SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE THE SENATE
TO CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC -- IN PERSON AND ALSO
THE -- TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY
THE PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT
TWO ONE SIX AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS SIX TWO ONE SEVEN
ONE SIX ONE WE ARE HOLDING
OUR COMMITTEE HEARING IN THE
-- STREET BUILDING BUT ASK
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
TO BE PRESENT HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING PLEASE NOTE THE TO
TWO ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED --
BY THE AUTHOR FROM OUR AGENDA
TODAY FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN
ASSEMBLY BILL EIGHT SIX EIGHT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON AND
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE ASSEMBLY
BILL TWELVE FORTY EIGHT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN -- HAVE
BEEN FULFILLED THAT WILL TAKE
THEM UP AT OUR NEXT HEARING
SO WE'RE GONNA BE CONSIDERING
NINE MEASURES TWO OF WHICH ARE
ON CONSENT THOSE ARE ASSEMBLY
BILLS SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO AND
ASSEMBLY BILLS FIFTEEN FIFTY
NINE SO BEFORE WE CAN BEGIN
-- WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM WERE JUST ONE MEMBER
SHORT OF A QUORUM AND THEN
WE NEED AUTHORS TO BE PRESENT
TO PRESENT THEIR BILLS SO THE
AUTHORS SAID ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
VALENCIA CERVANTES ALIRAN
AND BERMAN LIKE TO INVITE YOU
TO COME TO OUR HEARING ROOM
SO WE CAN HEAR YOUR BILLS --
SO WITH THAT WE'LL TAKE
A SHORT RECESS WHILE WE
WAIT FOR AUTHORS HERE
IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON ELECTIONS THANK YOU
SENATORS GLAZER PRESENT GLAZER
PRESENT WHEN ALAN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR MANY OF OUR HERE
NEWMAN NEWMAN HERE NUMBER
NUMBER HERE ALL RIGHT SO WE DO
HAVE A QUORUM AND WE DO HAVE
AN AUTHOR SO WE WILL -- BEGIN
WITH OUR AGENDA THE FIRST ITEM
UP IS ASSEMBLY BILL THIRTY
FOUR BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER VALENCIA
AND WE -- WE WELCOME HERE TO
THE COMMITTEE AND SIR YOU CAN
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU IN ONE OF THE
OFFICERS CURRENT SENATORS I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR AND THE COMMUNITY FOR
DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THE V.
THIRTY FOUR ADDITIONALLY I'D
ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
TEAM MEMBERS EARN RIGHT BERMAN
ALSO KOBE GROSSMAN WHO HAVE
WORKED ON THIS BILL INDEPENDENT
CITIZENS REDISTRICTING MISSIONS
MAINTAIN IMPARTIALITY IN
THE REGISTRATION PROCESS THE
DIRECTLY INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY
PRIORITIZING LOCAL PUBLIC
INPUT AND ENSURE THAT THE
PROCESS IS CONDUCTED AND OPEN
AND TRANSPARENT MANNER AB
THIRTY FOUR IS MODELED AFTER
RECENT LEGISLATION WOULD
SIMPLY CREATE AN INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING MISSION THAT
WOULD DRAW DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS THIS BILL ACTUALLY
GOES A STEP FURTHER AND LITTLE
ROTH BECAUSE STEP FURTHER
ADDS COMPONENTS SPECIFICALLY
TAILORED TO BEST FIT ORANGE
COUNTY THE LAST TWENTY YEARS
ORANGE COUNTY HAS CHANGED IN
ITS DEMOGRAPHICS AND POLITICAL
MAKE UP A TREND THAT IS
EXPECTED CONTINUE THE IMPARTIAL
REDRAWING OF POLITICAL DISTRICT
LINES SB THIRTY FOUR WILL PUT
ORANGE COUNTY WHAT IS FIRST BY
INCREASING REPRESENTATION THE
DIVERSITY AND INTERESTS OF THE
COMMUNITY AND HELP ANSWER THE
QUESTION GREAT THANK YOU THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER WELL FIRST
BEGIN WITH WITNESSES AND AND
FAVOR AND JUST REMIND EVERYBODY
THE COMMITTEE PRACTICES BEEN
DEAF TO WITNESSES TWO MINUTES
EACH -- FOR BOTH SIDES SO ARE
THERE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT YOU HAVE HERE
UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOT ABLE TO
MAKE IT UP TO TO THE SCUTTLED
IT OKAY SO THEN WE'LL GO TO
ANYBODY ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL WANT TO STAND UP AND
AND BE RECOGNIZED C.
NINE WE'RE GONNA GO TO
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE IS ME
TWEENER OKAY TWEENER SIR GOOD
MOMENT DOOR ROSALIE GUILLEM
VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA I WANT
TO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING
SOME EXCELLENT AMENDMENTS MOST
RECENT ROUND OF AMENDMENTS AND
-- WE STILL HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF MANY POSITIONS IRONING OUT A
FEW THINGS WITH THANK YOU WE'RE
VERY CLOSE MUCH CLOSER NOW
JURASSIC OKAY LARA BRZEZINSKI
CALIFORNIA COMING BECAUSE
ALSO IF SUPPORTERS AMENDED
OKAY ANYBODY ELSE HERE ON THE
SUPPORT SIDE OF THE TO IN YOUR
SITE WILL GO TO THE OPPOSITION
SIDE ANYBODY HERE IN THAT KAREN
ROOM ON THAT SO INDICATING
OPPOSITION PLEASE COME ON UP
OKAY I'M GOING TO TURN MEMBERS
START CHAMBER OF AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT
OF -- AB THIRTY FOR THAT GREAT
THANK YOU WE'RE GONNA TAKE
TO ADD TESTIMONY FROM WITH
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM THAT WILL GO
TO A TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO INDICATE
THEIR POSITION ON THIS BILL
SUPPORT TWEENER OPPOSITION ALL
RIGHT WE ARE THE TELECONFERENCE
LINES MODERATOR CAN YOU ASK
OF ANYONE IS THERE TO TESTIFY
ON AB THIRTY FOUR AND THIS TO
BE JUST GIVING THEIR NAME AND
THEIR AFFILIATION IN THEIR
POSITION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY ON AT THIRTY FOUR IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NO
COMMENT GREAT WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
SENATOR NEWMAN INSTEAD
FOLLOWING A CENTER THANK YOU
VERY MUCH YOU'RE SO SORRY I AM
-- ONE OF THE ONLY CALCULATION
THAT IS AMONG THOSE WHO ARE
CO AUTHORS OF THAT'D BE SWELL
I ACTUALLY DO WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOU TO MISS ROSE FROM
HIS PRESIDENCY REGARDING
AMENDMENTS YOU YOU'RE SEEKING
EITHER OF YOU AS YOU HAVE A
SUPPORT AMENDED POSITION IF
YOU WOULDN'T MIND IN BRIEF WHAT
WHAT WHAT STILL REMAINS TO BE
RESOLVED FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE
IF WE RECOMMENDED A BAR A BAN
ON EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN THE COMMISSION MEMBERS
AND OTHER AND ORGANIZATIONS AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC S.
ONE AND THE OTHER THING WE
RECOMMEND IS THAT -- THE BRING
IT INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE FAIR
MAPS ACT AND THE REDISTRICTING
CRITERIA IN THE FAIR MAPS ACT
WHICH ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT
AND IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES
INCLUDING MOST IMPORTANTLY
MAKING SURE THAT COMMUNITIES
OF INTEREST OF PRECEDENCE OVER
IN ORDER OF PRIORITY IN TERMS
OF -- KEEPING THEM TOGETHER
AND THE GEOGRAPHIC INTEGRITY
OF COMMITTEES OF INTERESTS --
FREE FOR SOME OTHER ELEMENTS
OF THOSE RESTRICTING CRICKET
AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND
IMAGE REGION'S HE CONCEIVED AS
A CAPTURE CONCERNS WELL RIGHT
THANK YOU RIGHT WITH THAT TOO
GLAD TO SUPPORT YOU'RE GONNA
CONTINUE WORKING WITH A COMMON
CAUSE IN WITH CORRECT YEAH WE
ARE IN CONTINUED COMMUNICATION
AND HAPPEN REFLECTS ON A BED
TO SUPPORT THE BILL HAPPY TO
MAKE THE MOTION ONE PROGRAM
THANK YOU SENATOR NEWMAN
CENTER AMBERG -- THANK YOU
LANDSLIP A QUESTION FOLLOWING
TO SENATOR NEWMAN QUESTION
HOW HOW DOES THIS DIFFER FROM
THE STATE'S CRITERIA IN TERMS
OF COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST
VERSUS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES
VERSUS -- OTHER CRITERIA MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE BILL IS IT
MILLION BOTTLES AT A PARTY THEN
PASSED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
WHICH ACTUALLY THE INSURER --
THAT THAT IS ACCOUNTED FOR THEY
WERE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS
THAT WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT THE MAKE UP OF THE ACTUAL
A COMMISSION -- I BELIEVE ONE
OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT IS BEING
ASKED OF US IS TO INCLUDE --
PROPORTIONATE BASED ON PARTY
IDENTIFICATION WHEREAS I THINK
WORSE AS THE BILL IS NOW --
THAT'S BASED OFF OF -- -- PARTY
DEMOGRAPHIC RIGHT SO AS AS AS
DISTRICTS CHANGE AS COMMUNITIES
CHANGE ACCOUNT THE CHANGE BASED
ON POLITICAL MAKE UP -- THE
BILL THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE
WOULD ADJUST FOR THAT WHEREAS
I BELIEVE THE CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE HAVING WOULD ALWAYS
HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT DEMOCRATS
FROM THE REPUBLICANS FROM NO
PARTY PREFERENCE BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENCE THAT WE DISCUSSED
WITH ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER MELISSA
I'M PROUD TO BE A CO AUTHOR
OF THIS BILL IS A LONG TIME
COMING I KNOW WE'VE HAD ISSUES
CONCERNING THE DISTRICT IN
ORANGE COUNTY FOR MANY MANY
YEARS I'M SURPRISED AT SOME
LEGISLATORS BEEN AROUND SINCE
NINETEEN NINETY HAD INDUCED
EARLIER -- BUT I I'M I'M PROUD
TO SUPPORT IT AND LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUE EFFORTS THANK YOU
SENATOR UMBERG WITH THAT -- I
DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
HERE A FURTHER DISCUSSION THAT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER I HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL I APPRECIATE
YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA
ALONG WITH TO STING WHICH CO
AUTHORS THAT I DO NOW AND ARE
IMPRESSIVE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT
SO HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THANK YOU MISTER I APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YES ALL RIGHT WITH THAT I'M
GONNA ACKNOWLEDGE THE MOTION
FROM SENATOR NEWMAN -- THIS
BILL IS A -- DO PASS AS AMENDED
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE THAT
SECRETARY WOULD CALL THE ROLL
SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE
WHEN ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NUMBER FIVE
NUMBER FIVE SO THAT HAS THIRTY
THREE VOTES WERE GONNA PUT ON
CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK
YOU SIR THANK YOU ALL RIGHT SO
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AUTHORS --
AND I KNOW THAT -- WE'RE ALL
EXPERIENCED THE SAME CHALLENGE
TODAY WITH -- MULTIPLE HEARINGS
TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE
CAPITAL AREA -- AS THE LOOKING
FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN WHO I
BELIEVE IS CHAIRING A COMMITTEE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN WHO
I KNOW IS ALSO CHAIRING A
COMMITTEE -- TWO EIGHT TO
COME FORWARD WITH THAT WHY
DON'T WE TAKE A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SENATE BILL BY
SENATOR NEWMAN ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR THIS IS THAT ASSEMBLY
BILL SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO AND
ASSEMBLY BILL FIFTEEN FIFTY
NINE SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL
SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE
WHEN ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NUMBER
NUMBER I THE BILL HAS THREE
VOTES WILL PUT IT ON CALL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS SO WE'LL TAKE
A SHORT RECESS AS WE WAIT FOR
AUTHORS TO -- TO JOIN US HERE
THAT'S ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN
-- ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE YOU'RE HERE
TO PRESENT FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT -- TEN THIRTY SEVEN WE
WELCOME YOU TO COMMITTEE SIR
AND YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY ALTHOUGH YOUR MICROPHONE
IS NOT ON SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE
YOU A CHANCE TO ACTUALLY BE
HEARD THIS MICROPHONE WORK IN
THERE OKAY LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
THANK YOU DISTINGUISHED CHAIR
THANK YOU SIR APPRECIATE YOU
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT AB TEN
THIRTY SEVEN DURING MY TENURE
IN THE LEGISLATURE WE'VE TAKEN
NUMEROUS STEPS TO ENSURE THAT
VOTING CALIFORNIA IS BOTH
SECURE AND ACCESSIBLE HOWEVER
SIGNATURE ISSUE STILL RESULT
IN FAR TOO MANY INVALIDATED
VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS PORT FROM
USC'S CENTER FOR INCLUSIVE
DEMOCRACY STUDYING DATA FROM
THE TWENTY TWENTY GENERAL
ELECTION NOTED THAT MISSING
AND MISMATCHED SIGNATURES
ARE A PRIMARY DRIVER FOR
REJECTING VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS
WERE AND WERE RESPONSIBLE
FOR NEARLY SEVENTY SEVEN
PERCENT OF REJECTED BALLOTS
IN THAT ELECTION MAYBE TEN
THIRTY SEVEN WOULD AUTHORIZE
A COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIAL
TO OFFER THE OPINION IT EXCUSE
ME TO OFFER THE OPTION FOR A
VOTER TO CURE THE SIGNATURE
PROBLEM ELECTRONICALLY THIS
WILL PROVIDE ONE MORE TOOL TO
ASSIST CALIFORNIA VOTERS IF THE
ELECTIONS OFFICIAL DETERMINES
THAT THE SIGNATURE ON THE VOTE
BY MAIL BALLOT ENVELOPE DOES
NOT MATCH THE SIGNATURE ON
FILE OR IF THE IDENTIFICATION
ENVELOPE DOES NOT CONTAIN A
SIGNATURE SIMILARLY COLORADO
NEVADA HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
UTILIZED A TEXT SECURE PROCESS
WHEREBY VOTER CAN ADDRESSING
MISSING SIGNATURE OR SIGNATURE
MISMATCH VIA TEXT OR SIMILAR
TECHNOLOGY I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED TODAY BY JAMES GOOSE
THE FRESNO COUNTY REGISTRAR
OF VOTERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS AND ELECTIONS OFFICIALS
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE
VOTE THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
YOUR WITNESS IS WELCOME TO COME
UP AND PRESENT PROVIDING TWO
WITNESSES -- MAIN WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION TWO
MINUTES EACH SERVE YOU CAN
BE IN WHEN YOU'RE READY GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN GLAZER AND
SENATORS I AM JAMES A GOOSE
FRESNO COUNTY CLERK REGISTRAR
OF VOTERS AND I'M HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE C.
A.
C.
E.
O.
IS PLEASED TO SPONSOR
ASSEMBLY BUILT TEN THIRTY
SEVEN AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYMAN
BERMAN CURRENT LAW REQUIRES
COUNTIES TO PROVIDE NOTICES
IN OPPORTUNITIES TO CARE TO
VOTERS WHO FORGET TO SIGN THEIR
VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT ENVELOPE
OR WHO SIGNATURE DOES NOT
COMPARE TO THEIR SIGNATURE IN
THE REGISTRATION RECORD THIS
BILL WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER
AVENUE FOR THOSE VOTERS TO CURE
THEIR MISSING OR MISMATCHED
SIGNATURES IN A MANNER THAT IS
CONVENIENT AND SPEEDY C.
A.
C.
O.
PREVIEWED ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BERMAN'S CONTINUED EFFORTS
TO PROVIDE -- AFFECTED OF
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESS
SEES THAT PRIORITIZE VOTER
PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES
THANK YOU SIR ANYONE ELSE
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
WITH COME ON UP LARA'S LEGAL
RIVER IS A CALIFORNIANS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU
-- HERE'S WITH DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA SUPPORT
THANK YOU SIR ANYONE ELSE HERE
TO INDICATE THEIR SUPPORT I
WILL GO TO OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM ANYONE HERE
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION SEE NO
ONE LEAPING TO THEIR FEET WERE
GONNA GO TO THE PHONE LINES
MODERATOR WOULD YOU ASK IF
ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PUT THEIR
NAME ON THE RECORD IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL
TEN THIRTY SEVEN TO PLEASE
SO INDICATE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY ON A.
B.
TEN THIRTY SEVEN IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS
ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
WE DO HAVE A -- -- COMMENT
COMING THROUGH JUST ONE
MOMENT PLEASE WE PROVIDE
THEM WITH -- LINE NUMBER
ONE ONE MOMENT PLEASE
AND WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM LINE
THIRTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
MEDIA THE KIDS OVER THE VERY
END OF THEIR LIVES ARE IN
FAVOR OF THE LIST OF THANK YOU
MATTER ANYTHING FURTHER THERE
WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT AT
THIS TIME TRAFFIC WE'RE GONNA
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS LEGISLATION
SENATOR NEWMAN ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MAGGIE I IS YOUR COMMITTEE ON
THE BILL OF SIXTY IN COLORADO
RECENTLY FOR AN NCSL MEETING
ABOUT ELECTION SECURITY SOME
PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT
THEY'RE DOING IN COLORADO
SERVE YOU KNOW I I THINK IT
MAKES SENSE -- THE SOLUTIONS
THAT YOU PROPOSE HERE'S CHÁVEZ
FOR THE BILL THAT TO MAKE THE
MOTION TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE
SCENE ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO
MAKE SURE EVERY VOTE IS COUNTED
WITH THAT YOU'RE WELCOME TO
CLOSE I RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL
THANK YOU SIR THANK KNOWLEDGE
THAT MOTION FROM CENTER NEWMAN
THIS TO BE DO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HERE THAT'S FINE
COMMITTEE -- IT'S SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL SENATORS
LASER EYE LASER EYE WHEN WHEN
NO ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR
NEWMAN ALL RIGHT NEWMAN AYE
NUMBERED AYE AMBERG AYE ALL
RIGHT THAT BILL I'M GONNA
PUT THAT ON CALL FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS THANK YOU SIR YEAH
ALL RIGHT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
TO FINAL AUTHORS BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE CAN COMPLETE ITS WORK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CERVANTES AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HALLERAN WE'LL
TAKE A SHORT RECESS WHILE WE
WAIT FOR THEIR -- WE HAVE A
TAKEN THE CONSENT CALENDAR UP
-- BUT WE CAN OPEN THE ROLE
IF YOU'D LIKE OKAY LET'S LET'S
SAYS THE SECRETARY WILL START
WITH FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
ASSEMBLY BILL THIRTY FOUR IT
SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL AGAIN
I HAVE FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE
SENATORS WHEN ALLEN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR OKAY WE'LL MOVE NEXT
TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR THIS
IS THE ASSEMBLY BILL SEVENTEEN
SIXTY TWO AND FIFTEEN FIFTY
NINE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL SENATORS WHEN I WHEN I
ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR I THINK
IT'S WILL PUT THAT STILL BACK
ON CALL OKAY WE'LL TAKE A SHORT
RECESS FOR WAITING FOR AUTHORS
YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE HOUSE EVERY
THANK YOU CHAIR AND SENATORS
-- AB DECLINED TO AS MANY NO
PARTY PREFERENCE VOTERS DO
NOT REALIZE THAT UNLESS THEY
REQUEST THE PARTISAN BALLOT
THEY WILL RECEIVE A BALLOT
WITHOUT THE OPTION OF VOTING
FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT
DURING A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION DESPITE THE FACT THAT
COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIALS
SEND NOTICES TO NPP VOTERS
ADVISING THEM THAT THEY MUST
REQUEST TO HAVE A PARTISAN
BALLOT MANY NPP VOTERS SPELL
THE REQUEST ONE AND ADVANCE
DO NOT REALIZE THAT THEIR
BALLOT IS MISSING THE OFFICE
OF PRESIDENT SOMETIMES CLOSE
TO OR ON ELECTION DAY ITSELF
THIS MEANS THAT FOR NPP VOTERS
ARE UNABLE TO GO IN PERSON
TO REQUEST THAT PARSON CROSS
OVER BALLOT OR RECEIVE OR HAVE
ENOUGH TIME TO RECEIVE ACROSS
OVER ABOUT THE MAIL THEIR
ABILITY AND RIGHT TO CROSS OVER
AND VOTE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY IS REMOVED THE AB
TWO NINE TWO IMPLEMENTS TWO
MAJOR UPDATES TO CLARIFY THE
VOTING PROCESS FOR NPP VOTERS
FIRST IT EXPLICITLY REQUIRES
THE NPP NOTICES CONTAINED A
CHECK BOX NEXT TO THE NAMES
OF THE PARTIES ALLOW CROSSOVER
VOTING SO THAT IT'S CLEANER AND
CLEARER TO THE VOTER ON WHICH
POLITICAL PARTIES OFFER OPEN
PRIMARIES AND ALLOWS THAT BUT
OR TO REQUEST A PERSON BALLOT
SECOND IN THE EVENT THAT MPP
VOTER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THAT
INITIAL MAILED BALLOTS MAILED
NOTICE OR OTHER WHAT TO REQUEST
THAT PERSON BALLOT FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TO NINETY
REQUIRES THAT THAT INFORMATION
BE PRINTED ON THE BALLOT
LEADING THE VOTER KNOW THAT
THEY DO HAVE AN OPTION AND THE
OPTION THAT THEY WOULD EXERCISE
IN THAT CASE IF THEY'RE NOT
ABLE TO GO IN PERSON TO REQUEST
ACROSS OVER WOULD BE TO DO A
REMOTE ACCESSIBLE VOTE BY MAIL
BALLOT AND WITH THE REMOTE
ACCESSIBLE VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
BY MAIL BALLOT MPP VOTERS
WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD A
PART OF THE BALLOT BILL IT
OUT AND RETURN THE BALLOT
TO BE COUNTED THIS APPROACH
ENSURES THAT NPP VOTERS CAN
CROSS OVER AND VOTE EVEN IF
THEY CANNOT GO IN PERSON TO
PICK UP A CROSS OVER BALLOT OR
RECEIVE ONE IN THE MAIL WITH
ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS
JAMES GOOSE THE CO CHAIR OF
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS
-- OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
AND THE REGISTRAR VOTERS FOR
FRESNO COUNTY HE'S COMING
FORWARD WITH OUR LEAD WITNESSES
GOOD MORNING SENATORS JAMES
GOOSE FRESNO COUNTY CLERK
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS ON BEHALF
OF CA CO CEOS PLEASED TO
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL TWO NINE
TWO WE BELIEVE THE ASSEMBLY
BILL TWO NINETY WILL PROVIDE
SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
IN VOTING ACCESS FOR NO
PARTY PREFERENCE IN P.
P.
VOTERS IN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
ELECTIONS THIS WOULD BILL
WILL CLARIFY THE CROSSOVER
OPTIONS SO THE VOTERS KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE CLEARLY AVAILABLE
TO THE NPP VOTERS PRIOR TO
THE MAILING OF VOTE BY MAIL
BALLOTS ENSURING THEY RECEIVE
THE BALLOT THEY DESIRE AT
THE TIME THAT IS MAILED IT
WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO IN
PP VOTERS TO MISS OUT ON THAT
INITIAL CROSSOVER WINDOW I'D
LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS WOMAN PELLERIN AND
HER STAFF FOR WORKING CA
CO TO ADJUST THE BILL'S
PHYSICAL EFFECTS ON N.
P.
BALLOTS AND PROVIDING OPTIONS
ON INFORMATION PROVIDED
ON THOSE BALLOTS TO BEST
EDUCATE OUR VOTERS THANK YOU
NEXT THESE SUPPORTER
HI
THE RIVER IS A CALIFORNIANS
STRONG SUPPORT ANY OTHER
SUPPORT PLEASE COME FORWARD
LARA BRZEZINSKI CALIFORNIA
COMMON CAUSE IN SUPPORT
MARQUISE MASON CALIFORNIA BY
MEMBERS AND SUPPORT THANKS YOU
NOW WILL MOVE ON TO
THE ANY LEAD OPPOSITION
FOR CALLING BRITAIN ELECTION
INTEGRITY PROJECT CALIFORNIA
AMONG OTHER OBJECTIONS R.
E.
I.
T.
C.
A TAKES SIGNIFICANT ISSUE
WITH THE PROPOSED DESPERATE
TREATMENT OF NDP VOTERS BASED
ON THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY
ELECT TO ROUTE REQUESTED
ALLOW ALLOWABLE PERSON BALLOT
AND WITH ANY BALLOT REQUESTS
NOT ACCOMPANIED BY A MEANS
OF VERIFYING VOTER IDENTITY
THE ELECTION CODE FIFTEEN
FIVE OH TWO MANDATES THAT IF
REQUESTING A BALLOT PURSUANT TO
PARAGRAPH THREE THE VOTER MUST
ALSO PROVIDE THEIR SIGNATURE
HOWEVER THE PROPOSED BILL
STATES THE VOTER SIGNATURE
SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IF THE
VOTER IS REQUESTING A PARTISAN
BALLOT BY TELEPHONE INTERNET
OR TEXT EXPECTING MPP VOTERS
TO REQUESTED PARTISAN BALLOT BY
MAILING OR DELIVERING A SIGNED
PAPER REQUEST IS REASONABLE
AND NECESSARY MANDATE THAT ADDS
A LEVEL OF PROTECTION AGAINST
VOTER IMPERSONATION FIGHTING
A VOTER WITH ONLY A WRITTEN
OR VERBAL ADMONISHMENT THAT
ONLY THE REGISTERED VOTERS
THEMSELVES MAY REQUEST A BALLOT
DOES NOT PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL
OF PROTECTION OR ABILITY TO
ACTUALLY VALIDATE THE IDENTITY
OF THE REQUESTER THERE IS NO
LACK OF OPPORTUNITY AND NO
REASON FOR PROVIDING FURTHER
LESS SECURE METHODS N.
P.
VOTERS ALREADY HAVE THE OPTION
TO REQUEST THE PARTISAN BALLOT
OF THEIR CHOICE AT THE COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICE ANYTIME
DURING THE TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
NINE DAYS BEFORE ELECTION DAY
AFTER THE VOTE CENTER OF THEIR
CHOICE ON ANY OF THE ELEVEN
DAYS OF OPERATION AND AT THE
PRECINCT POLLING LOCATION
ON ELECTION DAY DESPERATE
TREATMENT OF VOTERS ALSO
RAISES SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL
ISSUES AND SHOULD NOT BE CO
DEFIED IN THE ELECTION CODE
ALL REQUEST SHOULD BE MADE
REQUIRING THE VERIFIABLE METHOD
OF SIGNATURE PROVISION EITHER
BY MAIL IN FORM OR IN PERSON
PROVIDING THE ONE OF MANY DAYS
AND LOCATIONS LISTED IN THE
PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH THE I.
P.
C.
A.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST NO VOTE ON
A BEACH TO NINETY TWO THANK YOU
THANK YOU ANY OTHER OPPOSITIONS
IN THE ROOM PLEASE COME FORWARD
MORNING CAN I FELT SACRAMENTO
COUNTY AND I OPPOSE THIS
BILL THANK YOU AT THIS
TIME WILL MOVE TO THEM FOR
WITNESSES TESTIFY VIA TELECOM
TELECONFERENCE MODERATOR
WOULD YOU PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WITH TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
AB TWO NINE TWO TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION A.
B.
TWO NINE TWO PLEASE PRESS
ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE DO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS
COMING THROUGH IT ISSUE
ONE MOMENT PLEASE WHILE WE
PROVIDE THEM WITH LINE NUMBERS
PLEASE JUST STATE YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER YOU
OPPOSE OR SUPPORT THE BILL
AND AT THIS TIME BUT WE HAVE
-- APPROXIMATELY TEN PEOPLE
WAITING TO COMMENT AND FIRST
WE'LL GO TO LINE FORTY THREE
MY NAME IS APRIL BEAN AND
I AM FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY
AND I OPPOSE THIS BILL
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE THIRTY
HI MY NAME IS JENNIFER JOHNSON
PLASTER COUNTY AYE OPPOSED
AB TWO NINE TWO THANK YOU
LINE FORTY TWO HELLO I
HAVE A FASTER COUNTY AYE
OPPOSED TO NINETY TWO
LINE TWENTY ONE
WELL MY TWENTY ONE YEAR
MIKE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
YOU BY NAME IS JOANNE BOWEN
CENTAVO COUNTY I BELIEVE
ALL REPLACEMENT BALLOT ISSUE
THE BUMPER PRIMARY MUSCLE
MAYBE GIVE THEM PEOPLE THEM
ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IF YOU
CAN JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND SUPPORTER OF
POST POSITION YOUR LAND BY
ONE WEEK OF WOMEN VOTERS DAVIS
AND I'M OPPOSED THANK YOU
LINE THIRTY THREE
MY NAME IS RUTH WEISS SAN
DIEGO COUNTY AND I AM IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE I.
P.
C.
A.
OPPOSITION STANCE ON THIS BILL
LINE TWENTY NINE
WE NEED TO GO
BACK THERE COUNTY E.
I.
T.
C.
A OPPOSED EIGHTY TO NINETY TWO
LINE THIRTEEN
VERY LASSEN COUNTY ELECTION
INTEGRITY PROJECT CALIFORNIA
IDEA ONLY BECAUSE THIS BILL
LINE SIXTEEN MY NAME IS
WAYNE MEYERS FROM PLASTER
COUNTING IDEA BEING
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE THIS BILL
ONE TWENTY FOUR
EGGY WILSON SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY D.
I.
T.
C.
A BILL YET I VEHEMENTLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL
WHY IN THE THIRTY FOUR
ONE THIRTY FOUR YEAR MIKE IS
OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD HELLO
I'M NOT SURE RUNNING THAT CHAU
I'M FROM PRESSURE KELLY AND
I'M OPPOSED TO TWO NINETY TWO
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT
AT THIS TIME THANK YOU TO
ALL THE SUPPORT IN OPPOSITION
WITNESSES WOULD NOW BRING
IT BACK TO DISCUSSION TO
THE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BUT MOVING THERE'S
A MOTION MADAM SEVEN MEMBER
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I DON'T
THERE'S A MOTION IN THIS IS
DO YOU PASS A REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HIS CALL FOR THE VOTE SENATORS
GLAZER WHEN KNOW WHEN NO
ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR MUCH
OF OUR AYE NEWMAN NEWMAN
AYE NUMBER NUMBER I AND
WILL HOLD A WILL HOLD THE
-- COUGH THE BILL WILL HOLD
A PHONE CALL THAT'S THE WAY
EXISTENCE
I WAS WONDERING ASSEMBLY WOMAN
SO CERVANTES IS HERE SHE ONLY
HAS ONE BILL BE OKAY FOR US
IS GROCERY LINE WHERE YOU'RE
PROVOCATIVE IS IF THAT'S
OKAY WITH YOU OKAY THANK YOU
OKAY SO ASSEMBLY LIMITS SUPPORT
SUPPORT UNDERSTOOD SO MUCH
ABOUT I'M SURE MEMBERS -- FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERCENT
ASSEMBLY BILL SIXTY THREE
WHICH WOULD BOTH INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY DURING THE CAMPUS
OF THE VOTE AND ASSIST BOTH
HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE
IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY
TO JUDGE THE QUALIFICATIONS
OF ITS MEMBERS EXISTING LAW
REQUIRES COUNTY REGISTRARS
TO PROVIDE ONLY TO ELECTION
RESULTS UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC
AFTER ELECTION DAY THE FIRST
IS WHEN THE SEMI FINAL CAMPUS
OF THE BOW IS COMPLETED THIS
INCLUDES EARLY MAIL BALLOTS
AND BALLOTS CAST IN PERSON
AT POLLING PLACES ARE AT VOTE
CENTERS ON ELECTION DAY THIS
UPDATE IS TYPICALLY ISSUED
WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF ELECTION
DAY THE SECOND IS UPON THE
CERTIFICATION OF THE CAMPUS
OF THE VOTE OR IN OTHER WORDS
WHEN THE FINAL RESULTS OF
THE ELECTIONS ARE PUBLISHED
THIS MUST OCCUR WITHIN THIRTY
DAYS OF THE DAY THIS MEANS
THAT COUNTY REGISTERS ARE NOT
REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC WITH UPDATED ELECTION
RESULTS DURING THE INTERIM OF
NEARLY THREE WEEKS WHILE MOST
COUNTY REGISTRARS DO PROVIDE
REGULAR AND FREQUENT ELECTION
UPDATES ON THEIR OWN ACCORD
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES
IN OUR STATE THERE PROVIDE
MINIMAL ZERO UPDATES TO THE
PUBLIC DURING THIS PERIOD HOW
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE PROVIDING REGULAR UPDATES
IN THIS BILL I WOULD DO THAT
THE SECOND PART OF THIS BILL
IS ARE JUST GIVEN ON THE METER
TRYING TO SPEED IT UP FOR YOU
HERE MADAM CHAIR SO WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REQUIRING
THE SECRETARY OF STATE I TO
NOTIFY THE RELEVANT HOUSES OF
THE LEGISLATURE IF ANY WINNING
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE HAS NOT
BEEN CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERED
IN THE DISTRICT THEY RAN TO
REPRESENT AFTER FILING AS A
CANDIDATE -- THIS WOULD ALLOW
EACH HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE
TO PROPERLY EXERCISE ITS
CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO JUDGE
THE QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS
MEMBERS IF NECESSARY THEN ACT
THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS BEFORE
YOU RELATED TO AB SIXTY THREE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
BOATS TODAY THANK YOU ANY
LEAD WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
ANYONE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
CAN PLEASE COME FORWARD ANY
LEAVE OPPOSITION EIGHTY ONE IN
OPPOSITE PLEASE COME FORWARD
SEEING NONE LET'S GO TO THE
LINE UN MODERATED WOULD YOU
PLEASE POP INDIVIDUAL WAITING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB SIXTY THREE
HE WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
AB SIXTY THREE PLEASE PRESS
FOUR ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE NO COMMENT
THANK YOU BRING IT BACK
TO MEMBERS OF QUESTIONS
ASSEMBLY MAY I GET COUNTY THANK
AND CURIOUSER TO THE SECOND
ELEMENT THE BILL -- WHICH IS
SEEMINGLY UNRELATED TO KIND OF
THE FIRST POINT OUT WHAT WHAT'S
WHAT'S THE KIND OF RATIONAL
OR BOARD CONTEXT BEHIND SO
THE BILL IS MEANT TO ADDRESS
A RECENT INSTANCE IN WHICH A
CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE
CHANGE RESIDENTS TO A LOCATION
OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT IN
WHICH THE CANDIDATE WAS RUNNING
IN AND SO THERE IS A PERIOD
BETWEEN CERTIFICATION AS A
CANDIDATE AND CERTIFICATION OF
THE RESULTS OF AN ELECTION --
WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO CLOSE
AND THAT IS WHAT THIS BILL
ADDRESSES ITS WHAT WHAT WOULD
BE THE -- WHAT ACTION WOULD BE
TAKEN IT WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR
YES -- IF THIS YOU INCLUDED SO
ARE WITH THIS BILL THIS WOULD
PROVIDE A NEW NOTIFICATION THAT
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD
ISSUE UPON THE CERTIFICATION
OF FINAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR
STATEWIDE GENERAL AND SPECIAL
ELECTIONS OF THE SOS WOULD
NOTIFY THE RELEVANT HOUSE OF
THE LEGISLATURE -- IF THIS WERE
TO OCCUR AS IT HAS IN THE PAST
AND WHERE NOW WE COULD TAKE
ACTION AS THE LEGISLATURE TO
THEN WHETHER WE DIDN'T DEEM DOT
CANADA INELIGIBLE AND REMOVE
THEM FROM OFFICE SHOULD BE
CLEAR JUST SO IN THE EVENT THAT
DID THAT IT WAS FOUND THAT A
CANDIDATE FILED THE DID NOT
LIVE AT THE RESIDENCE WITHIN
THE JURISDICTION ONCE THEY'RE
ELECTED PRESUMABLY WHAT THE
THE ROAD HOUSE MIGHT CHOOSE
NOT TO SEE THAT PERSON CORRECT
AND IS THAT PROVIDE FOR ALREADY
WE THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN GIVEN THAT
THERE THERE IS A SCENARIO BE
RESPECT THIS BILL WHERE WHERE
THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT NOT SEE
IT WHEN YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE
CORRECT THANK YOU THANK YOU
THANK YOU AND THERE'S A MOTION
THIS BILL IS DUE PASSAGE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS PLEASE I'M
SORRY WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
I'M SORRY THANK YOU SO MUCH
READING CHAIR PRE SHAPED --
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE TO JUST
ADDRESS A SOME OF OUR ELECTION
CHALLENGES IN THE STATE
AND TRYING TO PROVIDE MORE
TRANSPARENCY -- AND HONORED
TO HAVE YOUR VOTE TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE THANK
YOU THIS CALL FOR THE FOLKS
AT THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS GLAZER
WHEN I WHEN I ALLEN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR MENJIVAR AYE NEWMAN
NEWMAN AYE NUMBER FIVE NUMBER I
AND WILL HOLD THE CALL OAKLAND
THANK YOU FOR DOING THE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN WORSE NO PROBLEM
WITH THAT WE ARE NOW UNTIL I
A FIGHTER I ITEM FIVE NUMBER
FOUR AB FIVE FOUR FIVE OKAY
AND THEY'RE HERE RIGHT YEAH
OKAY ALL RIGHT IS THAT SHIFT
GEARS OKAY THANK YOU CHAIR
AND SENATORS A CURRENT LAW
SETS MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
THE ACCESSIBILITY OF VOTING
LOCATIONS TO VOTERS WITH
DISABILITIES ACCOMMODATIONS
CAN INCLUDE CURBSIDE VOTING
AND ACCESSIBILITY AIDS SUCH AS
MAGNIFYING GLASSES SIGNATURE
CARD TO HELP VOTERS SIGN
BALLOTS IN THE REQUIRED AREA
WITH THESE A COUPLE ALL THESE
ACCOMMODATIONS EXIST THERE IS A
LACK OF STANDARDIZATION ACROSS
THE STATE FOR INSTANCE THE
MANY COUNTY SIGNAGE PROVIDING
INFORMATION ABOUT CURBSIDE
VOTING IS NOT PROMINENTLY
DISPLAYED AND VOTERS WITH
DISABILITIES ARE OFTEN
UNSURE OF HOW TO ATTRACT THE
ATTENTION OF ELECTION WORKERS
ADDITIONALLY ACCESSIBILITY
AIDES ARE OFTEN FORGOTTEN
BOXES BEHIND THE VOTER CHECK IN
STATION RATHER THAN RATHER THAN
BEING PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED
AB FIVE FOUR FIVE MAKES VOTING
MORE ACCESSIBLE TO VOTERS
WITH DISABILITIES BY REQUIRING
CURBSIDE VOTING AT ALL THE
LEADING LOCATIONS THIS WAS
ACTUALLY DONE IN TWENTY TWENTY
TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS ECHO
THE NINETEEN WHICH PROVED THAT
IT IS FEASIBLE AB FIVE FOUR
FIVE REQUIRES THAT SIGN IS
RELATED TO ACCESSIBLE VOTING
BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED AND
REQUIRES A VOTING LOCATIONS
ESTABLISH A METHOD FOR VOTER
WITH A DISABILITY TO CONTACT
A WORKER IN ORDER TO VOTE
BY CURBSIDE EIGHTY FIVE OR
FIVE ADDITIONALLY REMOVES THE
OUTDATED REQUIREMENT THE VOTERS
WITH DISABILITIES MUST SWEAR
UNDER OATH THAT THEY ARE UNABLE
TO MARK A BALLOT AB FIVE OR
FIVE IS SPONSORED BY DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORTED
BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF CLERKS AND ELECTION
OFFICIALS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND
DISABILITY ADVOCATES WITH
ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
TODAY IS ERIC HARRIS THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
AND PAUL SPENCER AN ATTORNEY
FOR THE VOTING RIGHTS TEAM
THANK YOU HE'S COME FORWARD
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
I'M PAUL SPENCER I'M A VOTING
RIGHTS ATTORNEY WITH DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA -- WE'RE A
PROUD SPONSOR THIS BILL JUST TO
TELL YOU THE REASONS ABOUT WHY
THIS IS IMPORTANT -- WE KNOW
FROM OUR POLL MONITORING IT
FROM OUR HOT LINE THAT WE RUN
FOR VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES
THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE STATEWIDE
-- EXAMPLE THE CURBSIDE VOTING
YOU KNOW WE CAN EASILY GET
HOT LIKE CALLS FOR VOTERS WITH
DISABILITIES OR IN THE PARKING
LOT WAITING TO VOTE THEY CAN'T
FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET ANYONE'S
ATTENTION INSIDE AND THEY'VE
LITERALLY CALLED EVERY NUMBER
THEY COULD THINK OF AND THEN
THEY FIND OUR HOTLINE AND WERE
ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WITH THE
COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE HOW TO
GET SOMEONE OUT THERE BUT THESE
ARE PROBLEMS THAT ARE REALLY
EASY AND AVOIDABLE R.
IT'S HAVING SIGNAGE FOR
CURBSIDE VOTING IT'S HAVING A
SIGNAL DEVICE SO THAT SOMEONE
IN THEIR CAR CAN GET THE
ATTENTION OF SOMEONE INSIDE R.
FOR MANY PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES BEING ABLE TO VOTE
IN THEIR CAR MEANS THAT THEY
CAN ACTUALLY VOTE IN PERSON
GETTING INTO THE CAR CAN BE
REALLY BURDENSOME YOU COULD
ALSO BE IMMUNO COMPROMISED WE
KNOW FROM OUR POLL WONDERING
TOO YOU KNOW ONE GREAT THING
ESPECIALLY FOR EXAMPLE -- A
LITTLE BIT YOU'RE BLIND VOTERS
TO HAVE A SIGNATURE GUIDE A
MAGNIFYING GLASSES THEY'RE
TYPICALLY IN EVERY VOTING
LOCATION BUT THEY'RE BURIED
IN A TUPPERWARE BOX WORKERS
DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THEY
SHOULD PUT THEM OUT OR NOT
AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE
THERE'S THERE'S CURRENTLY NO
REQUIREMENTS IN THE ELECTION
CODE FOR THESE DEVICES SO WE
KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM
STATEWIDE -- DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA IN CONCERT FOR THE
FAMILY MEMBER POWER AND WOOD
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WE'VE
TALKED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS
AND WHAT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
ARE AT AND WE THINK THAT THIS
IS A COMMONSENSE EASY BILL TO
ADDRESS THESE REALLY COMMON
ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS WE
SEE STATEWIDE THANK YOU AND
I WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU SIR
THE NEXT WITNESS IN SUPPORT
IF WE CAN HEAR YOU I JUST FIND
GOOD MORNING -- MY NAME IS DAN
OPEN PLUS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FOUNDATION FOR INTENT LIVING
CENTERS WERE HERE IN SUPPORT
WE REPRESENT A THOUSAND PEOPLE
DISABILITIES THAT USE OUR --
SERVICES OF OUR TWENTY FIVE
INDEPENDENCE CENTERS ACROSS THE
STATE AND -- THANK YOU FOR ALL
THREE YES THANK YOU DAD OTHER
INDIVIDUALS WOULD LIKE TO PUT
THEIR NAME AT FILIATION ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
PLEASE COME FORWARD DORRELL'S
LEGAL VOTERS A CALIFORNIANS
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THANK YOU
JAMES GOOSE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF COURSE ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS AND WE SUPPORT THIS
BILL THANK YOU SIR ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM I WILL
GO TO OPPOSITION HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM FIRST AND THEN
WE'LL GO TO OUR PHONE LINES
FOR SUPPORT OPPOSITION ANYONE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM IN
OPPOSITION I'D SEEN THEM WILL
GO TO THE PHONE LINES MODERATOR
IF YOU'D ASK ANYONE WHO LIKED
IT BUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD
ON AB FIVE FORTY FIVE PLEASE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
ON EIGHTY FIVE FOR FIVE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE DO HAVE A YOUR COMMENT
COMING THROUGH -- FIRST BILL
HERE FROM ONE THIRTY FIVE
WHY THIRTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD CHRISTIE DIGITAL MEDIA
THE KIDS DON'T DELAY IN THE
DELIVERY CHEN AND DINNER THANK
YOU VERY MUCH LINE THIRTY NINE
GOOD MORNING THIS IS SHERRY
BURNS THE SILICON VALLEY
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER
IN THE AGING SERVICES
COLLABORATIVE TO COUNTY I AM
IN FULL SUPPORT OF AB FIVE FOUR
FIVE THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKS
CALLER PLEASE LINE SIXTEEN
THANK SIXTEEN YEAR MIKE
IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
LINE TWENTY FIVE
HI MY NAME IS SONYA MALICK
COUNTY AND I AMPLE JUST GO
THANK YOU NICE COLOR PLEASE
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT
AT THIS TIME I WILL BRING THE
ISSUE BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS C.
NINE NOW I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
YOUR BILL ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN OF THE
VERSE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE
REPRESENTS AND YOU'RE WELCOME
TO CLOSE I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE OKAY LOOKING
FOR MOTION GREAT I'M AS CENTER
MENJIVAR AS MOVES THE BILL THIS
WOULD BE A YOU PASSES AMENDED
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS THERE'S NO
INDICTMENT THAT'S FILED ANY
CORRECT THAT'S JUST TO DO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL SENATORS
GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN
ALAN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR MENJIVAR
AYE NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NUMBER
NUMBER I I PUT THAT DEAL ON
CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS REMOVED
OUT YOUR NEXT BILL THIS WOULD
BE ASSEMBLY BILL SIX TWENTY
SIX IS THAT RIGHT FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE THAT WORKS AND
YOU ANY GAME WHEN YOU'RE READY
SO THANK YOU AGAIN CHAIR AND
SENATORS OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE
SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER
OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS WHO ARE
CHOOSING TO VOTE THE BALLOTS
THAT ARE MAILED TO THEM IN THE
NOVEMBER MID TERM ELECTIONS
EIGHTY SEVEN POINT FIVE TWO
PERCENT OF CALIFORNIA VOTERS
VOTED THEIR MAIL BALLOTS AT
IN THREE COUNTIES A HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE VOTES WERE CAST
BY MAIL BALLOT AND IT THREE
TWO COUNTIES NINETY PERCENT OR
MORE OF THE BALLOTS WERE WERE
MAILED BALLOTS UNDER CURRENT
LAW WHEN A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
IS RETURNED IN THE MAIL OR TO
A BALLOT DROP BOXES SIGNATURE
ON THE IDENTIFICATION ENVELOPE
MUST BE COMPARED WITH THE VOTER
SIGNATURE ON FILE THE FOR THE
BALLOT IS REMOVED FROM THE
ENVELOPE AND THEN COUNTED DUE
TO THIS A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
TAKES MORE TIME TO PROCESS
AND PREPARE TO BE COUNTED
AS COMPARED TO A BALLOT CAST
IN PERSON VOTERS TO DROP OFF
THEIR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS AT
A DROP BOX ABUTTING A LOCATION
OFTEN WONDER WHY THEIR BALLOT
IS NOT COUNTED AS QUICKLY AS
THOSE WHO VOTE IN PERSON AT THE
SAME LOCATION AND THAT IMPACTS
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DROPPING
OUT THOSE BALLOTS IN THOSE
FINAL DAYS UP TO AND INCLUDING
ELECTION DAY AB SIXTY SIX
ALLOWS VOTERS TO RETURN THEIR
VOTED VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT AT A
VOTING LOCATION AND HOW THEIR
VOTE RECORDED AND THERE BALLOT
PROCESS IN THE SAME MANNER AS
A BALLOT CAST IN PERSON THIS
CHANGE WILL EXPEDITE THE VOTE
COUNTING PROCESS IF VOTERS
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROCESS
AND DECREASE THE WORKLOAD
OF ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AND
WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
TODAY IS JAMES GOOSE ARE CO
CHAIR AT THAT CALIFORNIA'S
ADDITIONAL CLERK THAT ALEXIS
OFFICIALS LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
AND THE REGISTRAR VOTERS OF
FRESNO COUNTY THANK YOU SILLY
WOMAN AND WE WELCOME YOUR
YOUR WITNESSES TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU CHAIRMAN
GLAZER -- JAMES CRUZ FRESNO
COUNTY CLERK REGISTER VOTERS
ON BEHALF OF CCO C.
A.
C.
E.
O.
SUPPORTS ASSEMBLY BILL SIX TWO
SIX WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED
TO WORK WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PELLERIN AND HER STAFF ON
THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF
THIS BILL AB SIXTY SIX WILL
IMPROVE THE IN PERSON VOTING
EXPERIENCE FOR MANY VOTERS
ALLOWING THEM TO CAST AT
THEIR COMPLETED VOTE BY MAIL
BALLOT AND IN PERSON VOTING
LOCATION IF THE COUNTY NEEDS
CERTAIN TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
SINCE THE INITIATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA VOTERS CHOICE ACT
IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND ALL VOTE
BY MAIL IN TWENTY TWENTY TO A
COMMON COMPLAINT RECEIVED BY
COUNTIES IS VOTERS FRUSTRATED
THAT THEY MUST SURRENDER THEIR
COMPLETED VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT
TO VOTE IN PERSON TAKE YOUR AT
-- BUT CENTER LOCATIONS THIS
BILL WILL ALLOW COUNTIES TO
MEET TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
TO DIRECTLY ASSIST TO THESE
VOTERS DIRECTLY SPEEDING UP
THE IN PERSON VOTING PROCESS
AND THE TABULATION PROCESS ON
ELECTION DAY AND POST ELECTION
DAY THANK YOU SIR NEXT WITNESS
BURROUGHS LEGAL VOTERS A
CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT
ANY OTHERS HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
BUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD
IN SUPPORT PLEASE GONE FORWARD
CONTACT ERIC HARRIS WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
SUPPORT THANK YOU SIR
CALLING BRITAIN WITH
ELECTION INTEGRITY PROJECT
CALIFORNIAN VERY STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU MA'AM
CAN I FELT SACRAMENTO COUNTY
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE HERE
IN THE HEARING AND WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OR IN OPPOSITION ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION WANT TO COME
FORWARD IT WILL GO TO THE PHONE
LINES MODERATOR IF YOU COULD
ASK IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
-- AB SIX TWENTY SIX AND IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
EIGHTY SIX TWO SIX PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM
LINE FORTY THREE HI THIS IS
A PROTEIN I'M FROM SACRAMENTO
COUNTY AND I SUPPORT THANK YOU
MA'AM NEXT CALLER PLEASE AND
IT WEEK JUST -- THANK YOU ARE
AWARE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY
TEN MORE PEOPLE WAITING
TO COMMENT AND NEXT WE'LL
HEAR FROM LINE THIRTY NINE
GOOD MORNING JERRY BROWN'S
LOCAL COME DAILY INDEPENDENT
LIVING CENTER IN SANTA
CLARA COUNTY IN SUPPORT
ONE THIRTEEN
VERY FAST THEIR CANDIDATE
ELECTION INTEGRITY PROJECT
THAT CALIFORNIA IS THE
ARTISTICALLY SUPPORT THIS BILL
WHY AM TWENTY NINE HE
NEEDS TO GO THE I.
P.
C.
A.
AFTER COUNTY SUPPORT
THE BILL THANK YOU
LINE THIRTY FOUR
FIVE THIRTY FOUR PLEASE
GO AHEAD CHAU FROM
PLASTER COUNTY I TOTALLY
SUPPORT SB SIX TWENTY SIX
BLANK SIXTEEN THE
MY SIXTEEN YEAR MIKE IS OPEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD WHEN MYERS
FROM PLASTER COUNTY -- I
TOTALLY SUPPORT A.
B.
SIX TWO SIX
LINE THIRTY
JOHNSON DR COUNTY I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT AB SIXTY SIX THANK
YOU LINE FIFTY BUT YOU SHOULD
BE THE LAST CALIFORNIAN AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB SIXTY SIX
LINE TWENTY FOUR
AB ONE BANK PEGGY WILSON SANTA
BARBARA CALIFORNIA IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB SIX TWO SIX WITH
THE ELECTION INTEGRITY PROJECT
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU -- LINE
FORTY TWO SURELY MILLOY IN
PLASTER COUNTY I ALSO SUPPORT
AB SIX TWENTY SIX THANK YOU
A LINE OF THIRTY THREE
WHY SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SUPPORT OF AB SIXTY SIX
AND MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
NO FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS
TIME THANK YOU MODERATOR
WILL BRING THE MATTER
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
YEAH UM C.
NINE -- ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED
EXPERTISE EVEN BROUGHT YOUR
WORK HERE AND HE LEGISLATURE
WE APPRECIATE IT AND HAPPY
TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THIS
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
ALL RIGHT I DID DAY KNOWLEDGE
EMOTION FROM CENTER NEWMAN THIS
WOULD BE A DO PASS AND REFERRED
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL SENATORS GLAZER
AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN WHEN NO
ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR MANAGE
OF OUR AYE NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE
NUMBER NUMBER FIVE I WE'RE
GONNA KEEP THE ROLE OF THE
TRAPS IN MEMBERS YOUR HONOR
ROLL ONE LEFT OR FOR FOR LET'S
GO OKAY SO THAT IS THAT THIS IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX ASSEMBLY
BILL NINE SIX NINE AND YOU
MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU THANK YOU TERENCE
SENATORS IN JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR THE SHASTA COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS TERMINATED THEIR
VOTING SYSTEM CONTRACT I LEFT
THE COUNTY WITHOUT ITS STATE
CERTIFIED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
VOTING SYSTEM THE COUNTY PLANS
TO CONDUCT THEIR ELECTIONS
VIA MANUAL TALLY WHICH TAKES
TIME A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
TO HAND COUNT BALLOTS AND IS
NOT AN ACCURATE WAY TO COUNT
BALLOTS SHASTA ESTIMATES IT
WILL COST UPWARDS OF FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS TO HAND COUNT
BALLOTS FOR THEIR HUNDRED
TWELVE THOUSAND REGISTERED
VOTERS AS MENTIONED IN THE
ANALYSIS IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER
SHASTA COUNTY CAN'T CAN'T
FULFILL ITS LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
REGARDING REPORTING UNDER THE
ELECTIONS CODE IF THEY DO NOT
UTILIZE AN ELECTRONIC VOTING
SYSTEM THAT IS STATE CERTIFIED
AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HASTILY TERMINATED VOTING
SYSTEMS CONTRACTS RESULT IN
HIGH COSTS AND UNCERTAINTIES
AT AND THREATENS OUR DEMOCRACY
AND CONCERNING HOW ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS WILL RUN THEIR
UPCOMING CONTESTS SINCE EACH
VOTING SYSTEM HAS UNIQUE
FEATURES ELECTION STAFF AND
VOLUNTEERS AND SHASTA WILL HAVE
TO BE RETRAINED AND A NEW VOTER
INFORMATION MATERIALS WILL
NEED TO BE PRODUCED AND NOW WE
ARE LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS AWAY
FROM A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION A VOTING SYSTEM
INCLUDES THE ELECTRONIC VOTING
SYSTEM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
INCLUDING VOTING MACHINES
AND TABULATORS THESE VOTING
SYSTEMS AND THEIR CONTRACTS
ARE EXPENSIVE AND NOT EASILY
INSTANCE STATED OR CHANGE FOR
EXAMPLE MY DISTRICT THE COUNTY
OF SANTA CLARA HASN'T ANNUAL
LEASE PAYMENT OF ONE POINT
SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS WHAT AB
NINE SIX NINE DOES IS SIMPLE
IT PREVENTS A JURISDICTION FROM
TERMINATING AN EXISTING VOTING
SYSTEM CONTRACT WITHOUT HAVING
A REPLACEMENT CONTRACT IN PLACE
AND READY TO GO THIS BILL DOES
NOT PREVENT A JURISDICTION
FROM DECIDING TO TERMINATE
THEIR VOTING SYSTEM CONTRACT
IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT THEY MUST
HAVE A READY A SYSTEM READY
TO GO IN ITS PLACE AB NINE SIX
NINE ALSO PROHIBITS THAT AN
ELECTIONS OFFICIAL REPURPOSE
THE ELECTIONS OFFICIAL FROM
PERFORMING A MANUAL COUNT IN
ANY CONTEST AND WHICH THERE ARE
MORE THAN A THOUSAND ELIGIBLE
REGISTERED VOTERS A HUNDRED
AND FIFTY FOUR DAYS IN ADVANCE
OF THE ELECTION AB NINE SIX
NINE ONLY AIMS TO REFLECT THE
REALITY OF RUNNING AN ELECTION
IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
AND THE IN FEASIBILITY OF HELEN
COUNTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
BALLOTS THAT CONTAIN MULTIPLE
BALAKAN TESTS WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS CATHY
DARLING ALLEN THE COUNTY CLERK
AND REGISTER VOTERS FROM SHASTA
COUNTY AND JAMES GOOSE THE CO
CHAIR OF THE CA CEO LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEE AND THE REGISTERED
VOTERS FOR FRESNO COUNTY THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY WOMAN LIKE TO
INVITE THE THE COUNTY REGISTER
COME ON UP WELCOME GOOD
MORNING THINK HERO TOUR GLAZER
SENATORS HI MY NAME IS KATHY
TURLEY ALLEN ON THE SHASTA
COUNTY CLERK AND REGISTRAR OF
VOTERS LAST WEEK I CELEBRATED
MY TWENTIETH YEAR WORKING IN
ELECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA AFTER
BEING ELECTED TO MY FIFTH
TERM OF OFFICE LAST YEAR THIS
JANUARY AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JUST SAID I ON JANUARY TWENTY
FOURTH SUPPORTERS SUPERVISORS
VOTED TO TERMINATE OUR VOTING
SYSTEM CONTRACT THIS LEFT
ARE A HUNDRED ELEVEN THOUSAND
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WITHOUT A
VOTING SYSTEM IN THERE FOR
JUSTIN FRANCHISE THE BOND
BOARD ULTIMATELY DIRECTED ME
TO DEVELOP A HAND TALLY SYSTEM
I AND MY TEAM OF EXCELLENT
PROFESSIONALS AIM TO CONDUCT
SUCCESSFUL ACCURATE TRANSPARENT
ELECTIONS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
DO SO HISTORICALLY USING A
RELIABLE SYSTEM CERTIFIED BY
THE SECRETARY OF STATE I AM
CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ABILITY
TO DO SO USING HAND COUNTS
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE THE
HIGH TURNOUT TYPICAL OF A
PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION
AFTER SPENDING THE LAST FOUR
MONTHS DIGGING INTO PROCESSES
AND PROCEDURES OF A FULL HAND
TALLY I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS
ABOUT ANY CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
ABILITY TO DO A FULL HAND
COUNT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RESOURCES THAT WOULD BE
REQUIRED AND THE COUNTIES
ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN
THE RETIRED THE COURT REQUIRED
STAFF I'M ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT ACCURACY ESPECIALLY
GIVEN THE REPETITIVE NATURE
OF HAND COUNTING IT REQUIRES
INTENSE AMOUNT OF FOCUS AND
CAN BE EXHAUSTING I WANT TO
BE CLEAR THAT A MANAGEABLE
AMOUNT HIM COUNTY PROVIDES
PROOF AND INSURANCE TO ELECTION
ADMINISTRATORS AND VOTERS THAT
THE TELLY APPOINTMENT USED
TO COUNT VOTES IS WORKING AS
EXPECTED AS EVIDENCED BY THE
MANY ONE PERCENT HAND COUNTS
CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTIES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA OVER THE
PAST DECADES THIS IS A PROCESS
THAT CAN AND DOES WORK BUT A
FULL HAND TALLY IS EXTREMELY
COSTLY IN PREPARATION FOR
THE HAND TALLY PROGRAM SHASTA
COUNTY HAS INCREASED THE SIZE
OF OUR DEPARTMENT BY STAFF BY
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT WE EXPECT
TO DOUBLE OUR RENT COSTS OVER
THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND AT A
MINIMUM EXPECT TO COST OUR
TAXPAYERS AN ADDITIONAL FOUR
POINT ONE MILLION DOLLARS OVER
THE NEXT TWO FISCAL YEARS THERE
ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT COST TO
ACCURACY AS EVIDENCED BY THE
HAND COUNTS PERFORMED VERY
RECENTLY IN A STAGE COUNTY
MISSOURI AND I COUNTY NEVADA
AND BAXTER COUNTY ARKANSAS
JUST TO NAME A FEW ENCOUNTER
ERROR RATES ARE MUCH HIGHER
THE MACHINE COUNTS IN THE
CASE OF OSAGE COUNTY ELECTION
AUTHORITY WHICH IS WHAT THEY
CALL PARKS THE MISSOURI STATED
AFTER CONSIDERING ALL FACTORS
OF THIS ELECTION AND COMPARE
IT TO OTHER ELECTIONS THAT ARE
SIMILAR HIM COUNTY WOULD COST
US MORE IN TIME MONEY LOSING
VOLUNTEERS AND ACCURACY THESE
ARE UNACCEPTABLE TRADE OFFS
FOR A BENEFIT THAT I'M STILL
CHALLENGED UNDERSTAND I ASK FOR
YOUR I DON'T WANT A.
B.
NINE SIX NINE THANK YOU THANK
YOU I CLERK DARLENE ALLEN
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE MAKING
THE DRIVE WE WELCOME THE NEXT
WITNESS IN SUPPORT JAMES ACRES
FRESNO COUNTY CLERK REGISTER
VOTERS HERE ON BEHALF OF C.
A.
C.
L.
C.
A.
C.
O.
SUPPORTS AB NINE SIX NINE IN
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU
VOTE I ON THE THIS BILL THIS
BILL PROVIDES CLARITY TO COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS REGARDING
THE TOPIC OF MANUAL BALLOT
TABULATIONS THE BILL FURTHER
INSTRUCTS THE SECRETARY OF
STATE TO GENERATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS FOR ALL MANUAL
TOWN TABULATION PROCESS SEES IN
THE FUTURE MAKING THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT VERIFICATION PROCESS
SEES UNIFORM ACROSS THE STATE
AND MORE UNDERSTANDABLE TO
THE VOTING PUBLIC C.
A.
C.
L.
GREATLY APPRECIATE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BELLERIN'S DESIRE TO
ENSURE THAT VOTERS IN EACH
COUNTY WILL ALWAYS HAVE
A CERTIFIED VOTING SYSTEM
IN PLACE TO ENSURE AN OPEN
ACCESSIBLE AND ACCURATE
ELECTION THANK YOU SIR WE'RE
GONNA HEAR FROM OTHERS WHO WANT
TO PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE
AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM
OPPOSITION BUT THIS IS A MOMENT
JUST TO GET YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION IN YOUR POSITION
TO THOSE IN SUPPORT WHO WANT
TO REGISTER THEIR THEIR VIEWS
COME ON UP WHO ARE MISTER ERIC
HERE'S LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
-- DEBBIE OF LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF SECRETARY
STATE DOCTOR FOR LAND WEBER
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU SIR
OR -- PRESENCE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU MORTGAGOR
MEMBERS THIRTEEN BIRD OF --
ASKING CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF
AB NINE SIX NINE THANK YOU SIR
HEARSE WITH DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU NUMBER TOLD IS SO
YOU CALIFORNIA ACTION IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT SEE NOW WILL
GO TO OPPOSITION ANYONE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL PLEASE COME FORWARD
COOLEY RIPPED ALEXION INTEGRITY
PROJECT CALIFORNIA STRONGLY
OPPOSES AB NINE SIXTY NINE
WE SEE IT AS AN OUTRAGEOUS
DESPERATE DE FACTO DECLARATION
OF WAR BY THE STATE AGAINST
SELF GOVERNING COUNTY
GOVERNMENTS OF CALIFORNIA IT
IS SIMS THAT COUNTIES CAN'T BE
TRUSTED TO IN SPANISH YOU'RE
A VIABLE ELECTION PLAN WITHOUT
OPPRESSIVE STATE LAW SHASTA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ACTED RESPONSIBLY THEY DID
THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ESTABLISH
A CLEAR PLAN TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF THEIR COUNTY BASED
ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED IN
ALL CONSIDERATIONS DISCUSSED
THIS IS THE ROLE OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SHASTA FOLLOWED
MANY POSITIVE EXAMPLES OF
COUNTIES AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
THAT HAVE PRECEDED THEM IN A
SIMILAR DECISION THOSE AND NOW
CONDUCT THEIR ELECTIONS FREE
OF MANIPULABLE ELECTION SYSTEMS
-- WITH SAME DAY VERIFIABLE
RESULTS THEIR CHANGES ARE
ABSOLUTE PROOF THAT IT CAN BE
DONE RELIABLY INEXPENSIVELY
AND WITH MUCH MORE INTEGRITY
MEANWHILE CALIFORNIA USES
EXPENSIVE INSCRUTABLE ELECTION
SYSTEMS THAT LACK PROTECTIONS
FOR MANIPULATION THEY CAN'T
PROVE A PROVIDE RESULTS FOR
THIRTY DAYS AFTER ELECTION
DAY NOTHING POSITIVE CAN COME
FROM THE STATE'S IMPOSITION
OF VOTING SYSTEM MANDATE IT
ONLY ENGENDERS MORE CITIZEN
ANGER AND DISTRUST ESPECIALLY
WHEN THAT SYSTEM REMAINS
FULLY RELIANT ON THE VERY
TECHNOLOGY THAT PEOPLE KNOW TO
BE MANIPULABLE THE HALDERMAN
REPORT RAISES MORE SUSPICIONS
OF ALL TERRIER MOTIVES NINE
SIX NINE SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE
THERE SOMETHING TO HIDE PART
OF THAT SOMETHING RESIDES
ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS
THE BILL VALIDATES DISSIPATE
SUSPICIONS THAT ELECTION FRAUD
AND MANIPULATION ARE REAL
SYSTEMIC AND ARE IN ENGINEERS
FROM THE TOP DOWN IT'S AN
OBVIOUS ACT OF DESPERATION THE
URGENCY STATUS OF THIS BILL
ONLY AMPLIFIES THAT PROVE US
WRONG AND AND AB SIX NINE SIX
NOW INSTEAD WE URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE ABILITY OF EACH
COUNTY TO DETERMINE WHAT'S
BEST FOR THEM THANK YOU AND
THANK YOU OUR NEXT WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM I WONDER WHAT
WHEN TO REGISTER THEIR POSITION
IN OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING
ROOM WELCOME MATH JEFF THOUGHT
SACRAMENTO COUNTY OPPOSED THIS
BILL THANK YOU ARE YOU SEE
NOW WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
-- MODERATOR GASKET THERE'S
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PUT THEIR
POSITION ON THE THEIR NAME AND
POSITION ON THE RECORD FOR A.
B.
NINE SIX NINE IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO EIGHTY NINE
SIX NINE PLEASE PRESS ONE
ZERO FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM
LINE FIFTY SIX THE THIRD
ONE FIFTY SIX I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ABOUT I MEAN
IT'S NOT TO SEE A.
B.
NINE SIX NINE AT ONE FORTY
THREE IT WILL BE NO COUNTY
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED TO FILL
ONE THIRTY CONTEMPLATES ARE
COUNTY I STRONGLY OPPOSE
EIGHTY NINE SIX NINE THANK
YOU ONE THIRTY THREE REPLY
SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN STRONG
OPPOSITION TO NINE SIX NINE
ONE THIRTEEN THE MATCH BERRY
PLASTIC COUNTY STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL LINE TWENTY ONE
ARAMBULA YELLOW COUNTY
I'M OPPOSED TO THE
BILL LINE TWENTY FOUR
HE WILL SEND SANTA BARBARA
CALIFORNIA STRONGLY OPPOSE
EIGHTY NINE SIX NINE AND THE
FALLACIOUS THANK YOU VERY
MUCH CALLER PLEASE LISTEN
LINE ELEVEN ROBERT W.
PLASTER COUNTY STRONGLY
OPPOSE THANK YOU SIR NEXT
CALLER PLEASE ONE TWENTY NINE
AB SO THAT THERE COUNTY THE
ONLY A CLOSE EIGHTY NINE SIX
NINE THANK YOU ONE FORTY TWO
YEAH SURELY METALLOIDS AND
PLASTER COUNTY I STRONGLY
OPPOSE EIGHTY NINE SIXTY
NINE BECAUSE OF RIGHT THANK
YOU NEXT TIME THIRTY FOUR
THE SHOW FROM PLASTER COUNTY
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS BILL
NINE SIXTY NINE THANK YOU
LINE SIXTEEN WHEN MYERS
PLASTER COUNTY I STRONGLY
OPPOSE AB NINE SIX NINE
ONE FIFTY
LINE FIFTY PLEASE GO AHEAD
AB LABS CALIFORNIANS AND
ABSOLUTE VEHEMENT OPPOSITION
TO EIGHTY NINE SIXTY NINE THANK
YOU NEXT CALLER PLEASE INVESTOR
CHAIR THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENT ON IT WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
ASSEMBLY WOMAN LET ME JUST
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AGAIN APPRECIATE
YOUR EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA AND
-- AND AND -- IT LOOK IT I I'VE
I'VE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE
OPPONENTS HERE TODAY -- RAISING
ISSUES ABOUT INTERFERENCE
SELF GOVERNANCE -- I DON'T
THINK THERE'S ANYBODY HERE IN
THE LEGISLATURE I'M GONNA PUT
MYSELF OUT THERE THAT IS MORE
ALLEGIANCE TO LOCAL CONTROL
THAN ME BUT THERE'S A POINT IN
WHICH -- YOU YOU WANT TO HAVE
-- YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ECONOMY
BUT IF YOU'RE ACTING IN A
RECKLESS MANNER THAT'S GOING TO
DENY PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
I THINK THAT'S AN APPROPRIATE
PLACE FOR THE STATE TO US STEP
IN A SO FOR ME IT'S A COMMON
SENSE MEASURE THAT PROTECTS
RESIDENTS FROM IRRESPONSIBLE
ACTIONS OF A RECKLESS COUNTY
GOVERNMENT THAT WE NEED TO
PREPARE THE AND SOME OF THAT
WITH THE TESTIMONY THAT SOME
OUT SAYS THAT THIS THEY'VE
DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT IS THERE
IS NO PROOF OF ANY OF THAT I
MEAN THEY'VE THEY'VE CREATED A
HAND COUNT SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T
SEEM AT ALL MANAGEABLE GIVEN
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL
BE PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONS
YOUR BILL IS IS THAT -- DOESN'T
AS YOU HAVE SAID DOESN'T THAT
MEAN THAT I COUNTY CAN'T PICK
A DIFFERENT SYSTEM -- BUT THEY
CAN'T -- THEY CAN'T BLOW UP
THE WHOLE VOTING SYSTEM -- BY
CHASING CONSPIRACY THEORIES
ABOUT ONE VOTING SYSTEM OR
ANOTHER SO IT'S A IT'S A SMART
BILL TO CAREFULLY CRAFTED AND
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT TODAY ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM US SENATORS CENTER --
BURKE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
IN AND I CONCUR WITH YOU BEING
CHAMPION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
-- A QUESTION THE OFF OF --
ASSEMBLY MEMBER PELLERIN IS
IT -- I'M COGNIZANT OF OUR
RESPONSIBILITY PROTECT VOTERS
ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE BUT
THE QUESTION IS IS IF ONE
COUNTY DECIDES TO BUY INTO
CONSPIRATORIAL THEORIES -- AND
CHANGE ITS SYSTEM OF VOTING
DOES THAT IMPACT THE STATEWIDE
TALLY IT AT YES I BELIEVE IT
WILL IT AS IT WAS STATED IN THE
ANALYSIS IT'S REALLY UNCLEAR
HOW SHASTA COUNTY WILL MEET
ITS LEGAL OBLIGATION TO REPORT
ELECTION RESULTS ESPECIALLY
IN A TIMELY FASHION SO -- AND
AND I THINK IT GREATLY IMPACTS
THE VOTERS YOU KNOW THIS IS
REALLY A VOTER EXPERIENCE
SITUATION WHERE A VOTER IS
NOT BEING LEFT WITH A STATE
CERTIFIED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
SYSTEM TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY
ACCURACY SECURITY AMID THE
SYSTEMS GO THROUGH HUGE TESTING
AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL
LEVEL AND THERE'S VOTING
SYSTEM GUIDELINES THAT ARE
ENACTED THAT COUNTIES ALMOST
FOLLOW AND IT'S THAT KIND OF
UNIFORMITY THAT ENSURES AND
PROTECTS OUR DEMOCRACY BUT
-- THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IS
THAT THIS IS SHASTA COUNTY I
REPRESENT ORANGE LA COUNTIES
-- IN TERMS OF STATEWIDE TALLY
IN THE STATEWIDE VOTE WHETHER
IT'S GOVERNOR PRESIDENT OR
WHATEVER IT MAY BE HOW DOES
WHATEVER SHASTA COUNTY DOES
IMPACT OF THE PEOPLE THAT I
REPRESENT ORANGE L.
A.
COUNTY SO WE MAY NOT GET THOSE
RESULTS ON TIME THEY MAY NOT
BE SUBMITTED LEGALLY AND AND
AUTHORIZED BY THE SECRETARY
STATE AND THERE COULD BE
PROBLEMS WITH CERTIFYING OUR
STATEWIDE RESULT AS A RESULT
OF THE THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
BRING THIS COMES AS MEASURE
THE SENTIMENT GOOD THING HE
WAS SURE SIR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
PRODUCT I WANT TO COMMEND YOU
FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING THIS
YEAR AND I KNOW IT COMES FROM
-- SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE PAST
EXPERIENCE AS ELECTION OFFICIAL
ROSA WHO BETTER THAN YOU -- TO
ADVISE US -- TO THESE CHANGES
ONE OF THE WITNESSES MADE AN
ASSERTION BUT THAT THERE IS
SOMETHING TO HIDE -- WHICH
I WOULD ARGUE STRONG STATE I
THINK SUPPORT PUT ON THE RECORD
-- EXACTLY WHY WE'RE DOING THIS
WHY WE'RE NOT DOING THIS SO TO
MISS DARLING ALLEN IF YOU'RE
AVAILABLE IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
YEAH BECAUSE I I REALLY DO I
THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO GET
THIS ON THE RECORD -- AND SHOWS
YOU COULD SPEAK AS ELECTION
OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTY THAT
DID IT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF
THE BILL DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO HIDE I THINK I KNOW THE
ANSWER -- BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
WITH THE RATIONALE HERE PLEASE
SO -- NO WE HAVE NOTHING TO
HIDE -- THAT THAT'S IS ONE OF
MANY UNFORTUNATELY IS VICIOUS
ALLEGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS --
AND THEN THE ALLEGATION OR THE
STATEMENT THAT SHASTA COUNTY
HAS DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT IN
THIS PROCESS IS ABSOLUTELY
UNTRUE -- THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS WHICH HAS SPECIAL
AUTHORITY TO MANAGE THE BUDGET
FOR EVERY COUNTY AND OF COURSE
CONTROLS CONTRACTING AS WELL
I HAD THE AUTHORITY TO CANCEL
THAT CONTRACT WHICH THEY DID
WITHOUT CONSULTATION WITH MY
OFFICE ANYONE WHO WORKS FOR
ME OR WITH ME DIRECTLY SO WHAT
THAT HAS RESULTED IN ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES ASKED ME RECENTLY
WHAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON HOW
MANY HOURS A WEEK MY SPENDING
DOING THIS AND I SAID THAT
I AM DOING STAFF EVALUATIONS
AND WORKING ON DEVELOPING
HAND HALLIE SYSTEM -- NO OTHER
JURISDICTION IN THE NATION HAS
EVER DONE I CAN'T TELL YOU OF
THIS SIZE I'M AT THE REGULAR
COURSE OF BUSINESS AUDITS
ARE OF COURSE WE SEPARATE --
CATEGORY IS THAT HOW WE HAVE
TO THINK THAT'S FINE TOO SO
IF YOU COULD IF YOU WERE TO DO
THIS BY HAD ACCURATELY HOW LONG
WOULD IT TAKE YOUR OFFICE SO
CURRENTLY WE ARE USING NOVEMBER
TWENTY TWOS -- TURNOUT NUMBERS
WHICH IS JUST BELOW SIXTY
NINE THOUSAND BALLOTS WE ARE
ESTIMATING I'M A BACKING INTO
THE FORMULA ESSENTIALLY SO WE
HAVE TWENTY DAYS A PRESIDENTIAL
YEAR -- TO COMPLETE THE CAMPUS
SUPPOSED IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE
-- TIMELY RESULT REPORTS TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE AND SO WE'VE
ALLOWED OURSELVES EIGHTEEN
DAYS OF THE TWENTY EIGHT --
THAT HOPEFULLY ALLOWS ENOUGH
TIME FOR REPORTING ON THE BACK
END AND THEN ALSO RETALIATING
WHERE THOSE RESULTS DO NOT
MATCH -- OR CAN'T BE VERIFIED
SO -- WE HAVE CREATED A SYSTEM
THAT WE HOPE WILL WORK -- WE
HAVE COURSE DON'T HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THAT UNTIL
WE HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION
THIS NOVEMBER WE WILL -- WE
ANTICIPATE HIM CANNOT ELECTION
A TESTING YET -- WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE -- UPWARDS
OF FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE --
COUNTING BALLOTS WE KNOW DO NOT
HAVE A BUILDING CURRENTLY THAT
WE CAN DO THAT AND THAT'S LARGE
ENOUGH FOR THAT -- KIND OF
ACTIVITY AND WE ARE LITERALLY
TRYING TO SUSS OUT DETAILS DO
THEY GET FINGERPRINTED DO THEY
GET PAID BY THE HOUR TOGETHER
TO GET PAID BY SOMETHING LIKE
A POLL WORKER WOULD -- THERE
ARE JUST -- YEAH I'D OF DETAILS
THAT WERE TRYING TO HAMMER
OUT HERE AND I CAN'T STRESS
ENOUGH HOW MUCH BETTER MACHINES
ARE AT REPETITIVE TASKS THAN
HUMANS -- WE JUST AREN'T
GOOD AT IT AND WE HAVE DONE
A LOT OF HAND COUNTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA IN THE PROCESS OF
AUDITS AND ALL OF US I THINK
IT A TEST THAT THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN YOU HAVE TO RECOUNT AND
RECOUNT AND RECOUNT A BATCH TO
GET TO THE CORRECT ANSWER --
IT IS GOOD I APPRECIATE LASTLY
TODAY I THINK THE ASSERTION
WAS MADE THAT BECAUSE JUST AS
AN URGENCY BILL THAT YOU MUST
BE UP TO SOMETHING -- BUT I
WANNA MAKE CLEAR THE URGENCY
HERE IS A TECHNICAL TERM --
DOESN'T SPEAK TO YOU KNOW
THROUGH THE LEVEL OF IMPRECISE
HAVING URGENCY MEANS WE HAVE
TO DO THIS IS SITUATED IT IS
IN PLACE BY THE NEXT SCHEDULE
LECTION RIGHT HENCE HENCE THE
USE OF THAT PROVISION -- I
APPRECIATE THANK YOU LOOK LESS
WITH BUILT UP A MAYBE JUST
A FOLLOW UP IF I COULD WITH
THE CLERK -- WAS THERE ANY
EVIDENCE PRESENTED THAT THE
SYSTEM IN WHICH HE WAS THROWN
OUT BY YOUR COUNTY -- WAS IT
A PROVIDING ACCURATE RESULTS
NOW NO EVIDENCE EVER PRESENTED
-- AND IT'S USED BY HOW MANY
COUNTIES NOW THIRTY THERE'S
FORTY COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA
NOW IT'S THIRTY NINE SO THEY
JETTISON THIS CURRENT SYSTEM
WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE PRESENTED
THAT IT WAS FLAWED IN ANY WAY
SHAPE OR FORM THEY JETTISON THE
SYSTEM BASED ON FLAWED REPORTS
THAT STARTED WITH THE TWENTY
TWENTY NOVEMBER ELECTION AND
HAVE BEEN AMPLIFIED NATIONWIDE
I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT -- AND THE THE
WHAT WAS SAID IN THE HEARING
WAS THAT THEY HAD CONCERNS BUT
NO EVIDENCE IS PRESENTED THAT
IN SHASTA COUNTY WITH CAROL
ACTUALLY SYSTEM THAT THERE WAS
ANY FLAWS OR INACCURACIES IN
ITS IN ITS WORK THAT'S ACCURATE
THE DESERT STATEMENTS MADE
ABOUT FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY REGARDING SYSTEMS THAT
WERE SIMILAR THAT WAS BEING
APPLIED TO -- YOU'RE WORKING
SHASTA UNDER YOUR CURRENT
SYSTEM THAT YOU'VE NOW THROWN
OUT CORRECT OKAY GOOD ARE ANY
FURTHER MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY CLOSE
YES THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
AND AS YOU SAID I SPENT TWENTY
SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS WORKING
AS THE CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICIAL
IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY I KNOW
WHAT IT TAKES TO DO A HAND
COUNT THE HAND COUNTS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT IN DOING AN AUDIT OF
THE MACHINE COUNT VOTING SYSTEM
AND IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND
PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY VOTERS
DESERVE A STATE CERTIFIED
FAMILY QUALIFIED VOTING SYSTEM
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR ABOUT
THANK YOU SO THE WOMAN I WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE A MOTION FROM A
MEMBER OKAY -- CENTER MENJIVAR
HAS MOVED THE BILL THIS WOULD
BE A DO PASS AND WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER
AYE WHEN WHEN NO ALLEN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR MANAGE OF OUR AYE
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NUMBERED
AYE AMBERG AYE ALL RIGHT WE'RE
GONNA HOLD THAT VOTE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY WOMAN -- SO I WANT TO
INVITE THE REMAINING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO JOIN US BACK HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM FOR OUR FINAL
VOTE TALLIES IN THE BILL'S
WE'VE HEARD TODAY WE'VE HEARD
ALL THE BILLS ARE GOING TO GO
THROUGH THEM I WON THAT AND
ADDITIONAL TIME SO MEMBERS CAN
ADD ON WE'LL START WITH THAT
I DIDN'T FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
ASSEMBLY BILL THIRTY FOUR BY
IT ASSEMBLY MEMBER VALENCIA
SECRETARIAT OVER THE ROLE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I SENATORS
WENT ALLEN MCGUIRE MENJIVAR
MANAGE OF OUR AYE NEWMAN OKAY
WILL HOLD THAT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO AB SIXTY THREE
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THE VICE CHAIR VOTING
ICE SENATORS GLAZER AYE
GLAZER AYE ALLEN MCGUIRE
OKAY WILL HOLD THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS OF LIVE
NEXT TO ASSEMBLY BILL TWO
NINETY TWO FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO SENATORS
GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE ALLEN
MCGUIRE I WILL MOVE WILL HOLD
THAT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
MOVED TO FILE ITEM NUMBER FOR
AB FIVE FOUR FIVE PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING HI SENATORS WHEN
ALAN MCGUIRE I WILL HOLD THE
RELEVANT DRAFTING MEMBERS FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIVE A.
B.
SIX TWO SIX IS OPEN THE ROLE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I ADVISED HER VOTING
NO SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE I
WILL HOLD THAT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WE JUST DID FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX LET'S MOVE TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT EIGHTY TEN
THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING I AM THE VICE
CHAIR VOTING NO SENATORS ALLEN
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR MENJIVAR I
WILL CALL THE ROLL CONTRAPTION
MEMBERS OF LIVE THE CONSENT
CALENDAR THIS IS FILE ITEM TEN
ELEVEN AB SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO
IN FIFTEEN FIFTY NINE PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR MANAGER OF OUR AYE ALL
RIGHT WE'RE GONNA GO IN RECESS
NOW AND WAIT FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
READ OPEN THE ROLE FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL START WITH FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE SB THIRTY
FOUR PLEASE OF IN THE ROLE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED
INNER FOR THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING HI SENATORS
WHEN ALAN MCGUIRE HI MCGUIRE
I WILL HOLD IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
AB SIXTY THREE PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION AS YOU PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING
I SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE AYE
MCGUIRE AYE HOLD THAT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS WOULD
FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE AB TWO
NINETY TWO PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I AM THE VICE CHAIR
VOTING NO SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE
AYE MCGUIRE AYE WELL HOLD IT
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS OF THE
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR EIGHTY
FIVE FOUR FIVE PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I SENATORS WHEN ALAN
MCGUIRE HI MCGUIRE I HOLD A
REAL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
WOULD TO FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE
EIGHTY SIX TWO SIX WAS OVER THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I AM THE VICE YOU'RE
VOTING NO SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE AYE HOLDEN WILL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS ARE GOING TO
FOLLOW NUMBER SIX A.
B.
NINE SIX NINE PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING I AM THE VICE
FOR VOTING NO SENATORS ALAN
MCGUIRE HI MCGUIRE I HOLD
THE ROPE OVERLOOKING FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS MOVED TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A.
B.
TEN THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I AM THE VICE YOU'RE
VOTING NO SENATORS ALLEN
MCGUIRE HI MCGUIRE I WRITE
WILL HOLD A REAL LOOKING FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL GO TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR THIS IS FILE
ITEM NUMBER TEN AND ELEVEN AB
SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO IN FIFTEEN
FIFTY NINE PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE SENATORS ALAN MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE HI WILL THE REAL
ATTRACTION MEMBERS OKAY WELL
WE'LL BACK IN RECESSES WE WAIT
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK YOU
TO ORDER WE'RE GONNA COMPLETE
OUR VOTE COUNT NOW FINAL TIME
FOR A OUTSTANDING NOW VOTES
ON OUR BILLS WILL START WITH
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE ASSEMBLY
BILL THIRTY FOURTH SECRETARY
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I SENATORS
PLAN ALLEN ALLEN I THE BILL
IS OUT SIX ZERO WILL MOVE NEXT
TO FILE A NUMBER TO ASSEMBLY
BILL SIXTY THREE PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING I
SENATORS ALAN ALLEN I THE BILL
IS AT SEVEN ZERO WILL MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE
AB TWO NINETY TWO PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING I ADVISED HER
VOTING NO SENATOR ALLEN ALLEN
ICE SIX ONE AT BILLS OUT SIX
TO ONE WILL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR EIGHTY FIVE
FOUR FIVE PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
AGAIN THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING ICE SENATORS PLAN ALLEN
ALLEN I SIX ZERO THAT BILLS OUT
SIX ZERO WILL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIVE SOME PEOPLE
SIXTY SIX PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THAT SURE
VOTING I ADVISED HER VOTING NO
SENATOR ALLEN ALLEN HI SIX ONE
THAT BILLS AT SIX TO ONE WILL
MOVE THE FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX
ASSEMBLY BILL NINE SIX NINE
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THAT SURE VOTING I ADVISED
HER VOTING NO SENATOR ALLEN
ALLEN I SIX ONE THE DOORS AT
SIX TO ONE LIVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT THIS IS
ASSEMBLY BILL TEN THIRTY SEVEN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BERMAN PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I'VE
ASSURE VOTING NOW SENATOR ALLEN
ALLEN HI SIX ONE THE BILL IS
OUT SIX TO ONE WILL MOVE TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR THIS IS FILE
ITEM TEN ELEVEN ASSEMBLY BILL
SEVENTEEN SIXTY TWO IN FIFTEEN
FIFTY NINE SECRETARY PLEASE
OPEN THE ROLE SENATOR ALLEN
ALLEN HI THE CONSENT CALENDARS
OUT SEVEN TO ZERO -- THAT
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