The Assembly Public Safety Committee advanced AB 282 on Aug. 30, concurring in Senate amendments and sending the bill to Appropriations, according to the committee hearing record on the Assembly’s video archive.
AB 282, presented to the committee by Assembly Member Pellar, would make it a felony to seize, assist in seizing or cause the seizure of ballots, election records or certified voting technology before election results are certified, the hearing summary shows. The penalty described in the committee materials would be up to three years in prison, or four years if the conduct was directed by a supervisor.
The committee’s action keeps the election-protection measure moving through the Legislature after the Senate amended the bill. The hearing summary says the bill was framed as a response to concerns about interference with certified election outcomes.
