CaliforniaElections: polling places and vote centers.
What it does
Existing law authorizes the governing body with jurisdiction over school buildings or other public buildings, as defined, to allow its buildings to be used for polling places, or for vote centers, beginning up to 10 days before the election and continuing through election day, or to store voting machines and other vote-tabulating devices. Once a governing body has approved the use of a building as a polling place or vote center, existing law requires the governing body to instruct the school district or other public administrator to provide the elections official a site with an adequate amount of space that will allow the precinct board or vote center to perform its duties.
More detail
This bill would require the governing body to instruct the school district or other public administrator to provide the elections official with an adequate amount of space for voting operations and storage of associated supplies.
Existing law requires the district administrator to make building parking available at no charge to the precinct or vote center board and voters, as specified.
This bill would require the district administrator to also make accessible parking spaces and parking for assisting voters curbside available, if requested by the elections official.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Oct 3Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 253, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 3Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 16Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 9In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading AB287 Lackey et al. By Umberg. Result: pass.Upper
- Sep 9Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2744.).Passed Senate
- Jul 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Jul 1From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (July 1).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 9In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- May 7Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.Minor
- Apr 7In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.Minor
- Vote recorded AB 287 Lackey Assembly Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 7Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 1032.)Passed Assembly
- Mar 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Mar 26From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (March 26).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 26Coauthors revised.
- Feb 10Referred to Com. on ELECTIONS.Minor
- Jan 23From printer. May be heard in committee February 22.
- Jan 22Read first time. To print.Introduced