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AB-813 Ballot distribution: precincts.(1991-1992)

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Assembly Bill No. 813
CHAPTER 182

An act to amend Section 14002 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

[ Filed with Secretary of State  July 29, 1991. Approved by Governor  July 26, 1991. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 813, Hannigan. Ballot distribution: precincts.
Existing law requires the elections official, for each statewide election, to provide each precinct one official ballot for each voter in the precinct.
This bill would require the elections official to instead provide each precinct a sufficient number of official ballots to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election day using the precinct’s voter turnout history as the criterion, but not less than a number equal to 75% of the registered voters in the precinct.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 14002 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

14002.
 (a)  For each statewide election, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election day using the precinct’s voter turnout history as the criterion, but in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent of registered voters in the precinct, and for absentee and emergency purposes shall provide such additional number of ballots as may be necessary.
The number of party ballots to be furnished to any precinct for a primary election shall be computed from the number of voters registered in that precinct as intending to affiliate with a party, and the number of nonpartisan ballots to be furnished to any precinct shall be computed from the number of voters registered in that precinct without statement of intention to affiliate with any of the parties participating in the primary election.
(b)  For all other elections, the elections official shall provide a sufficient number of official ballots in each precinct to reasonably meet the needs of the voters in that precinct on election day using the precinct’s voter turnout history as the criterion, but in no case shall this number be less than 75 percent of the number of registered voters in the precinct, and for absentee and emergency purposes shall provide such additional number of ballots as may be necessary.