BILL NUMBER: SB 970 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 29, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 14, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 10, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 1, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 18, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 6, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 11, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Senator Corbett
(Coauthor: Senator Hancock)
( Coauthors: Assembly Members
Fong, Mendoza, Saldana, and
Swanson )
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
An act to add and repeal Article 6 (commencing with Section 12290)
to Chapter 3 of Division 12 of the Elections Code, relating to
elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 970, as amended, Corbett. Preelection day voting.
Existing law generally requires voters who wish to vote and who do
not cast their ballots by mail to cast their ballot at the precinct
polling place on election day.
This bill would permit, until December 31, 2016, the Secretary of
State, in conjunction with the county elections officials, the
University of California, and the California State
University, and the California Community Colleges, to
select 2 3 college campuses, one
each within the University of California and one
within , the California State University,
and the California Community Colleges, to each
serve as preelection day polling places for any precinct in
the county's jurisdiction during at least one general election. The
bill would require voluntary consent from the local elections
official within whose jurisdiction a preelection day voting polling
place would be located for preelection day voting to take place in
that jurisdiction. The bill would require that the preelection day
polling places be open to receive votes on the 5 business days
preceding election day. The bill would require each county elections
official who has a preelection day polling place within his or her
jurisdiction during an election to report to the Legislature and the
Secretary of State regarding the use of the preelection day voting
polling place within 6 months of the date of the election. The
Secretary of State would then be required to report to the
Legislature regarding an assessment of early voting on college
campuses by examining the participation in the program and the costs
to the state for implementing the program.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
(a) Preelection day voting on college campuses will allow college
students more time to vote and thereby more effectively manage their
busy class schedules.
(b) Research findings show that the younger a voter becomes
engaged in the political process, the more likely he or she will
remain an active participant in our democratic system of government.
SEC. 2. Article 6 (commencing with Section 12290) is added to
Chapter 3 of Division 12 of the Elections Code, to read:
Article 6. Preelection Day Voting Polling Places on College
Campuses
12290. (a) For at least one general election from January 1,
2011, but prior to December 31, 2016, the Secretary of State, in
conjunction with the county elections officials, the University of
California, and the California State University
, and the California Community Colleges , may establish
preelection day voting polling places on two
three college campuses in the state, subject to the following
conditions:
(1) One of the college campuses shall be within the University of
California. The campus selected must have at least 20,000 registered
students at the time of selection.
(2) One of the college campuses shall be within the California
State University. The campus selected must have at least 13,000
registered students at the time of selection.
(3) One of the college campuses shall be within the California
Community Colleges. The campus selected must have at least 10,000
registered students at the time of selection.
(3)
(4) Preelection day voting shall not take place absent
the voluntary consent of the local elections official within whose
jurisdiction a preelection day voting polling place would be located.
(b) Each college campus selected to be a preelection day voting
polling place shall serve as the polling place for any precinct in
the county's jurisdiction.
12291. A preelection day voting polling place established
pursuant to Section 12290 shall be open during the five business days
prior to the date of the election. For each day that the
preelection day voting polling place is open to receive votes prior
to the date of the election, the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing
with Section 14000), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14100), and
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14200) of Division 14, except
Section 14212, shall apply. The preelection day voting
polling place shall be considered a satellite location of the office
of the elections official under subdivision (b) of
Section 3018 and shall comply with all the requirements of that
section.
12292. A preelection day voting polling place may not be
established for any election other than a general election as it
applies to the pilot program in this article.
12293. (a) Each county elections official who has a preelection
day voting polling place within his or her jurisdiction during an
election shall report to the Legislature and the Secretary of State
regarding the election within six months after the date of the
election as it applies to the pilot program in this article. This
report shall include, at a minimum, statistics regarding the cost of
a preelection day voting polling place, the turnout of voters at the
preelection day voting polling place, and any problems with
preelection day voting polling place voting that has been made known
to the elections official.
(b) After receiving the reports from the county elections
officials pursuant to subdivision (a) but not later than eight months
after the date of the election, the Secretary of State shall report
to the Legislature regarding an assessment of early voting on college
campuses by examining the participation in the program as well as
the costs to the state for implementing this article on these two
campuses.
12294. This article shall remain in effect only until December
31, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before December 31, 2016, deletes or extends
that date.