{"id":2030004,"date":"2023-09-12T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-one-step-away-from-becoming-law\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T22:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:34:01","slug":"california-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-one-step-away-from-becoming-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-one-step-away-from-becoming-law\/","title":{"rendered":"California Bill Banning Hand Counting of Election Ballots Nears Law Passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-one-step-away-from-becoming-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2030004&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Bill to Ban Hand Counting of Ballots in \u200dCalifornia Moves Forward<\/h2>\n<p>A bill that could \u200dhave a significant\u2062 impact \u200bon future elections\u2062 in California is\u200b making its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s desk.\u2062 Assembly Bill\u200c 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, aims to prohibit the hand counting of ballots in most \u2062elections in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The bill states that any regularly \u200dscheduled election with over 1,000 registered voters or \u2064special\u200b elections with over 5,000 registered voters\u2063 would be\u2062 required to use state-approved machines for vote counting.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of\u2063 the bill argue that \u200busing voting\u2062 machines \u2064ensures secure, auditable, and\u2062 accessible voting systems. Assemblywoman\u2063 Pellerin expressed \u2062her\u2064 belief in the effectiveness of voting\u2063 systems\u200c in a post on Instagram.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[AB 969 will] ensure that \u200call Californians have access to secure, auditable, and accessible\u200c voting systems. Voting systems are faster, more accurate, and a tried\u2062 and\u200c tested way of counting votes,&#8221; Ms. Pellerin wrote on Instagram after the bill&#8217;s passage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the bill does\u200d allow for hand counting in \u2064certain circumstances, such as during natural disasters or states of \u2064emergency\u200b when electronic voting\u200b systems are impractical.<\/p>\n<p>The bill has received support along party lines and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-closer-to-become-law\/\" title=\"California Bill Banning Hand Counting of Election Ballots Nearing Approval\">undergone multiple amendments<\/a> \u2064before passing in\u2062 both legislative houses.\u200d It is a\u2064 response\u200c to the decision made by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to cancel \u200btheir lease agreement with Dominion Voting Systems and\u200b opt for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-bill-to-mandate-electronic-voting-records-supported-by-soros-backed-secretary-of-state\/\" title=\"Colorado Bill To Mandate Electronic Voting Records Supported By Soros-Backed Secretary of State\">hand-counting ballots<\/a>\u200d instead.<\/p>\n<p>If AB 969 becomes \u200blaw, Shasta County and other counties in California would be prohibited from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-banning-hand-counting-of-election-ballots-one-step-away-from-becoming-law\/\" title=\"California Bill Banning Hand Counting of Election Ballots Nears Law Passage\">conducting manual vote counts<\/a>, potentially impacting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abortion-foes-say-out-of-state-funds-are-influencing-ohio-constitutional-amendment\/\" title=\"Out-of-state funds accused of influencing Ohio constitutional amendment by abortion opponents.\">upcoming special \u2064election<\/a>\u2062 in Shasta County\u200b on November 7.<\/p>\n<p>The League of Women\u200b Voters\u200d of California, \u200ba Sacramento-based political organization, \u200bsupports the bill, stating that Shasta County&#8217;s actions have put their elections \u200dat\u200c risk and diminished public trust. They also express concerns that other\u2063 counties \u200dmay follow\u200d suit without legislation \u2062like AB \u2062969.<\/p>\n<p>Opponents of the bill argue\u200d that machine voting has its flaws and that relying solely on technology can be unreliable and manipulatable. The Shasta County Board \u200dof\u2063 Supervisors, in \u200btheir decision to use hand-counting, believed they were acting responsibly and meeting the needs of their\u2062 county \u200bbased \u2063on evidence and considerations.<\/p>\n<p>As the bill awaits Gov. Newsom&#8217;s decision, its potential impact on \u200bfuture elections in California remains a \u2062topic of \u2064debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill prohibiting hand counting of ballots in most future California elections was approved by the state Assembly on Sept. 8. Assembly Bill 969, authored by Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz), is now awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s signature to become law. 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