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AB-1333 Political Reform Act of 1974: local government agency notices.(2017-2018)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 84700) is added to Title 9 of the Government Code, to read:

CHAPTER  4.7. Online Notices of Local Government Agency Tax Measure or Bond Issuance Elections
84700.
 (a) Every local government agency with an Internet Web site shall prominently post on that site notice of any upcoming election in which voters will vote on a tax measure or proposed bond issuance of the agency.
(1) For local government agency Internet Web sites whose content is manually changed at least once a week, notice shall be posted within 10 days of either the governing body of the agency voting to place the tax measure or proposed bond issuance on the ballot or the tax measure or proposed bond issuance qualifying to be placed on the ballot as an initiative measure. For all other local government agency Internet Web sites, the notice shall be posted the next time the content of the site is manually changed.
(2) The notice shall be posted on the homepage of the agency’s Internet Web site unless a clearly labeled direct link to the notice is placed on the homepage.
(3) The notice shall include the date of the election at which the tax measure or proposed bond issuance will be voted on and a brief common language description of the tax measure or proposed bond issuance.
(b) Every local government agency that publishes an electronic newsletter shall include the notice required by subdivision (a) in the electronic newsletter.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3.
 The Legislature finds and declares that this bill furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government Code.