§ 60825. Randomly Draw.

“Randomly draw” means to select by the following process for random drawing.

(a) At least ten days prior to any random drawing, the bureau shall provide notice to the public regarding the time and place of the drawing by posting a notice on the bureau's website and by any other means deemed appropriate by the State Auditor.

(b) Prior to the drawing, the members of the pool from which the drawing will be made shall be divided into three subpools according to the party affiliation of the members of the pool. One subpool shall consist of members registered with the largest political party in California based on registration, another subpool shall consist of members registered with the second largest political party in California based on registration, and a third subpool shall consist of members not registered with either of the two largest political parties in California based on registration. The names of the members of each subpool shall be recorded on a list, with the names sequentially numbered so that each member is assigned a unique identifying number that is also recorded on the list.

(c) On the day of the drawing, the following procedures shall be followed:

(1) The drawing shall be open to the public.

(2) The drawing shall begin with the preparation of the balls that will be used for the drawing. The balls used for the drawing shall consist of 75 newly purchased prenumbered bingo balls of uniform composition, weight, size, shape, and texture that are delivered to the location of the drawing in the manufacturer's original packaging. Each of the sets shall be designated for use in selecting members from a corresponding subpool. The balls shall be prepared by extracting from each set of balls those balls that bear the number assigned to a member of the corresponding subpool, with all remaining balls set aside. The balls for each subpool shall be kept together and segregated for use in three separate subpool drawings.

(3) The balls for each subpool drawing shall be placed in a bingo cage. The cage shall be rotated vigorously to ensure that the balls are thoroughly mixed. The cage will drop a number of balls equal to the number of persons who must be drawn from the subpool, including any persons who are to serve as alternates. The number and name of the persons drawn during each subpool drawing shall be announced and duly recorded.

(4) After each subpool drawing, the bingo cage shall be emptied to allow the bingo cage to be used for the next subpool drawing until all of the subpool drawings are completed.

(d) At the conclusion of the drawing, the names of all those selected during each subpool drawing shall be posted on the bureau's website and otherwise announced to the public as deemed appropriate by the State Auditor.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 11-5-2009; operative 11-6-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 45).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 8546, Government Code. Reference: Section 8252, Government Code.