Elections: redistricting information.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify who uses election management systems and whether voting results will be kept private.

Elections: Redistricting Information

This bill updates how county elections officials provide information and data to the Legislature, including creating a secure electronic process for submitting redistricting data.

What This Bill Does

• Allows county election officials to give their compiled information to any appropriate designee of the Legislature.
• Requires each county election official to create a master street index file that shows which precincts different streets belong to.
• Establishes a secure way for county elections officials to send information and data electronically.
• By 2028, all election management systems must be able to share complete voting results without editing them through the new electronic process.

Who It Names or Affects

• County elections officials
• The Legislature and its designees

Terms To Know

Redistricting

The process of adjusting the boundaries of electoral districts to reflect changes in population.

Precincts

A specific area within a county that is used for voting purposes, with its own polling places and election results.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill requires county elections officials to do more work, which might cost local governments money.
• It's not clear how much it will cost to set up the new electronic process.

Official Summary Text

AB 2785, as amended, Committee on Elections.
Elections: redistricting information.
Proposition 11, which was approved by the voters at the November 4, 2008, statewide general election, establishes the Citizens Redistricting Commission and requires the commission to adjust the boundary lines of State Senate and Assembly districts. Proposition 11 also requires the Legislature to ensure that a complete and accurate computerized database is available for redistricting, and that the public is given access to redistricting data. Existing law requires each county elections official to compile and make available to the Legislature any information and statistics that may be necessary for use in connection with the reapportionment of legislative districts, including precinct maps and election returns for each precinct.
This bill would provide that the information and data compiled by county elections officials may be provided to any
appropriate designee of the Legislature. The bill would require each county elections official to also provide a master street index file that
identifies street names and house number ranges with their associated precincts.
may be used to identify the associated precinct for a given street address in the county.
The bill would require the Legislature or an appropriate designee, in conjunction with the Secretary of State, to establish a secure electronic process for county elections officials to submit the information and data.
By January 1, 2028, any election management system used in the state would be required to have the capability to transmit complete, unredacted election returns for each precinct using that electronic process.
The
bill would make the complete, unredacted election returns for each precinct confidential, as provided. By requiring county elections officials to perform additional duties, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest.
This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
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.

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