SB 637

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 16, 2023
  • Senate
  • Assembly
  • Governor

Elections: candidate qualifications.

Abstract

Existing law prescribes various eligibility requirements for a person to become a candidate for elective office. Existing law establishes the Secretary of State as the chief elections officer of the state, and specifies various powers and duties of the office relating to this role. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation authorizing the Secretary of State to disqualify a candidate from the ballot if the candidate is prohibited from holding office under Section 3 of Article 14 of the United States Constitution.

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Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

Sep 14, 2023

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Sep 13, 2023

Senate

Senate rules suspended.

Senate

(Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 2713.)

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

Mar 29, 2023

Senate

Re-referred to Coms. on G.O. and B. & F.I.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on G.O. and B. & F.I.

Mar 22, 2023

Senate

From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Committee-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Mar 01, 2023

Senate

Referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Feb 17, 2023

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 19.

Feb 16, 2023

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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02/16/23 - Introduced PDF
03/22/23 - Amended Senate PDF
09/13/23 - Amended Senate PDF

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