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• /c><00:15:26.240> by current ballot requirement stating by current ballot requirement stating
• about what is on the ballot.
• Um, but that's not on the ballot.
• Um, but that's not on the ballot.
• Um, but that's not on the ballot.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Well, this ballot, the single ballot primary, would actually eliminate strategic voting.
• Well, this ballot, the single ballot primary, would actually eliminate strategic voting.
• voter a new ballot.
• That means the ballot is not counted at all; no race on that ballot is counted.
• ballots.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• ballot, returning them to the precinct, and then the counting of those ballots that caused them to be
• You had eligible voters who were given ballots, allowed to vote, and their ballots were lost.
• These ballots were, in fact, put into the ballot box, as we heard Mr. Zoll say.
• If a ballot is marked, right, then the ballot must be given effect, no matter how crude the mark might
• I just find it troubling that we're accepting ballots, we're accepting testimony on ballots that don't

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• The measure has qualified for the ballot and will be on the ballot this November, and election officials
• arguments to appear on the ballot for the various counties.
• Armed Service members deployed overseas cast their ballots.
• in time to vote or did not receive a ballot at all.
• a properly postmarked ballot returned.

Summary: The committee met on June 17, 2026, beginning without a quorum and initially proceeding as a subcommittee. Members heard several Senate bills, with testimony focused mainly on redistricting, Bay Area transit funding, and military/overseas voting access. The chair also announced committee membership changes and that SB 1369 had been pulled by the author. Written testimony was accepted through the committee portal, and public testimony was limited by the chair’s rules. SB 1414 by Senator Reyes would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County. Supporters, including Inland Empire United, Common Cause, and the League of Women Voters, argued the bill would improve transparency and reduce political influence in map drawing. Opponents, including San Bernardino County and several local government/election groups, said the county’s existing advisory commission already provided substantial public input and raised concerns about cost. The bill was moved do pass as amended and re-referred to Local Government, with one no vote from Assembly Member Lackey; it was later taken off call and passed 6-1. SB 830 by Senator Wiener made technical changes to the administration of the Bay Area regional transit sales tax measure authorized by SB 63, including uniform ballot naming and county-specific ballot arguments. Support came from labor, transit, business, and advocacy groups, who said the bill would help voters understand the measure and protect transit funding. Members emphasized the Bay Area’s transit funding crisis and the need for local action. The bill passed do pass as amended, 5-1, and was later recorded as out 6-0 on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar containing six bills. SB 970 by Senator Cervantes addressed military and overseas voting after the federal discontinuation of the Department of Defense fax service used for ballot return. Supporters, including county election officials and local government organizations, said California needed a secure replacement to avoid disenfranchising service members and overseas voters. The Secretary of State’s office and Verified Voting raised security concerns and suggested a task force or more detailed standards, but the author and supporters argued the bill was urgent and should direct the Secretary of State to develop secure regulations. The bill passed do pass and was re-referred to Military and Veteran Affairs, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

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• by mail ballot.
• Did you at this day this time, you know, drop your ballot off my secure ballot intake stations are and
• We use ballot tracks and that notifies you when your ballot gets back to us.
• But really ballot Trax is a great way for folks to know when their ballot gets to them.
• No ballots were in there.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• up and cast a ballot up and cast a ballot so<00:37:08.720> any<00:37:09.000> comments<
• than casting two separate uh ballots than casting two separate uh ballots you're<00:48:50.440>
• So the idea of an exhausted ballot, or an inactive ballot, happens when a voter marks a ballot, maybe
• would no longer count in the process. exhausted ballot concern so could you exhausted ballot concern
• that's a voter's choice so if ballots that's a voter's choice so if ballots become<00:58:42.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are more concerned about you having access to the ballot.
• They put whatever they want on the ballot.
• The democracy access to the ballot is purchased by those groups.
• and not having overly complicated ballot labels.
• Space on the ballot is at a premium.

Summary: The Assembly Elections Committee met on April 30, 2025, beginning as a subcommittee until a quorum was established. The committee first approved six bills on consent, including AB 950, AB 953, AB 1214, and three committee bills. It then heard several measures dealing with election administration, ballot transparency, and campaign finance, with most authors accepting committee amendments and several bills being held on call for absent members. AB 930 by Assembly Member Ward would extend the deadline for counting timely postmarked vote-by-mail ballots from three to seven days after Election Day and update recount procedures, including online posting of recount results and clearer rules for recount requests. The bill was supported by county election officials and passed out of committee with a due-pass recommendation, though it was initially held on call. AB 459 by Assembly Member DeMaio proposed allowing electronic signatures for initiatives, referenda, and recalls; the Secretary of State and labor groups opposed it over security, implementation, and cost concerns, and the committee ultimately rejected the bill after reconsideration. AB 699 by Assembly Member Stephanie would change how local tiered tax and bond measures are described on ballots by allowing more detail to be placed in the voter guide; housing, school, and local government groups supported it, while taxpayer and realtor groups opposed it as reducing ballot transparency. AB 1188, presented on behalf of Assembly Member Ortega, would list the top three funders supporting and opposing statewide initiatives and referenda directly on the ballot; transparency advocates and labor supported it, while county election officials and business groups raised concerns about ballot length and processing costs. Both AB 699 and AB 1188 passed out of committee with amendments and were held on call. The committee also heard AB 827 by Assembly Member Berman, which would standardize and extend the deadline for curing vote-by-mail signature problems, add a link to cure forms in ballot-tracking notifications, and make other changes to improve ballot curing. It drew no opposition in the hearing and passed with a due-pass recommendation. AB 351 by Assembly Member McKenna would raise the Levine Act contribution threshold for local officials to $1,500 and add CPI adjustments; supporters said it would reduce administrative burdens and reflect modern campaign finance realities, while good-government groups and the League of Women Voters opposed it as weakening anti-corruption protections. The committee initially failed AB 351, then granted reconsideration, but the transcript ends before a final disposition is clearly completed. Finally, AB 1079 by Assembly Member Farías would eliminate the automatic appellate stay in California Voting Rights Act and Fair Maps Act cases; it was supported as a way to prevent delayed remedies in voting rights cases, opposed by the City of Santa Monica over impacts on ongoing litigation, and passed with amendments. After taking up the held items, the committee recorded final votes on the bills, including passage of AB 930, AB 699, AB 1188, AB 827, and AB 1079, and rejection of AB 459.

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• Speaker, curious if these are going to be on the November ballot, why would the August ballot be better
• Speaker, curious if these are going to be on the November ballot, why would the August ballot be better
• So Then, wouldn't the November ballot be a better ballot because there would be more Oklahomans voting
• Do you anticipate that the August ballot will have a higher turnout than the November ballot.
• , an August ballot, a November ballot.

Bills: HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142, HB4028, HB4029, HB4059, HB4063, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, SB1130, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1134, SB1142

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, ALS, funding, healthcare, State Department of Health, emergency declaration, public finance, state budget, financial regulations, monetary policy, referendum, constitutional amendments, special election, Oklahoma legislature, public voting, recovery fund

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• to initial either the front or back of a ballot, as opposed to just the back of the ballot, to certify
• bill uh relates to mail bot mail ballot bill uh relates to mail bot mail ballot um<00:07:19.639>
• elections entirely by mail uh ballots elections entirely by mail uh ballots must<00:07:25.199>
• If you are hiring for your absentee ballot board for the primary, that ballot board would start about
• If you are hiring for your absentee ballot board for the primary, that ballot board would start about

Keywords: 1183, house

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• thousand ballots. thousand ballots.
• . ballots. ballots.
• Oh, official ballot by ballot secret.
• > um official ballot or special ballot um official ballot or special ballot um rather<02:23:54.240
• secret ballots. secret ballots.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• that their ballot has been counted.
• Counting just one ballot for that voter.
• Last question: does this affect in-person absentee balloting at all, where the ballots wouldn't be sent
• numerous ballot issues that were identified.
• If you're hiring for your absentee ballot board for the primary, that ballot board would start like a

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• President, that at the local level, when there's a ballot question, a ballot initiative, that it not
• Municipal ballot question committees do not report the same way we do in our own campaigns or state ballot
• Municipal ballot question committees do not report the same way we do in our own campaigns or state ballot
• This ballot initiative, and at this moment where we're dealing with potentially 12 ballot initiatives
• support a ballot question... ...by two separate ballot question committees, one to support a ballot

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate considered a campaign finance and ballot question transparency bill, taking up a series of amendments. Several amendments offered by Senator Tarr were rejected, including proposals on safety-based redactions, standardized valuation/liability reporting, higher contribution limits, municipal ballot question reporting, tax-exempt entities in ballot campaigns, and post-election audits for all statewide elections. Amendments by Senators Rausch and DiDomenico were adopted, including late contribution reporting and retroactive reporting with an emergency preamble. Senator Feingold’s amendment to prohibit pay-per-signature arrangements for petition gathering was also adopted after a roll call vote. The bill, Senate No. 2898, An Act improving campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees, was then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote. The Senate next took up Senate No. 2903, An Act honoring Blue Star families, which would provide specialty license plates at no charge to the parent, child, or spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing the sacrifice of officers and their families, including the recent funeral of Officer Stephen LaPorteur. The bill was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed by a 38-0 vote. The chamber also approved several committee extension orders. These extended deadlines for the Committees on Aging and Independence, Education, Public Service, and Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, with members noting the limited number of bills and the need for additional time to complete review, cost analysis, or respond to commission reports. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Tuesday at 11 a.m., dispensed with printing a calendar, and adjourned in memory of Stuart H. Altman.

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• . ballot. ballot.
• printed on the ballot.
• No ballot may be printed on the ballot.
• Does everyone have a ballot? Does everyone now have a ballot? >> Okay.
• Has everyone's ballot been picked up? Anybody have an outstanding ballot? Thank you.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• or register, obtain your ballot, and cast your ballot.
• ballot in.
• ballot in.
• They're standing in line waiting to get their ballot and taking their ballot to the ballot box, to the
• ballot to the bo ballot and taking their ballot to the bo to<01:57:10.159> the<01:57:10.239><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• when registering for an absentee ballot when registering for an absentee ballot um<00:03:54.519>
• using an absentee ballot.
• using an absentee ballot.
• using an absentee ballot.
• <01:18:30.159> and ballot they complete their ballot and ballot they complete their ballot

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , placing them into the absentee ballot return envelopes, and then the counting of those ballots that
• They filled those ballots out. They marked them. They cast their ballots.
• You had eligible voters who were given ballots, allowed to vote, and their ballots were lost.
• whose uh ballots have been thrown away. whose uh ballots have been thrown away.
• These ballots were in fact put into the ballot box, as we heard Mr. Zol say.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• up on the ballot. up on the ballot.
• at the ballot box? at the ballot box?
• ballot title and a deceptive ballot ballot title and a deceptive ballot description<02:33:16.080
• ballot accessessibility and ballot that ballot accessessibility and ballot language<03:53:21.600>
• just the language of the ballot measure. just the language of the ballot measure.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through announcements and committee scheduling notices. Members recognized visiting groups, including the Adams 12 girls wrestling team and the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, and several representatives announced upcoming committee hearings on bills including House Bill 1317, House Bill 1225, House Bill 1322, Senate Bill 18, and others. The chamber also took a short recess while another committee was meeting. On third reading, the House first laid over Senate Bill 43 until the next day, then considered House Bill 1339, which changes the voluntary legal holiday name on March 31 from Caesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day. Supporters said the bill recognizes farmworkers and survivors and reflects recent allegations involving Cesar Chavez; the bill passed 64-0 with one excused. The House then adopted House Bill 1214 on controlled substances licensing (43-21), House Bill 1242 on interlock restricted licenses for impaired drivers (56-8), House Bill 1260 on childcare assistance programs (63-1), House Bill 1188 on securities regulation sunset continuation (43-21), House Bill 106 on designating state higher education institutions as thriving institutions (43-2), House Bill 1197 on the vessel registration program (55-10), and House Bill 1269 on transit access (43-2). The chamber also agreed to make House Bill 1320, Senate Bill 118, House Bill 1195, Senate Bill 88, and House Bill 1304 special orders later that morning. After that, the House resolved into committee of the whole for House Bill 1320, which concerns statutory requirements for ballot title language and accessible language for ballot titles. Representative Luck offered amendment L004 to let proponents of citizen initiatives submit a draft title that would be presumed sufficient unless the title board needed to modify it to meet constitutional and statutory duties. Luck and Bradley argued the change would reduce bias and treat citizen initiatives more fairly compared with legislator-driven measures, while preserving clarity and readability in ballot language. The transcript cuts off before final action on the amendment or bill.

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• They put whatever they want on the ballot.
• Space on the ballot is at a premium.
• The longer ballot question is likely to result in a decrease in the number of ballots.
• administering ballots.
• Their ballot wasn't counted.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ballot.
• ballot.
• ballot.
• get him the ballot. Okay. get him the ballot. Okay.
• You add to that the number of absentee<01:42:58.080> ballots absentee ballots absentee ballots

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• secrecy of the ballot, too?
• a certain selection of ballots.
• secrecy of the ballot, too?
• machines and the ballots. machines and the ballots.
• the ballot style. the ballot style.

Bills: HB0085, HB0086

Keywords: elections, audit procedures, ballot integrity, political party observation, transparency, county officials, election code, misconduct, removal, government accountability, 916, all