Bill > SB407

This bill amends California's Elections Code to significantly shorten the timelines for election result reporting and certification. Specifically, the bill reduces the deadline for elections officials to prepare and submit a certified statement of election results from 30 to 10 days, and shortens the timeframe for sending complete election results to the Secretary of State from 31 to 11 days. The Secretary of State will now be required to prepare, certify, and file a statement of the vote within 2 days of receiving election results from all county elections officials, compared to the previous 38-day deadline. The bill also updates language around internet website formatting, requiring election results to be posted in a downloadable spreadsheet format compatible with widely used software applications and maintained online for at least 10 years. Additionally, the bill includes a provision that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes additional costs on local agencies, those costs will be reimbursed according to existing state government code. By accelerating election result reporting timelines, the bill aims to provide faster and more efficient election information to the public and state officials.

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