Attorney General No.
SA2005RF0073
Secretary of State No.
1138
Description
Prohibits electronic voting in any election, except in counties already operating electronic voting machines if machines generate voting receipts, the software source code is a public record, and local election officials regularly count 10% of paper record. Requires all votes be hand- counted by registered voters summoned for elections duty like jurors. Allows paroled felons to vote. Prohibits peace officers from preventing voters from voting absent suspicion a crime will be committed. Permits voter registration until election day; expands polling hours. Bans restrictions on mail voting. Reduces maximum precinct size to 400 voters. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: This measure would have the following major fiscal impact: Increased local government costs to administer elections, potentially totaling in the tens of millions of dollars annually.
Proponents
Hank Ramey
Date
6-6-2005
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Elections. Electronic Voting Machines. Initiative Constitutional Amendment. California Initiative 1138 (2005).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/1297