AB 297

Under current law, whenever a voter believes that an election official has acted

contrary to law, or failed to act in accordance with the law, in performing his or her

duties, the voter may file a written sworn complaint with the Elections Commission.

However, the voter must be a voter in the jurisdiction or district in which the alleged

action or inaction occurred. This bill allows an adult child or parent of a voter to file

a written sworn complaint with the commission on behalf of a voter regardless of

whether the adult child or parent is a voter in the jurisdiction or district in which the

alleged action or inaction occurred. In addition, under the bill, whenever a voter

believes that a person has engaged in prohibited election practices in the voter's

jurisdiction or district, such as impersonating a registered voter or voting more than

once in the same election, the voter may file a written sworn complaint with the

commission. The bill also allows an adult child or parent of the voter to file a

complaint regardless of whether the adult child or parent is a voter in that

jurisdiction or district.