Ed Chau
- Democratic
Author
Existing law authorizes the governing body of a city or city and county to propose an amendment to the charter of the city or city and county, and to submit the proposal to the voters at the next established statewide general election, provided there are at least 88 days before the election. The California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) prohibits the use of an at-large election in a political subdivision, as defined, if it would impair the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or otherwise influence the outcome of an election. This bill would authorize the governing body of the City of Alhambra to submit a proposal to amend the charter of the City of Alhambra to remove all references to the Alhambra Unified School District from the charter at a special election held on specified election dates before the next established statewide general election. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Alhambra because of certain unique circumstances and the need to enable the Alhambra Unified School District to complete its transition to an election system that complies with the CVRA before January 1, 2022. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 145, Statutes of 2021.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 2041.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 14).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 1692.) (June 28). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Action rescinded whereby the bill was referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Referred to Coms. on E. & C.A., ED. and GOV. & F.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 6. Page 1710.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 29).
Coauthors revised.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ELECTIONS. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 14).
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and ELECTIONS.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB1546 | HTML |
| 02/19/21 - Introduced | |
| 04/19/21 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/17/21 - Enrolled | |
| 08/18/21 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/13/21- Assembly Local Government | |
| 04/27/21- Assembly Elections | |
| 05/05/21- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 06/24/21- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 07/12/21- Senate Education | |
| 08/12/21- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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