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CA AB2427

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

Mike Gipson

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires counties and city-counties operating jail facilities to allow organizations to conduct in-person voter registration activities, including distribution of vote-by-mail applications.

  • Mandates jails establish policies for admitting organizational representatives, with written notice and appeal procedures for denials based on security risks.

  • Requires sheriffs to publish voter registration policies on their websites and maintain centralized lists of approved organizations, with 14-day public notice for policy changes.

  • Repeals the requirement for court clerks to report felony convictions and instead directs the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide weekly information to the Secretary of State about persons imprisoned or on parole for felonies.

  • Requires county elections officials to cancel voter registrations for persons matching at least three data points from the department's weekly reports and to notify released individuals that their voting rights are restored and they may register to vote.

Legislative Description

Elections: voter registration.

Last Action

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

3/16/2020

Committee Referrals

Elections and Redistricting2/24/2020

Full Bill Text

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