Sabrina Cervantes
- Democratic
- Assemblymember
- District 58
Author
Existing law requires a county elections official to cancel a person's voter registration in certain circumstances, including when a person is deemed mentally incompetent, upon proof that the person is presently imprisoned for conviction of a felony, upon the death of the person, and when a person fails to respond to an address verification mailed by the elections official and does not attempt to vote at the next two federal general elections. Existing law requires the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the person's registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation. This bill, until July 1, 2025, instead would require the elections official to provide notice of the intent to cancel the person's registration between 15 and 30 days before the cancellation if the cancellation was due to mental incapacity to vote, a prison commitment, or the voter has failed to respond to an address verification, as specified, and would require the elections official to provide notice within 15 days before or after cancellation of a voter's registration if the person has died. This bill would require the Secretary of State to submit an update on January 1, 2025, and on the first of each month thereafter until July 1, 2025, to specified committees of the Legislature detailing its efforts and progress in fully implementing and achieving compliance with specified laws regarding voting rights disqualifications and restorations. By increasing the duties on county elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 424, Statutes of 2024.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 0.).
From committee: That the Senate amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (August 29).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended.
Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended.
Re-referred to Com. on ELECTIONS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 30 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (July 2).
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 65. Noes 0. Page 5161.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 1).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| AB2951 | HTML |
| 02/16/24 - Introduced | |
| 06/10/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/27/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/03/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/21/24 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/04/24 - Enrolled | |
| 09/22/24 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/08/24- Assembly Elections | |
| 04/30/24- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 06/28/24- Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments | |
| 08/07/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/22/24- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 08/28/24- Assembly Elections | |
| 08/28/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/30/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS |
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