California Assembly Bill AB1717 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1717AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 22, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member De Leon  (   Principal coauthor:   Assembly Member   Hill   )   (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members   Block,   Huffman,   Jeffries,   and Portantino   )   (   Coauthor:   Senator   Alquist   )  FEBRUARY 2, 2010 An act to add Section 13300.7 to the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1717, as amended, De Leon. Ballot materials: electronic access. Existing law requires elections officials to provide a registered voter with a sample ballot, voter pamphlet, directions to the nearest polling place, and other ballot materials by mail within designated timeframes before a primary or general election. This bill would authorize county and city elections officials, if specified conditions are met, to establish procedures to allow a voter to opt out of receiving his or her sample ballot and other ballot materials by mail and instead obtain them via electronic means such as e-mail or accessing them from a county's or city's Internet Web site. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 13300.7 is added to the Elections Code, to read: 13300.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her sample ballot, voter pamphlet, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via e-mail or by accessing them on the county's or city's Internet Web site, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a) The procedures establish a method of providing notice of and an opportunity by which a voter can notify elections officials of his or her desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail. (b) The voter e-mail address  for   or  any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential  and is not used for any other purpose nor disclosed to any third party.   pursuant to Section 6254.4 of the Government Code and Section 2194 of this code.  (c) The procedures provide notice and opportunity for a voter who has opted out of receiving a sample ballot and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.