Remote accessible vote by mail systems: testing and examination: report.
- Requires online publication of vote-by-mail system certification reports on the Secretary of State's website.
- Mandates public posting of certification results within 60 days after testing remote voting systems.
- Enhances transparency of vote-by-mail system approval process through digital accessibility.
Assembly Member Essayli's proposal to enhance public access to remote voting system certification reports would require the California Secretary of State to publish examination results on the agency's official website. The measure builds upon existing requirements for the Secretary of State to test remote accessible vote by mail systems and release public reports on their certification status within 60 days of completing system examinations.
Under current law, the Secretary of State must evaluate proposed remote accessible vote by mail systems for accuracy and efficiency before granting certification or conditional approval. While these evaluation reports are already required to be made public, the new measure specifies that they must also be posted on the Secretary of State's website, creating an additional channel for accessing this information.
The bill maintains the existing 60-day timeline for releasing examination results while adding the website publication requirement. This change would apply to all future system evaluations conducted under the Secretary's authority to certify remote accessible vote by mail systems for use in California elections.
 Marc BermanD Assemblymember | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Steve BennettD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Bill EssayliR Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Gail PellerinD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Jose SolacheD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
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- Requires online publication of vote-by-mail system certification reports on the Secretary of State's website.
- Mandates public posting of certification results within 60 days after testing remote voting systems.
- Enhances transparency of vote-by-mail system approval process through digital accessibility.
Email the authors or create an email template to send to all relevant legislators.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Essayli's proposal to enhance public access to remote voting system certification reports would require the California Secretary of State to publish examination results on the agency's official website. The measure builds upon existing requirements for the Secretary of State to test remote accessible vote by mail systems and release public reports on their certification status within 60 days of completing system examinations.
Under current law, the Secretary of State must evaluate proposed remote accessible vote by mail systems for accuracy and efficiency before granting certification or conditional approval. While these evaluation reports are already required to be made public, the new measure specifies that they must also be posted on the Secretary of State's website, creating an additional channel for accessing this information.
The bill maintains the existing 60-day timeline for releasing examination results while adding the website publication requirement. This change would apply to all future system evaluations conducted under the Secretary's authority to certify remote accessible vote by mail systems for use in California elections.
Marc BermanD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Steve BennettD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Bill EssayliR Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Gail PellerinD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Jose SolacheD Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted |