| Type of Measure |
|---|
| Inactive Bill - Vetoed |
| Majority Vote Required |
| Non-Appropriation |
| Fiscal Committee |
| State-Mandated Local Program |
| Non-Urgency |
| Non-Tax levy |
| Last 5 History Actions | |
|---|---|
| Date | Action |
| 08/02/08 | Consideration of Governor's veto pending. |
| 08/01/08 | Vetoed by Governor. |
| 07/23/08 | Enrolled and to the Governor at 11:15 a.m. |
| 07/14/08 | Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 74. Noes 0. Page 6085.) |
| 07/03/08 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Governor's Message |
|---|
To the Members of the California State Assembly: I am returning Assembly Bill 2959 without my signature. Existing law allows any voter to request a recount of an election, but protects against abuse by requiring the requesting party to pay a refundable deposit to cover the cost of the recount. This bill would require an elections official to provide the requesting party a daily, itemized estimate of the costs of the recount. This bill imposes an unnecessary mandate on elections officials. Recounts are requested in a scant few elections and the proponents have failed to demonstrate any abuse on the part of elections officials estimating recount costs. Further, the bill potentially imposes a reimbursable state mandate of unknown costs. For these reasons, I am returning the bill without my signature. Sincerely, Arnold Schwarzenegger |