AB 331: Elections: duties of election officials: voter information guides.

This bill aims to improve the administration of elections in California. It specifies that the duties of election officials, such as preparing certified statements of election results and sending them to the secretary of state, are ministerial and nondiscretionary. Election officials who fail to meet these deadlines must immediately deliver all records and information to the secretary of state, who will then make necessary determinations and certify the results as soon as possible. The county that failed to timely certify its election results must bear the costs associated with the secretary of state's actions. The bill also requires the secretary of state and county elections officials to prepare voter information guides in a format that will be accepted by jail facilities, and for county jail officials to work in good faith to ensure delivery of these guides. Additionally, the bill ma…