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AB-1301 Voting rights: preclearance.(2015-2016)

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Bill Status
AB-1301
Jones-Sawyer (A) , Alejo (A)
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Voting rights: preclearance.
03/31/15
An act to add Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 400) to Division 0.5 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
Assembly
09/09/15
05/12/15

Type of Measure
Inactive Bill - Vetoed
Majority Vote Required
Non-Appropriation
Fiscal Committee
State-Mandated Local Program
Non-Urgency
Non-Tax levy
Last 5 History Actions
Date Action
01/15/16 Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.
10/10/15 Vetoed by Governor.
09/16/15 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
09/03/15 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
09/03/15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 14. Page 2458.).
Governor's Message
To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1301 without my signature.

This bill would establish a state "pre-clearance" system under which certain political subdivisions are required to obtain approval from the Secretary of State before implementing policy changes related to elections.

While I agree that the impairment of key provisions in the federal Voting Rights Act deserves a national remedy, I am unconvinced that a California-only pre-clearance system is needed.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.