BILL NUMBER: SB 1342CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 111 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 15, 2010 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR JULY 15, 2010 PASSED THE SENATE APRIL 26, 2010 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JULY 1, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator Simitian FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act to amend Section 12223 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1342, Simitian. Election precincts. Existing law requires the boundaries of an election precinct to be fixed so that it contains no more than 1,000 voters on the 88th day prior to the election. This bill would authorize a local elections official to subtract permanent vote by mail voters from that total when specified conditions are met. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12223 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 12223. (a) Whenever a jurisdiction is divided into election precincts or whenever the boundary of an established precinct is changed or a new precinct is created, the precinct boundary shall be fixed in a manner so that the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed 1,000 on the 88th day prior to the day of election, unless otherwise provided by law. (b) An elections official may subtract the number of permanent vote by mail voters, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3200) of Division 3, from the total number of voters for purposes of complying with subdivision (a) if after subtracting the number of permanent vote by mail voters, the number of voters in the precinct does not exceed the percentage of nonpermanent vote by mail voters in the jurisdiction on the 88th day prior to the election multiplied by 1,000, unless otherwise provided by law.