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AB-985 Elections: voter identification.(2017-2018)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 3011 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

3011.
 (a) The identification envelope shall contain all of the following:
(1) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the voter resides within the precinct in which the voter  he or she  is voting and is the person whose name appears on the envelope.
(2) The signature of the voter.
(3) The residence address of the voter as shown on the affidavit of registration.
(4) The date of signing.
(5) The last four digits of the voter’s California driver’s license number or California identification card number, or, if the voter has neither, the last four digits of the voter’s social security number.
(6) A security flap or sleeve to conceal the voter’s signature and identifying information during mailing.
(5) (7)  A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the canvassing board. board if the voter’s signature and identifying information on the envelope are verified. 
(6) (8)  A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that voting twice constitutes a crime.
(7) (9)  A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that the voter must sign the envelope in the voter’s  his or her  own handwriting in order for the ballot to be counted.
(8) (10)  A statement that the voter has neither voted applied,  nor intends to vote a  apply, for a vote by mail voter’s  ballot from any other jurisdiction for the same election.
(9) (11)  The name and signature  of the person authorized by the voter to return the vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017.
(12) The relationship to the voter of the person authorized to return the vote by mail ballot.
(13) The signature of the person authorized to return the vote by mail ballot.
(b) Except at a primary election for partisan office, and notwithstanding any other provision of  law, the vote by mail  voter’s party preference may not be stamped or printed on the identification envelope.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (9) of subdivision (a), a ballot shall not be disqualified solely because the person authorized to return it did not provide on the identification envelope their name or signature.
(d) County elections officials may continue to use existing supplies prior to printing new identification envelopes that reflect the changes made to this section by the act adding this subdivision.

SEC. 2.

 Section 3019.2 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

3019.2.
 Upon receipt of a vote by mail ballot, the elections official shall verify that the numeric identifying information provided pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 3011 is consistent with the voter’s state or federal records. If the numeric identifying information is not consistent, the identification envelope shall not be opened and the ballot shall not be counted.

SEC. 3.

 Section 14216.3 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

14216.3.
 (a) In addition to Section 14216, a person desiring to vote at a polling place shall present one of the following forms of identification to a member of the precinct board before receiving a ballot:
(1) A valid California driver’s license.
(2) A valid California identification card.
(3) Any other form of photographic identification issued by the state or its political subdivisions.
(4) A valid United States passport.
(5) A valid tribal enrollment card containing a photograph of the voter.
(6) A valid student identification card containing a photograph of the voter that is issued by an institution of higher education in the state.
(7) A valid pupil identification card containing a photograph of the voter that is issued by a public or private school in the state.
(8) A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter that is issued by the voter’s employer in the ordinary course of the employer’s business.
(b) A voter who presents one of the forms of identification specified in subdivision (a) that has been expired for less than one year shall receive a ballot.
(c) If a voter is unable to present one of the forms of identification specified in subdivision (a) to a precinct board member, the precinct board shall furnish the voter with a provisional ballot, in accordance with Section 14310. If a voter is issued a provisional ballot pursuant to this subdivision, the voter must present one of the forms of identification specified in subdivision (a) to the elections official in order for the voter’s provisional ballot to be counted.
(d) A voter who does not have one of the forms of identification described in subdivision (a) shall be provided a free registered voter identification card that contains a photograph of the voter.
SEC. 4.
 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains 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.