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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 982

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Relating to: retention of certain records and materials after an election. (FE)

Elections Elections — Ballots

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, all of the following must be retained for at least 22 months

after an election:

1. Poll lists created for the election.

2. Subject to limited exceptions, ballots, applications for absentee ballots,

registration forms, and other records and papers requisite to voting at a federal

election.

3. Subject to a limited exception, data contained in detachable recording units

and compartments for use with tabulating equipment for an electronic voting system

in an election.

This bill extends that 22-month retention period to 36 months.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Gundrum (R) , Ramthun (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Wichgers (R)

1 cosponsors

Nass (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ramthun, Behnke, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Thiesfeldt and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Nass

  2. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1