vote by mail voter's
ballot be made in writing to the elections official having
jurisdiction over the election during a specified period prior to the
election, except as specified.
   This bill would  also  allow  an
application for a vote by mail ballot to be made by telephone if
  a local elections official to offer a voter the
ability to apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone. The
bill would require   a telephone applicant for a vote by
mail voter's ballot to provide  specified information 
is provided  to the elections official.  By
increasing the duties of local elections officials, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.  
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  yes
  no  . State-mandated local program:  yes
  no  .


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 3001 of the  
Elections Code   is amended to read: 
   3001.  Except as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section
3200) and Sections 3007.5  and   ,  3007.7,
 and 3007.8,  application for a vote by mail voter's ballot
shall be made in writing to the elections official having
jurisdiction over the election between the 29th and the 7th day prior
to the election. The application shall be signed by the applicant
and shall show his or her place of residence. Any applications
received by the elections official prior to the 29th day shall be
kept and processed during the application period.
   SEC. 2.    Section 3007.8 is added to the  
Elections Code   , to read:  
   3007.8.  (a) A local elections official may offer a voter the
ability to apply for a vote by mail voter's ballot by telephone.
   (b) To apply by telephone, the applicant shall provide to the
elections official personal identifying information that matches the
information contained on the applicant's affidavit of registration,
including first and last name, home address, and date of birth. The
applicant's signature shall not be required.
   (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all provisions
of this code governing written applications for vote by mail voter's
ballots shall apply to applications made by telephone.  

  SECTION 1.    Section 3001 of the Elections Code
is amended to read:
   3001.  (a) Except as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 3200) and Sections 3007.5 and 3007.7, application for a vote
by mail voter's ballot shall be made in writing or by telephone to
the elections official having jurisdiction over the election between
the 29th and the 7th day prior to the election.
   (b) To apply in writing, the applicant shall complete a written
application containing his or her place of residence and signature.
   (c) To apply by telephone, the applicant shall provide to the
elections official personal identifying information that matches the
information contained on the applicant's affidavit of registration,
including first and last name, home address, and date of birth. The
applicant's signature shall not be required.
   (d) Any application received by the elections official prior to
the 29th day shall be kept and processed during the application
period.  
  SEC. 2.    If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.