(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes representatives of all of the following:
(1) County elections officials.
(2) Individuals with demonstrated language accessibility experience for languages covered under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.).
(3) The disability community and community organizations and individuals that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to, individuals with disabilities.
(4) Experts with demonstrated experience in the field of elections.
(b) The taskforce shall review elections conducted pursuant to Section 4005 or 4007 and provide comments and recommendations to the Legislature within six months of each election conducted pursuant to Section 4005 or 4007.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2022, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2022, deletes or extends that date.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 832, Sec. 6. (SB 450) Effective January 1, 2017. Repealed as of January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018