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AB-742 Elections: felony conviction statements.(2009-2010)

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Enrolled  September 10, 2009
Passed  IN  Senate  September 03, 2009
Passed  IN  Assembly  May 28, 2009
Amended  IN  Assembly  May 12, 2009
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 13, 2009

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2009–2010 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 742

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Saldana

February 26, 2009

An act to amend Section 2212 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 742, Saldana. Elections: felony conviction statements.
Under existing law, the county elections official is required to cancel the voter registration of a person who is presently imprisoned or on parole for conviction of a felony. The clerk of the superior court of each county, on the basis of the records of the court, is required to furnish to the chief elections official of the county a statement showing the names, addresses, and dates of birth of all persons who have been convicted of a felony since the clerk’s last report. The elections official is then required to cancel the affidavits of registration of those persons who are currently imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony.
This bill would specify that the court clerk’s statement must include only those convicted felons who have been sentenced to prison.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 2212 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

2212.
 The clerk of the superior court of each county, on the basis of the records of the court, shall furnish to the chief elections official of the county, not less frequently than the first day of April and the first day of September of each year, a statement showing the name, address, and date of birth of each person who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to state prison since the clerk’s last report. The elections official shall, during the first week of April and the first week of September in each year, cancel the affidavit of registration of each person who is currently imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony. The clerk shall certify the statement under the seal of the court.