Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting systems.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date of repeal is not clearly specified in the official source material, only that it will be repealed on a specific day but the month was unclear.

Elections: Law Enforcement Investigations

This law requires local election officials to notify the Secretary of State and Attorney General about warrants, subpoenas, or active investigations involving election records or voting systems within one business day.

What This Bill Does

• Requires local agencies, political subdivisions, or elections officials to provide written notice to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General no later than one business day after becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation pertaining to election records or voting systems under their custody or control.
• Authorizes the Attorney General to intervene in or initiate court proceedings to challenge a warrant or subpoena on valid grounds or seek other appropriate relief.
• Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2030.

Who It Names or Affects

• Local election officials and agencies
• The Secretary of State and the Attorney General

Terms To Know

Election records

Documents or data related to elections, such as voter registration information.

Voting systems

The technology used for voting, like electronic machines or paper ballots.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if local officials do not follow the new requirements.
• Details about state reimbursement to local agencies are contingent on a mandate determination by the Commission on State Mandates.

Official Summary Text

AB 1664, as amended, Jackson.
Elections: law enforcement investigations of election records or voting systems.
The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state and the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the state. Existing law requires a state or local agency that files or is served with an elections-related claim arising under federal law to provide written notice to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General within 3 court days. Existing law requires a state or local agency that intends to enter into a settlement, consent decree, or other court-approved agreement related to the claim to provide a draft copy of the settlement, consent decree, or agreement to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General at least 14 court days before entering into it.
This bill would require a local agency, political subdivision, or elections official to provide written notice to the Secretary of State and the Attorney General no
later than one business day after becoming aware of any warrant, subpoena, or active law enforcement investigation pertaining to any election records or voting systems under their custody or control. The bill would authorize the Attorney General to intervene in, or initiate, any court proceedings to challenge a warrant or subpoena on any valid grounds or seek any other appropriate relief. The bill would repeal these provisions on
November
January
1, 2030. By increasing the duties of local elections officials, this bill would create a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Current Bill Text

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