Bill Text: CA AB1784 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Elections: open-source paper ballot voting systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-07-01 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB1784 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1784-Amended.html
|
Amended
IN
Senate
June 25, 2019 |
|
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 22, 2019 |
|
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 28, 2019 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 1784 |
| Introduced by Assembly Members Santiago, Chiu, and Gonzalez (Principal coauthor: Senator Wiener) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) (Coauthor: Senator Hill) |
February 22, 2019 |
An act to add Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 19500) to Division 19 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1784, as amended, Santiago.
Elections: open-source paper ballot voting systems.
Existing law prohibits the use of a voting system unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, or approved by the Secretary of State as part of a pilot program, prior to the election at which it is to be used.
This bill, the Secure the VOTE Act, would authorize the Secretary of State to award up to $16,000,000 in matching funds, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to counties for the development of open-source paper ballot voting systems.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 19500) is added to Division 19 of the Elections Code, to read:CHAPTER 6. Open-Source Paper Ballot Voting System Program
19500.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Secure the VOTE Act.19500.19501.
The Secure the VOTE Act establishes a partnership between the state and counties, with the goal of developing and certifying19501.19502.
An amount not to exceed sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000) shall be made available to the Secretary of State, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute, for the program established pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary of State shall establish an application process and develop procedures for the distribution of funds awarded pursuant to this chapter.19502.19503.
(a) A county shall comply with all of the following to be eligible for an award of funds:(1) All of the system’s software components developed at least in part using state or county funds must be licensed under an open-source license approved by the Open Source Initiative and all other counties must be able to access and modify the software for free.
(2) All votes cast using the system must be recorded and tabulated using voter-verified permanent paper ballots.
(b) A county shall not be awarded more than eight million dollars ($8,000,000) pursuant to the program established by this chapter.
(c) A county that receives an award of funds to develop an open-source paper ballot voting system pursuant to this chapter may, in addition, use those funds to establish procedures for the sharing or distribution of the system and to assist other counties in using components of the system that have been certified by the Secretary of State.
19503.19504.
A maximum of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) shall be awarded as follows:(a) Funds shall be awarded at a ratio of three dollars ($3) two dollars ($2) of fund money for every one dollar ($1) of county money from any source, including state funds, if a county meets all of the following requirements:
(1) All of the system’s software components paid for
developed at least in part using state or county funds pursuant to this section must be licensed exclusively under the GNU Affero General Public License 3.0. 3.0 or a later version.
(2) All of the system’s software components must be open source during development, using a process that is open to public feedback. Development must be carried out in public repositories by January 1, 2021.
(3) All of the system’s software components eligible for an award of matching funds pursuant to this subdivision must be certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, or approved by the Secretary of State as part of a pilot program pursuant to Section 19209, for use during the November 8, 2022, 5, 2024, general election.
(b)Funds shall be awarded at a ratio of two dollars ($2) of fund money for every one dollar ($1) of county money from any source, including state funds, if a county meets all of the following requirements:
(1)All of the system’s software components must meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).
(2)All of the system’s software components eligible for an award of matching funds pursuant to this subdivision must be certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State, or approved by
the Secretary of State as part of a pilot program pursuant to Section 19209, for use during the November 5, 2024, general election.
19504.19505.
19505.19506.
(a) A county shall refund to the Secretary of State all funds awarded pursuant to this chapter if the Secretary of State fails to certify(b) A county shall refund to the Secretary of State all funds awarded pursuant to this chapter that have not been encumbered by December 31, 2026.
