CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1440Introduced by Senator GroveFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1440, as introduced, Grove. Voting information materials.Existing law authorizes county and city elections officials to establish procedures, subject to specified conditions, designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving voter information guides, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the city or countys internet website.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code is amended to read:13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1440Introduced by Senator GroveFebruary 21, 2020 An act to amend Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1440, as introduced, Grove. Voting information materials.Existing law authorizes county and city elections officials to establish procedures, subject to specified conditions, designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving voter information guides, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the city or countys internet website.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1440
Introduced by Senator GroveFebruary 21, 2020
Introduced by Senator Grove
February 21, 2020
An act to amend Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1440, as introduced, Grove. Voting information materials.
Existing law authorizes county and city elections officials to establish procedures, subject to specified conditions, designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving voter information guides, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the city or countys internet website.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Existing law authorizes county and city elections officials to establish procedures, subject to specified conditions, designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving voter information guides, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the city or countys internet website.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code is amended to read:13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code is amended to read:13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
SECTION 1. Section 13300.7 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
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13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.
13300.7. Notwithstanding any other law, county and city elections officials may establish procedures designed to permit a voter to opt out of receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide, state voter information guide, notice of polling place, and associated materials by mail, and instead obtain them electronically via email or by accessing them on the countys or citys Internet Web site, internet website, if 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 the voters desire to obtain ballot materials electronically in lieu of receiving them by mail.
(b) The voter email address or any other information provided by the voter under this section remains confidential 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 county voter information guide and other materials by mail to opt back into receiving them by mail.
(d) The procedures establish a process by which a voter can apply electronically to become a vote by mail voter.
(e) A voter may only opt out of, or opt back into, receiving his or her the voters county voter information guide and other ballot materials by mail if the elections official receives the request and can process it before the statutory deadline for the mailing of those materials for the next election, pursuant to Section 13303. If a voter misses this deadline, the request shall take effect the following election.
(f) The procedures shall include a verification process to confirm the voters identity, either in writing with a signature card that can be matched to the one on file with the elections official, or if the request is submitted electronically, it shall contain the voters California drivers license number, California identification number, or a partial social security number.
(g) Information made available over the Internet pursuant to this section shall meet or exceed the most current, ratified standards under Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 794d), as amended, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium for accessibility. Election officials may also implement recommendations of the Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee made pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 2053, and of any local Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee created pursuant to the guidelines promulgated by the Secretary of State related to the accessibility of polling places by the physically handicapped.