Sebastian Ridley-Thomas
- Democratic
Author
Existing law provides for political subdivisions, including special districts, that encompass areas of representation within the state. With respect to these areas, public officials are generally elected by all of the voters of the political subdivision (at-large) or by or from districts formed within the political subdivision (district-based) . Under existing law, the manner of election of a governing body of a special district is generally specified in the statutes creating the district. If a political subdivision changes from an at-large method of election to a district-based election, existing law generally requires the political subdivision to submit to the voters an ordinance or resolution providing for the election of members of the governing body by district. This bill would authorize a governing body of a special district, as defined, to require, by resolution, that the members of its governing body be elected using district-based elections without being required to submit the resolution to the voters for approval. This bill would require the resolution to include a declaration that the change in the method of election is being made in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 754, Statutes of 2016.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 5. Page 5009.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A. and GOV. & F.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 59. Noes 16. Page 4782.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 4).
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (March 30).
From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB2389 | HTML |
| 02/18/16 - Introduced | |
| 04/05/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/09/16 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/16 - Enrolled | |
| 09/28/16 - Chaptered |
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