Attorney General No.
15-0108
Secretary of State No.
1766
Description
Requires Secretary of State to develop or contract with a third party for an online voting system by December 31, 2017. Appropriates $45 million from the Voting Modernization Bond Act of 2002 to finance the new system. Contains security and auditing requirements. Requires testing of system in local elections. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased costs to state and local governments to administer elections. These costs include (1) one-time costs—possibly tens of millions of dollars—to develop new information technology systems and (2) ongoing costs—possibly millions of dollars annually—to administer elections.
Proponents
Chase Martinez (916) 223-6976
Date
1-19-2016
Document Type
Article
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
ONLINE VOTING. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Initiative 1766 (2016).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2035