BILL ANALYSIS
SB 740
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 740 (Cedillo)
As Introduced February 27, 2009
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :37-0
ELECTIONS 7-0 APPROPRIATIONS 15-0
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|Ayes:|Fong, Niello, Bill |Ayes:|De Leon, Nielsen, |
| |Berryhill, Coto, Mendoza, | |Ammiano, Coto, Davis, |
| |Saldana, Swanson | |Duvall, Fuentes, Hall, |
| | | |Harkey, Miller, John A. |
| | | |Perez, Skinner, Solorio, |
| | | |Audra Strickland, |
| | | |Torlakson |
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SUMMARY : Requires elections officials to reject a voted
provisional ballot if the provisional ballot envelope is not
signed by the voter and requires elections officials to retain
provisional ballots and provisional ballot envelopes with other
election materials. Specifically, this bill requires elections
officials to:
1) Reject a provisional ballot if the provisional ballot
envelope is missing the voter's signature.
2) Retain voted provisional ballots and their envelopes for 22
months from the date of federal elections and six months for
non-federal elections.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor state reimbursable costs for county elections
officials to comply with the bill's requirements.
COMMENTS : According to the author, this bill adds voted
provisional ballots and provisional ballot voter identification
envelopes to the list of items that must be kept by the
elections official for 22 months. While this is current
practice in most county elections, it is important to clarify it
in state law. SB 740 also clarifies that if a provisional
ballot envelope isn't signed, elections officials must reject
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the ballot. This bill works to improve integrity in our
election procedures.
Analysis Prepared by : Lori Barber / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094
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