BILL NUMBER: AB 1504INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Alejo FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to amend Section 10304 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1504, as introduced, Alejo. Emergency elections in cities. Existing law requires the Governor to appoint 3 persons to a board of election commissioners for a city upon being satisfied of the truth of the matters set forth in a petition presented to the Governor by the voters of the city that, among other things, the city has failed to elect officers in accordance with its charter and there are no officers to carry on the city government, or the city has failed to call an election of officers. Existing law requires the Governor to issue a commission to the commissioners, and provides that issuance of the commission is conclusive evidence of the regularity of all the proceedings to and including the appointment of the commissioners. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter provision. 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 10304 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 10304. The Governor shall issue a commission to the commissioners, and the issuance of the commission shall be conclusive evidence of the regularity of all the proceedings to and including the appointment of the commissioners. Within 10 days after their appointment, the commissioners shall take the constitutional oath of office beforesomean officer authorized to administer oaths. The oath shall be indorsed upon the commission, and a copy filed in the office of the Secretary of State. The commission shall organize by the election of a president and secretary from their own members. The commission shall keep minutes of all its proceedings, which minutes shall be signed at the close of each meeting by the president and secretary.