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| Bill | Write-in candidates. | Existing law regulates the processing of write-in votes, including requiring that a ballot for a qualified write-in candidate be counted if, on specified voting systems, the candidate's name is written on the ballot in the blank space provided and the voting space next to the write-in space, if provided, is marked according to voting instructions. It further requires that, for other voting systems, a ballot for a write-in candidate, if otherwise qualified, be counted if the name is written in the manner described in the voting instructions. | us/states/ca | California Legislature | 20112012 | AB 461 | California AB 461 (20112012) |
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California AB 461 (20112012) — Write-in candidates.
Existing law regulates the processing of write-in votes, including requiring that a ballot for a qualified write-in candidate be counted if, on specified voting systems, the candidate's name is written on the ballot in the blank space provided and the voting space next to the write-in space, if provided, is marked according to voting instructions. It further requires that, for other voting systems, a ballot for a write-in candidate, if otherwise qualified, be counted if the name is written in the manner described in the voting instructions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 02/15/11 - Introduced (filed) — source
- 03/24/11 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
- 04/05/11 - Amended Assembly (committee substitute) — source
- 08/08/11 - Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- AB461 (committee substitute) — source
- 07/18/11 - Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Do pass. — 3–2 (pass) · upper
- Do pass. — 5–2 (pass) · lower
- AB 461 BONILLA Assembly Third Reading — 51–21 (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading AB461 Bonilla By Correa — 24–14 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Bonilla — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2011-02-15 Read first time. To print.
reading-1 - 2011-02-16 From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
- 2011-03-03 Referred to Com. on E. & R.
referral-committee - 2011-03-24 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 - 2011-03-25 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
referral-committee - 2011-03-29 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- 2011-04-05 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 - 2011-04-06 Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.
referral-committee - 2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 12).
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2011-04-14 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
reading-2, reading-1 - 2011-05-05 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 21. Page 1232.)
reading-3, reading-1, passage - 2011-05-05 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
reading-1 - 2011-05-19 Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
referral-committee - 2011-06-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
- 2011-06-08 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (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 24. Noes 14. Page 1847.).
reading-3, reading-1, passage - 2011-07-14 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
committee-passage - 2011-07-25 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1:30 p.m.
- 2011-08-08 Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature - 2011-08-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 189, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/318f9560-13e8-4613-b4aa-26de6270dec2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).