Bill Text: CA SB1195 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: State ballot pamphlet.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 187, Statutes of 2014. [SB1195 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1195-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1195	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  187
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 11, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 11, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 11, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 11, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 18, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Steinberg

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to elections, and declaring the urgency thereof,
to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1195, Steinberg. State ballot pamphlet.
   Existing law requires the Secretary of State, for each statewide
election, to prepare and distribute a state ballot pamphlet
describing each statewide ballot measure and containing other
specified information. Existing law requires the Secretary of State
to provide the state ballot pamphlets to county elections officials
not less than 45 days before the election, and further requires that
the state ballot pamphlets be mailed to voters commencing not less
than 40 days before the election. In addition, existing law requires
that the Secretary of State furnish a copy of the state ballot
pamphlet to the Office of State Printing for preparation not less
than 40 days before the date the Secretary of State is required to
provide the pamphlets to the county elections officials.
   This bill, for purposes of the November 4, 2014, statewide general
election, would instead require that the Secretary of State provide
the state ballot pamphlets to the county elections officials on the
43rd day before the election, and would require that the state ballot
pamphlets be mailed to voters commencing on the 38th day before the
election. In addition, this bill would require that the Secretary of
State furnish a copy of the state ballot pamphlet to the Office of
State Printing for preparation on the 40th day before the date the
Secretary of State is required to provide the pamphlets to the county
elections officials.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.


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

  SECTION 1.  All of the following shall apply to the November 4,
2014, statewide general election:
   (a) Notwithstanding Section 9082 of the Elections Code, the
Secretary of State shall furnish to the Office of State Printing copy
for preparation of the state ballot pamphlets on the 40th day prior
to the date for required delivery to the county elections officials
as provided in subdivision (c).
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 9094 of the
Elections Code, the Secretary of State shall commence mailing the
state ballot pamphlets to the voters on the 38th day prior to the
election.
   (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 9094 of the
Elections Code, the Secretary of State shall furnish state ballot
pamphlets to the county elections officials on the 43rd day prior to
the election, and the county elections officials shall commence
mailing the state ballot pamphlets to voters on the date specified in
subdivision (b).
  SEC. 2.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   To ensure that the state ballot pamphlet for the November 4, 2014,
statewide general election accurately reflects the ballot measures
that will be submitted to the voters of the state at that election,
it is necessary that this act take immediate effect.