Elections: specified local offices: write-in candidate.
(1) Existing law prohibits an elections official, in any county in which only the incumbent has filed nomination papers for the office of superior court judge, to place the incumbent's name on the ballot unless, within 10 days after the final date for filing nomination papers for the office, a petition indicating that a write-in campaign will be conducted for the office and signed by 100 registered voters qualified to vote with respect to the office is filed with the elections official.
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20112012
AB 362
California AB 362 (20112012)
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Elections: specified local offices: write-in candidate.
California AB 362 (20112012) — Elections: specified local offices: write-in candidate.
(1) Existing law prohibits an elections official, in any county in which only the incumbent has filed nomination papers for the office of superior court judge, to place the incumbent's name on the ballot unless, within 10 days after the final date for filing nomination papers for the office, a petition indicating that a write-in campaign will be conducted for the office and signed by 100 registered voters qualified to vote with respect to the office is filed with the elections official.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
3rd Reading AB362 Bonnie Lowenthal By Lieu — 29–8 (pass) · upper
AB 362 LOWENTHAL Concurrence in Senate Amendments — 50–26 (pass) · lower
AB 362 LOWENTHAL Assembly Third Reading — 53–21 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Bonnie Lowenthal — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2011-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2011-03-14 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage
2011-03-15 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R. referral-committee
2011-03-30 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (March 29). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-03-31 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-04-11 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 21. Page 904.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-04-11 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2011-04-25 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A. referral-committee
2011-05-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A. reading-2, amendment-introduction, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2011-06-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-09 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-07-14 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 1847.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-07-14 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2011-08-15 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 50. Noes 26. Page 2380.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-08-22 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
2011-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 214, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e512bd0a-c855-48b4-9c51-96dd7978b730. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).