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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 802
Introduced by Assembly Member Low
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February 15, 2017 |
An act to add Section 18549 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 802, as introduced, Low.
Voter intimidation: public official: disqualification.
Existing law prohibits certain activities intended to compel a person to vote or dissuade a person from voting. Existing law imposes specified penalties for a person convicted of violating these provisions.
This bill would, in addition to any other penalty, provide that a public official is forever disqualified from holding office in the state if he or she is convicted of a felony for violating the provisions related to voter intimidation, as described above.
Digest Key
Vote:
MAJORITY
Appropriation:
NO
Fiscal Committee:
NO
Local Program:
NO
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 18549 is added to the Elections Code, to read:18549.
In addition to any other penalty imposed by this article, a public official who is convicted of a felony for violating this article shall forever be disqualified from holding office in this state.