ACA6:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 12, 2019
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 6
Introduced by Assembly Members McCarty, Bonta, Carrillo, Gipson, Gonzalez, Kalra, Kamlager-Dove, Mullin, Mark Stone, and Weber (Principal coauthor: Senator Wiener)
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January 28, 2019 |
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 4 Sections 2 and 4 of Article II thereof, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACA 6, as amended, McCarty.
Elections: disqualification of electors.
The California Constitution requires the Legislature to provide for the disqualification of electors while mentally incompetent or imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony. Existing statutory law, for purposes of determining who is entitled to register to vote, defines imprisoned as currently serving a state or federal prison sentence.
This measure would instead direct the Legislature to provide for the disqualification of electors who are serving a state or federal prison sentence for the conviction of a felony. This measure would also delete the requirement that the Legislature provide for the disqualification of electors while on parole for the conviction of a felony. The measure would provide for the restoration of voting rights upon completion
of the prison term.
Digest Key
Vote:
2/3
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
YES
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2019–20 Regular Session commencing on the third day of December 2018, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:
First—
That Section 2 of Article II thereof is amended to read:SEC. 2.
(a) A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.(b) An elector disqualified from voting while serving a state or federal prison term, as described in Section 4, shall have their right to vote restored upon the completion of their prison term.
Second—
That Section 4 of Article II thereof is amended to read:SEC. 4.
The Legislature shall prohibit improper practices that affect elections and shall provide for the disqualification of electors while mentally incompetent or serving a state or federal prison sentence term for the conviction of a felony.