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Measure AB 1214
Authors Patterson  
Coauthors: Castillo   DeMaio  
Subject Elections: official canvass.
Relating To relating to elections.
Title An act to amend Section 15306 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Last Action Dt 2025-04-22
State Amended Assembly
Status In Floor Process
Active? Y
Vote Required Majority
Appropriation No
Fiscal Committee Yes
Local Program Yes
Substantive Changes None
Urgency No
Tax Levy No
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Actions
2025-09-03     Ordered to inactive file at the request of Senator Valladares.
2025-08-21     From Consent Calendar.
2025-08-21     Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-08-19     From committee: Be ordered to second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-07-15     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-06-04     Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
2025-05-23     Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1664.)
2025-05-23     In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2025-05-15     Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
2025-05-14     From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2025-04-30     From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-04-23     Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-04-22     From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. Read second time and amended.
2025-04-09     In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage. Reconsideration granted.
2025-04-09     Coauthors revised.
2025-03-10     Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-22     From printer. May be heard in committee March 24.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To print.
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Amended Assembly     2025-04-22
Introduced     2025-02-21
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			<html:p>This bill would increase that posting requirement to at least twice per week. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.</html:p>
			<html:p>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.</html:p>
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								(a)
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								Beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, and until the time specified in subdivision (b), an elections official shall post updated information regarding the election on their internet website at least twice per week. The update shall include at least the following information:
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								Updated results for any candidate or measure appearing on the ballot.
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								The number of ballots processed and an estimated number of outstanding ballots remaining unprocessed for each of the following categories: ballots voted at a polling place, vote by mail ballots received on or before election day, vote by mail ballots received
						after election day, provisional ballots, and conditional registration ballots.
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								The date and time when it is expected that the next results will be posted.
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								The elections official may stop
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								A certified statement of results is published pursuant to Section 15372.
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								The only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify their signature pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 3019 or to provide their signature pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3019. If the elections official stops posting results for this reason, they shall post a notice stating this reason on their internet website.
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								The requirements of this section are in addition to any other duty to report or publish information required of the elections official pursuant to
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Last Version Text Digest Existing law requires elections officials, beginning no later than the Thursday following an election, to post updated election results on their internet website at least once per week until publication of the certified statement of results or until the only ballots left to count are vote by mail ballots for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify or provide their signature.