Bill > AB2105

This bill requires the Secretary of State to identify specific geographic areas where mail deposited on election day might not be postmarked until the next day due to United States Postal Service (USPS) collection and processing practices, considering factors like the distance to processing facilities and collection schedules. Once identified, the Secretary of State will publish this list online and provide it to local elections officials. For voters residing in these identified areas, local elections officials must include a prominent "Mail Early" notice with their vote-by-mail ballots, warning that mailing on election day could lead to a next-day postmark and the ballot not being counted, and suggesting alternatives like returning the ballot early, using drop boxes, or getting a postmark at a post office counter. This bill also addresses potential state-mandated costs for local agencies, stating that reimbursement will follow established procedures if the Commission on State Mandates determines such costs exist.

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