Preservation of election materials.
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Two Thirds
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill expands protections for election materials by prohibiting the destruction of documents and certified voting technology until after any contest, criminal investigation, or criminal prosecution is resolved. It extends existing criminal penalties and civil action authority to cover the taking of any document, record, or certified voting technology from elections officials, mirroring current laws that target ballot package theft. The bill also authorizes county and city elections officials to hold up to four meetings per year to discuss election administration and promote uniformity of procedure, with no state reimbursement required for these meetings.
Key provisions
- Prohibits the destruction of election documents and certified voting technology until final determination of contests, investigations, or prosecutions.
- Expands criminal penalties and civil action authority to include taking any document, record, or certified voting technology from elections officials.
- Authorizes county and city elections officials to hold up to four meetings per year.
- States that no state reimbursement is required for meetings authorized by the bill.
- Clarifies the scope of ‘certified voting technology’ as defined in Section 17600.
- Applies existing criminal and civil provisions to ballot package theft.
- Specifies how elections officials must handle ballots in congressional and state legislative contests.
- Requires elections officials to notify the Secretary of State of any changes to voting machine hardware, software, or firmware.
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