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CA AB646
Bill
Status
9/30/2020
Primary Sponsor
Kevin McCarty
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AI Summary
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Removes prohibition on persons on parole voting, registering to vote, or preregistering to vote in California.
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Changes voter eligibility requirements to disqualify only those "currently imprisoned" for felony convictions, rather than those on parole.
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Requires Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide voting rights information to persons on parole upon request, and encourages county probation departments to do the same.
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Updates voter registration forms and election materials to reflect new eligibility language regarding imprisonment rather than parole status.
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Becomes operative only if ACA 6 of the 2019–20 Regular Session is approved by California voters.
Legislative Description
Elections: voter eligibility.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 320, Statutes of 2020.
9/30/2020