Amended IN Senate May 18, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 969Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin(Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman, Lee, and Blanca Rubio)February 14, 2023An act to add Section 19207.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 969, as amended, Pellerin. Elections: voting systems.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a local jurisdiction to adopt a voting system for use in an election if the system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State.This bill would prohibit a county board of supervisors from terminating an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19207.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place.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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that county elections officials know what voting system they will be using, particularly with the upcoming 2024 March Presidential Primary, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately. Amended IN Senate May 18, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 969Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin(Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman, Lee, and Blanca Rubio)February 14, 2023An act to add Section 19207.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 969, as amended, Pellerin. Elections: voting systems.Existing law authorizes the governing board of a local jurisdiction to adopt a voting system for use in an election if the system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State.This bill would prohibit a county board of supervisors from terminating an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY2/3 Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Amended IN Senate May 18, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 Amended IN Senate May 18, 2023 Amended IN Assembly March 23, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 969 Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin(Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman, Lee, and Blanca Rubio)February 14, 2023 Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin(Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman, Lee, and Blanca Rubio) February 14, 2023 An act to add Section 19207.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections. elections, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 969, as amended, Pellerin. Elections: voting systems. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a local jurisdiction to adopt a voting system for use in an election if the system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State.This bill would prohibit a county board of supervisors from terminating an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place.This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a local jurisdiction to adopt a voting system for use in an election if the system has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State. This bill would prohibit a county board of supervisors from terminating an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19207.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place.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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that county elections officials know what voting system they will be using, particularly with the upcoming 2024 March Presidential Primary, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately. 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 19207.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read:19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. SECTION 1. Section 19207.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. 19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. 19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. 19207.5. A county board of supervisors shall not terminate an existing voting system contract without a transition plan and a replacement contract in place. 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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that county elections officials know what voting system they will be using, particularly with the upcoming 2024 March Presidential Primary, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately. 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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:In order to ensure that county elections officials know what voting system they will be using, particularly with the upcoming 2024 March Presidential Primary, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately. 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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: ### SEC. 2. In order to ensure that county elections officials know what voting system they will be using, particularly with the upcoming 2024 March Presidential Primary, it is necessary for this act to take effect immediately.