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CA AB646

Bill

Status

Passed

9/30/2020

Primary Sponsor

Kevin McCarty

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Origin

State Assembly

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Removes prohibition on persons on parole voting, registering to vote, or preregistering to vote in California.

  • Changes voter eligibility requirements to disqualify only those "currently imprisoned" for felony convictions, rather than those on parole.

  • 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.

  • Updates voter registration forms and election materials to reflect new eligibility language regarding imprisonment rather than parole status.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Appropriations8/4/2020
Elections and Constitutional Amendments6/23/2020
Rules1/30/2020
Appropriations4/10/2019
Elections and Redistricting2/25/2019

Full Bill Text

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