COMMITTEE HEARING TO ORDER THE
SENATE.
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AND
WILL START AS A SUB COMMITTEE SO
WE AND IT TURNS OUT THAT IT'S
ACTUALLY VERY COSTLY FOR.
FOR A NUMBER OF OUR CANDIDATES
THE INTERESTING THING IS IF YOU
WANT STATEWIDE.
TO RUN STATEWIDE.
YOU ARE PAYING SOMETHING LIKE
SIX THOUSAND TWO DOLLARS I HAD
TO GET A STATEMENT IN THE
STATEWIDE BALLOT.
PAMPHLET THAT IS SENT TO EVERY
SINGLE VOTER IN THE STATE. AND
YOU HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING FOR
MUSICIANS LIKE STATE ASSEMBLY
STATE SENATE.
CONGRESS WHO HAVE TO SPEND
TWELVE FOURTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
TO BE ABLE TO PUT ABOUT
STATEMENT HOW BEFORE THEIR
VOTERS IN VARIOUS COUNTIES WHERE
THEY'RE. RUNNING.
SO THERE'S SOME PRETTY WILD.
DISPARITIES FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
IT CREATES A REAL PROBLEM THIS
IS ONE OF THE FEW OPPORTUNITIES.
FOR
ARC FOR CANDIDATES TO GET FRONT
OF EVERY.
EVERY PERSON WE ALL KNOW THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH RUNNING FOR
OFFICE.
AND. IF WE'RE NOT.
DO THAT THE THE THE THE THE
IMPARTIAL BALLOT STATEMENT THE
STATEMENT COMES FROM FROM YOU
KNOW FREEDOM WITHIN YOUR WE
ABOUT PAMPHLET. IS IS IS A
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE
COMMUNICATION WITH VOTERS.
AND SO WE WANT OUR SECRETARY
STAY TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE WE'VE
WE'VE REALLY SPENT SOME TIME
LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENCES.
BETWEEN VARIOUS RACES SOME OF
THE DISPARITIES ARE REALLY
CRAZY.
ARE WE DON'T FEEL SO THERE'S
BEEN ADEQUATE ATTENTION GIVEN
THIS IS PARTLY THERE'S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT ISSUES ON OF ON THE
PLAYED SECRETARY TATE. SECTOR
STATUS TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IN
HIS.
.
YOU KNOW AND I DON'T HAVE A
POSITION ON THIS BUT IT BUT IT
THEY THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT
PROPOSING A.
AND WE'RE BASICALLY JUST ASKING
THE SECTOR STATE TO PRESCRIBE A
MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
I THAT SPECIFY CAM IS MAYBE
CHARGE FOR COUNTIES EVEN IN THE
STATE OR COUNTY VOTER
INFORMATION GUIDE. UNFORTUNATELY
WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE NOT PRESCRIBING SYSTEM ARE
PRESCRIBING AN AMOUNT WE'RE JUST
ASKING THE SECRETARY STATE.
WHO SPENDS ALL THEIR TIME
THINKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO?
COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF MAXIM
SORT OF FORMULA TO HELP ADDRESS
THIS ENORMOUS. DYSENTERY CAN
CHALLENGE.
AND WITH THAT I.
SUBMITTED COMMITTEE.
MAY INTERRUPT YOU JUST ONE
SECOND WHILE WE ESTABLISH A
QUORUM SENATOR ANDERSON HERE SO
SECRETARY WHICH MEANT CALL THE
ROLL STERN HERE STERN HERE
ANDERSON. HERE ANDERSON HERE
ALLEN.
ALLEN HERE HERTZBERG.
LEYVA.
OKAY SAYING WITH A QUORUM.
.
YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT HERE DAY NOT TODAY.
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE ANY COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY.
.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SECTOR
STATE TO ACTUALLY SET.
PRICE HIGHER THAN THE TRUE COST.
WELL IT'S FUNNY I WAS ASKED MY
STEP FOR THAT EXACTLY TODAY AND
SO I I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S NOT THE CASE AND I MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN THE
LANGUAGE.
WOULD WOULD PREVENT THAT BUT I I
DO WANT TO SPEND ALL MORE TIME.
SURE THAT'S SOMETHING CASE IF
THAT'S THE CASE YOU PLAN TO
REMOVE WITH AND ARE ABSOLUTELY I
I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE ANY MORE
THAN THE ACTUAL BECAUSE I'D IF
ANYTHING. THAT THE CURRENT COST
YOU.
KNOW THAT THAN THE ACTUAL COST
WILL BOTH I MEAN THAT THE
PROBLEM IS SUPPOSEDLY.
POSER.
I THE V. THAT THEY'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO.
CHARGE ANYTHING MORE THAN THE
ACTUAL
THE ACTUAL COST INVOLVED.
SO ADDING UP THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
OUT OF.
OF PAMPHLETS SENT OUT.
AND.
AND BE TOLD OR PAGES AND THE
COST OF SENDING ALL THOSE OUT
AND THEN DIVIDING IT BY CERTAIN
AMOUNT AND CHARGING THE.
CANDIDATES.
INTO THEIR PERCENTAGE OF THE
COSTS ASSOCIATED.
THE PROMISED OB I THINK THEY'RE
NOT FACTORING IN A COUPLE
DIFFERENT X. FIRST OF ALL. AB
KENNEDY COULD JUST DECIDE NOT
TO.
TO A STATEMENT IF THEY WANT TO
IN FACT THE MORE EXPENSIVE THE
STATEMENTS ARE THE LESS LIKELY
SOMEONE'S GONNA WANT TO TO DO
STATEMENT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT
THE COST. WHEN I WAS FIRST
RUNNING IN THE PRIMARY WHEN I I
HAD VERY LITTLE MONEY IN THE
BANK I DECIDE NOT TO DO ONE ARE
ALL. GONE BY THE TIME I WAS IN
MY MY GENERAL ELECTION I HAD
ENOUGH MONEY I DECIDED TO DO IT
I'M GLAD THAT I DID. BY TOWN
I'VE I'VE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE
SITUATION RIGHT NOW THAT DECIDED
NOT TO NOT TO I DO IT MIGHT FROM
I PROMISE I'M AROUND.
THROUGH THE CHAIR YET I'M NOT
ALL THAT UNITS ARE AS GOOD
LOOKING AS YOU ARE IN SOMEONE
MUST MAY REQUIRE BALLOT
STATEMENTS IN WHAT I LIKE BEST
ABOUT THE BALLOT STATEMENTS IS.
UNLIKE A PUFF PIECE THAT YOU PUT
OUT.
THEY HAVE TO BE CLEARED BY THE
SECRETARY BECAUSE THEY CAN BE
SUED. JACQUELINE IN SO THIS
PROBLEM MOUTHS
TRUTHFUL.
POLITICAL PIECE OF MAIL THAT ANY
VOTERS CAN RECEIVE ACT. SO.
WITH YOUR COMMITMENT I'D BE
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL.
I BEFORE I MOVE TO MY NEXT
COMMITTEE I APPRECIATE THAT
SENATOR I WOULD APPRECIATE WORK
ON THIS CLOSELY WITH YOU COULD I
THINK THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE A
REAL SHARED INTERESTS.
AND ULTIMATELY THIS IS ALL ABOUT
TRYING TO MAKE SURE.
THAT IF A KEY THAT THE LAST
THING WE WANT FOR THE EXACT
REASON YOU SUGGESTED.
FOR FOR A CANDIDATE TO LOOK AT
THE POSSIBILITY OF.
GOING TO THE BALLOT STATEMENT
INTO THE PAMPHLET OR SENDING OUT
A MAILER DOING SOME SORT OF.
OTHER TYPE OF ELECTION DURING
ACTIVITY.
I'D RATHER THAN BEING ABOUT
ATHLETIC THOUGH RIGHT NOW IT'S
GOOD NEWS BE SO COST PROHIBITIVE
THE PEOPLE ARE AVOIDING THAT
DECISION THAT'S CRAZY TO ME.
AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE
THAT'S WHAT I DO THIS BILL GRAY
TO THE MOTION FOR SENATOR
ANDERSON. SHOULD TREAT THAT AS
YOUR CLOTHES. OKAY VERY GOOD.
AND I WANTED TO GET ONE POINT
OF CLARIFICATION THAT YOU DID
AGREE TO TAKE AN AMENDMENT
SUGGESTING COMMENT TO THE
ANNOUNCES THAT ALRIGHT WITH YOU
I WANNA SET ALL THE MEN'S
WEARHOUSE ISN'T JUST THINK.
VERY GOOD THANK YOU.
MOTIONS DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
SENATE APPROPRIATE EVERY REFER
TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL.
STERN AYE STERN AYE ANDERSON.
ANDERSON AYE ALLEN. ALLEN AYE
HERTZBERG.
LEYVA.
ARE PUT THAT ON CALL.
.
YES
.
WE WERE WE WERE SPEED.
HE AND NO SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
KNOWN AS BEING NINE THIRTY FIVE
JUST A GOOD SENATOR ALLEN BILL.
NOW WE HAVE A GOOD DEAL FROM THE
CHAIRMAN OF THIS.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
HERE.
AB SEVEN SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT.
WELCOME SIMILAR BERMAN.
A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW SENATOR
ALLEN.
BUT I'LL DO MY BEST A DEMON
VESTED IT IS TEAM WORK ON THIS
BILL.
MISTER CHAIRMAN SENATORS I COME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TO PRESENT
AB SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT WHICH
WOULD BOLSTER THE INTEGRITY OF
OUR ELECTIONS BY IMPROVING VOTER
FALSE SECURITY. AND COMBATING
AND COMBATING VOTER
MISINFORMATION.
EARLIER THIS YEAR THE ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS AND REDISTRICTING BEEN
THE.
THE SMB ELECTIONS AND
REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE AND THE
SENATE ELECTIONS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
COMMITTEE HELD A JOINT
INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON
CYBERSECURITY IN CALIFORNIA
ELECTIONS.
AT THAT HEARING IN THE
COMMITTEES HEARD FROM FEDERAL
STATE AND COUNTY ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS AND OTHER EXPERTS
REGARDING THE EXTENT OF THE
THREAT TO THE SECURITY OF OUR
ELECTIONS.
AB SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT IS A
CRITICAL STEP THAT CALIFORNIA
CAN TAKE TO ADDRESS INCREASINGLY
SOPHISTICATED THREATS TO
ELECTION SECURITY AND MITIGATE
THE SPREAD OF ELECTION RELATED
MISINFORMATION.
THIS BILL WOULD DIRECT THE
SECRETARY OF STATE TO ADOPT
REGULATIONS THAT DESCRIBE THE
BEST PRACTICES.
STORAGE AND SECURITY OF VOTER
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE PERSON OR
ENTITY WHO HAS RECEIVED ACCESS
TO VOTER INFORMATION TO DISCLOSE
THE BREACH TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.
RECENT DATA BREACHES INCLUDING
REPORTED HACK OF THE SACRAMENTO
BEE IN FEBRUARY DEMONSTRATE THE
URGENT NEED FOR STRONGER DATA
SECURITY PROTECTIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT POSED
BY CYBER ATTACKS SOCIAL MEDIA
AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES HAVE
RESULTED IN AN EXPANSION IN THE
INTENTIONAL DISTRIBUTION. OF
MISINFORMATION ABOUT VOTING
TIMES LOCATIONS AND
QUALIFICATIONS PRESENT A THREAT
TO THE INTEGRITY OF OUR
ELECTIONS.
AB SIXTEEN SEVENTY EIGHT WOULD
MAKE IT A CRIME TO INTENTIONALLY
DISTRIBUTE INCORRECT INFORMATION
REGARDING THE DATE OR TIME OF AN
ELECTION THE QUALIFICATIONS TO
VOTE. AND THE LOCATION OF A VOTE
CENTER OR VOTE BY MAIL CHALLENGE
BALLOT DROPBOX.
IT WOULD ALSO MODERNIZE THE
PROHIBITED METHODS OF
DISSEMINATING. TO INCLUDE
DISTRIBUTION VIA THE INTERNET OR
OTHER ELECTRIC MEET OUT OR OTHER
ELECTRONIC MEANS.
GIVEN THE ONGOING AN
INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED
THREATS TO OUR ELECTION SYSTEMS
CALIFORNIA CANNOT AFFORD TO BE
COMPLACENT ABOUT THE SECURITY OF
OUR ELECTIONS.
CPO IT WILL MAKE TWO DISTINCT
MODERNISATIONS TO THE LAW IN
ORDER TO PROTECT INFORMATION
ABOUT VOTERS AS WELL AS
INFORMATION DISSEMINATED TO
VOTERS.
ONE I THINK THE CHAIR FOR A
WORKING THE WORKING WITH ME IN
AND MY TEAM ON THIS BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK ARRIVAL.
VERY GOOD THANK YOU MISTER
BERMAN.
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
LOW'S MIRAMONTE ON BEHALF OF THE
LEAGUE OF WOMENVOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS SUPPORTS AB SIXTEEN
SEVENTY EIGHT REQUIRING THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. TO ESTABLISH
BEST PRACTICES FOR THE STORAGE
AND SECURITY OF VOTER
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND
THAT SHOULD A BREACH OCCURRED
THE SECRETARY OF SECRETARY OF
STATE MUST BE NOTIFIED.
WE BELIEVE THAT BOOK VOTING IS A
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT THAT MUST BE
PROTECTED.
THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT
VOTER REGISTRATION IS EASY AND
ACCESSIBLE.
CALIFORNIA LAW WHILE MAKING
STRIDES IN ITS VOTER PROTECTION
LAWS STILL NEEDS TO ESTABLISH
VOTER INFORMATION SECURITY.
THE PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR
GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEMS IS CRITICAL
TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR
DEMOCRACY.
THIS BILL WILL HELP ENSURE THE
SECURITY OF OUR VOTER
REGISTRATION DATA AND
TRANSPARENCY BOTH ABOUT THE USE
OF THE DATA IN ANY SECURITY
BREACHES THAT MIGHT OCCUR.
THIS BILL ENSURES THAT
CALIFORNIA VOTERS WILL BE
ASSURED THAT THEIR VOTER
REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL BE
HELD SECURELY AND THAT SHOULD
BREACHES OCCUR WE WILL ALL KNOW.
FURTHER THIS BILL COMBATS VOTER
MISINFORMATION TACTICS THAT
PLAGUE OUR ELECTION PROCESS.
FOR THESE REASONS THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA IS IN
SUPPORT OF AB SIXTEEN TIMES.
TAKE YOUR MUCH.
NEXT NEXT WITNESS
TIFFANY MOCKERY HALF THE
SECRETARY STATE IN SUPPORT OF
THE.
THANK YOUSMOG I ANY IS OTHER
ANY OTHERS IN SUPPORT.
ARE ANY IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE.
COMMENTS QUESTIONS.
MOTIONS.
.
SO I I JUST WANNA I WANNA THINK.
WELL.
BEFORE I THINK THIS IS MISS
MARKS FIRST TIME
THAT HAS.
YOU MISSED THE FIRST TIME THAT
I'VE.
YEAH WHAT IS IT MISS MONTHS FOR
SOME OF THE DIETS WITH ME.
AND TALK LIKE TO INTRODUCE OR
AS THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT OF
PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL.
DURING MY SENIOR YEAR AT PALO
ALTO HIGH SCHOOL.
WHERE WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE AND
HONOR OF WORKING TOGETHER?
ON MANY IMPORTANT INITIATIVES.
YEAH AFTER THE SOME OVERSIGHT OF
PALATINE SCHOOL WE WERE SOMEBODY
SHOULD HAVE REVOLUTIONARIES
THEY'RE. RAISING.
.
I AYE AYES WE THANK YOU.
CHAIRMAN BERMAN FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS MEASURE AND YOU'LL
NOTE IT IS AN URGENCY BILL WE
WANT TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THIS
ELECTION CYCLE THE STATE OF.
CYBERSECURITY AND VOTER
CONFIDENCE IS IT A FRAGILE PLACE
AND I I HOPE THAT.
WITH AN EXPEDITIOUS BIPARTISAN
PASSAGE OF THIS MEASURE THAT WE
CAN ACTUALLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON
THIS CYCLE AND GO BACK TO THE
VOTERS OF CALIFORNIANS A LEASE
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
BREACHES OCCUR.
IN OUR CYBERSECURITY SYSTEM OR
THERE'S DELIBERATE
MISINFORMATION BEING PUT OUT
THERE.
WHETHER IT'S ON FACEBOOK
TWITTER OR IN THE MAIL
OTHERWISE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE CONSEQUENCES
TO
SO I I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP
HERE AND I'M HOPING WE CAN.
STING MOVING ALONG TO ACTUALLY
HAVE AN IMPACT IN JUNE.
SO.
WITH THAT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A
MOTION OF ONE OF.
SO MOVED.
.
WE TOOK CLOSE IS REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK AND YOU KNOW
WORKING WITH YOU ON MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BILL ALL THE
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD THE
JOINT HERE.
FOR THAT.
GETTING A LOT MORE DONE OKAY
FUTURE THANK MISTER BERMAN.
MOTION IS.
DO PASSED TO. AND REFER TO
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SECTOR WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL STERN AYE STERN AYE
ANDERSON. ALLEN.
ALLEN AYE HERTZBERG.
LEYVA AYE LEYVA AYE.
VERY WE WILL LEAVE THAT MEASURE
ON CALL.
THANK YOU SIR THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
I'M GONNA PASSED THE GAVEL IN.
KEEP THIS THING MOVING.
WHO WANTS THE HONOR?
WHAT ARE THE FORMER CHAIRMAN OUR
ESTEEMED IT YEAH AMERICA'S
STATIONS HERE ALL YES?
OKAY.
RIGHT SENATOR.
CENTER STERN IS PRESENTING ITEM
THREE IN YOUR AGENDA THIS THIS
IS S. B. FOURTEEN HUNDRED. ON
VOTER REGISTRATION.
YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN READY.
VERY GOOD HEY.
WELCOME.
GRAVITY MEMBERS.
AFTERNOON.
OUR EFFORTS ON YOUTH PRE
REGISTRATION HAVE SO FAR BEEN
QUITE SUCCESSFUL FOR SIXTEEN AND
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS TO.
GETTING GAUGE NOW IN THE VOTER
REGISTRATION PROCESS WE HAVE A.
HUGE PROBLEM IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
WHERE EIGHTEEN TO THIRTY FIVE
YEAR OLDS ARE THE LOWEST
PERFORMING AND YET HIGHEST
DEMOGRAPHIC OF VOTERS IN WE HAVE
TO SOLVE THIS
CRISIS AND IT STARTS IN HIGH
SCHOOL IT DOES NOT? HAVE TO WAIT
TO COLLEGE
AND THE PREMISE OF THIS BILL IS
IT'S ACTUALLY EVEN TO LATE TO
WAIT WITH THEIR VOTER PRE
REGISTRATION PROCESS BY THE TIME
VOTERS ARE SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN
BECAUSE.
THE WAY THAT THE CURRENT
REGISTRATION PROCESS WORKS AT
THE D. M. V..
WHEN THEY ARE WHEN THEY'RE
FEELING OUT THERE PRE
REGISTRATION FORM THE FORMAT
THEY OFTEN FEEL THAT WHEN
THEY'RE SIXTEEN IS NOT PRESENT
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE
FOR THAT WHEN THEY'RE FIFTEEN
FOR THEIR LEARNER'S PERMIT.
OH SO THIS BILL WOULD REMEDY
THAT BY ALLOWING FIFTEEN YEAR
OLDS TO ALSO.
BE ABLE TO PRE REGISTER TO VOTE
SO FAR WE'VE HAD OVER A HUNDRED
THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN
YEAR OLDS BUT THAT IS ONLY.
ABOUT TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
ELIGIBLE POPULATION WE THINK WE
COULD UP OUR NUMBER
SIGNIFICANTLY.
AT MINIMAL COST.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE TWENTY NINE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTEEN
YEAR OLDS WITH LEARNER'S PERMITS
MANY OF WHOM COULD HAVE PRE
REGISTERED TO VOTE AT THAT TIME.
WE'D LIKE TO REMEDY THAT MISSED
OPPORTUNITY AND WITH ME HERE.
HAVE TODAY WHOSE MOROCCAN ON
WITH THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
OF CALIFORNIA AND I LEAN TOBE
ARE WITH CALPERS.
RESPECTFULLY AS RIVAL.
ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA I AM
PLEASED TO SUPPORT SB FOURTEEN
HUNDRED.
A LEGISLATION THAT LOWERS THE
PREREGISTRATION AGE TWO VOTERS.
OF FIFTEEN YEARS.
THE LEGISLATION BELIEVE BELIEVE
THAT VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL
CITIZEN RIGHT AND IT MUST BE
PROTECTED AND GUARANTEED TO
EVERY CITIZEN.
ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT TO VOTE WE
SUPPORT MEASURES THAT ENCOURAGE
AND INFORMED AND ACTIVE
ELECTORATE.
ELECTION SERVICES THAT SAFEGUARD
THE VOTING PROCESS SHOULD BE
MAINTAINED AND SH
THE STATE SHOULD TAKE A STRONGER
ROLE IN ENCOURAGING THE
FACILITATION OF REGISTRATION AND
VOTING.
BECAUSE YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN
EAGERLY GO TO THE DMV TO APPLY
FOR THEIR LEARNER'S PERMIT AT
AGE FIFTEEN THIS SIMPLE AND TIME
EFFICIENT TO PRE REGISTER THEM
AT THE SAME TIME.
DATA SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
REGISTERED TO VOTE WILL VOTE IN
GREATER NUMBERS AND THOSE WHO
HAVE REGISTERED JUST BEFORE AN
ELECTION.
AND ALTHOUGH HIGH SCHOOLS.
SOME HIGH SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE VOTER REGISTRATION
FORMS TO STUDENTS THE INCENTIVE
FOR THE STUDENTS TO COMPLETE
THESE FORMS OURS IS NOT ALWAYS
PRESENT.
WE'RE PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL WHICH WILL IMPROVE VOTER
REGISTRATION AND VOTER TURNOUT
BY EXTENDING PREREGISTRATION TO
THE NEXT GENERATION OF OUR
VOTERS THINK YOU.
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS EILEEN TOLD
FIRE.
AS AVOTER REGISTRATION
VOLUNTEER WITH CALPERS AS WELL
AS THE FORMER VOTER POLL WORKER
I'M IN STRONG FEVER AND SUPPORT
FOR S. B. FOURTEEN HUNDRED.
THE THREE BY MOST YOUNG ADULTS
JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN THEIR DRIVER'S PERMIT AT
THE AGE OF FIFTEEN IT SEEMS
LOGICAL TO LOWER THE MINIMUM AGE
FOR VOTER REGISTRATION TO
FIFTEEN YEARS.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT BRIDGES
TREATING YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOTE
BEFORE THEY TURN EIGHTEEN
INCREASES VOTER TURNOUT AND
HELPS TURN THEM INTO LIFELONG
VOTERS.
AS WE HAVE SEEN WITH THE RECENT
MARCH FOR OUR LIVES MOVEMENT
TODAY'S YOUTH IS INTERESTED IN
READY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
POLITICAL PROCESS.
THEY RECOGNIZE THE PAST WEEK TO
HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD IS TO GO
ON ISSUES THAT MATTER GREATLY TO
THEM.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE A
EP GOVERNMENT TEACHER IN HIGH
SCHOOL THAT RECOGNIZE AND
ENCOURAGE OUR ENTHUSIASM BY
BRINGING IN VOTER REGISTRATION
FORM SO THAT WHEN THE DAY CAME
WHEN WE CAN EXERCISE OUR RIGHT
TO VOTE. WE WOULD BE READY.
THEREFORE I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE TO ENSURE THAT
FIFTY YEAR OLDS ALSO HAVE THE
SAME OPPORTUNITY TO BE READY SO
THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR
THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD. THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO THINK YOU.
SO MUCH ARE THERE ANY OTHER
FOLKS ONE OF TO FIND SUPPORT.
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RAISE
OPPOSITION OR CONCERNS.
OKAY THE BILL IS BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
JUST WANTED TO.
SENATE LEYVA WANTED ME EXPRESS
HER SUPPORT FOR THE BILL SHE'S
RUNNING OFF TO PRESENTED TO
HERSELF BUT SHE SAID.
PUBLISHED HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE.
I PARTICIPATE GET ENGAGED AND SO
MANY QUESTIONS CENTER OR. NOW
OKAY.
ARE WE JUST CLOSE.
I JUST MENTION THAT IN ADDITION
OF THIS BILL.
IMPROVING OUR AUTOMATED VOTER
REGISTRATION PROCESS THROUGH
THAT CURRENT DMB PROCESS.
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY
TRYING TO PRE REGISTER TO VOTE.
AT THE OCCASIONS LIKE MARCH FOR
OUR LIVES AND OTHER INCIDENTS OF
STUDENT ACTIVISM THAT ARE
GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER AND I
THINK HAVE THE POTENTIAL
FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM OUR
DEMOCRACY. THOSE STUDENTS WHO
ARE RUNNING INTO BARRIERS TO
CONDUCT PRE REGISTRATION
CAMPAIGNS ON THEIR OWN OUGHT TO
BE COMING TO THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE AND.
TAKE NOTICE EVEN IN THIS HEARING
THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE.
.
THEY'RE OFF THERE OUGHT TO BE NO
IMPEDIMENT TO YOUNG PEOPLE BEING
ALLOWED TO SELF ORGANIZE EITHER
ON OR OFF CAMPUS TO BE DOING PRE
REGISTRATION EFFORTS SO. WERE
STANDING WITH THE IN THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
TODAY IN IN.
IN SUPPORT OF THAT FUTURE
GENERATION OF VOTERS WE SO
DESPERATELY NEED THANK YOU.
PRETTY SOON.
ARSON HERTZBERG I WILL ENTERTAIN
A MOTION. FOR CENTER STEARNS SP
FOURTEEN HUNDRED.
YEAH. ADMITTED OF ABU SO MOVE
THANK YOU GOT IT AS A LIVE BY
SENATOR HERTZBERG.
OUR SPEAKER EMERITUS.
AND.
WITH THAT'S A TYPICAL MOTION IS
TO PASS AND WE REFER TO SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE STERN.
STERN AYE ANDERSON. ALLEN. ALLEN
AYE HERTZBERG AYE HERTZBERG AYE
LEYVA.
OKAY SO WE WILL HOLD THAT OPEN
FOR SENATOR ANDERSON TO ADD ON
IS AT THE CENTER LEAVE AS WELL I
THINK YOU.
WITNESSES AND I'M. WILL ASK
CENTER STERN TO READ TAKE HIS
POSITION AS CHAIR AND ASSN
HERTZBERG TO.
COME TO THE DIETS AND PRESENT S.
B. TWELVE THIRTY NINE TO STIR
THE CALYX AS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM.
THAT IS ITEM TO IN YOUR AGENDA.
WELCOME SENATOR HURTS BETTER AS
THE TWELVE THIRTY NINE.
PLEASE PROCEED SIR IF YOU ARE
ALREADY THANK YOU RECOVERED
CANNOT RECOVER ABOUT TRYIN WHO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHAIRMAN.
A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN SENATOR
ALLEN SHARED THIS COMMITTEE.
A WEAKENED.
I KNOW THE GOOD OLD HE'S RIGHT
NOTHING'S GOING DOWN HILL
OUTSIDE.
WE WE WE WE.
WE INTRODUCED AND PASSED A ON S.
B. THIRTEEN FORTY NINE WHICH
CALLED.
HOPES AND STREAMLINED CAL ACCESS
IS DATABASES IS PART OF A LARGER
DYNAMIC GROUP THAT WE'RE WORKING
WITH A MISTER HERE WAY AGAIN AND
OTHERS AND. NEVER TAKE SOMETHING
OFF THE BALLOT THIS WAS PART OF
A MUCH LARGER DYNAMIC WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE TODAY. WITH RESPECT
TO THIS MEASURE A TWELVE THIRTY
NINE.
ON DEALING WITH.
THE SYSTEM IS TO BUILDING ON
OUR CRITICAL WORK.
TWELVE THIRTY NINE AND PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE CHANGE
TO IMPLEMENT CALLIXTUS IS
REPLACEMENT SYSTEM.
THE BILL ELIMINATES TO GIVE GOOD
PAPER FILING ELIMINATES MONETARY
THRESHOLDS ALLOWS A CUMULATIVE
DATA ENTRY INSTEAD OF PERIOD PIT
THE PAPER FILINGS.
AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER
SMART STUFF WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S OFFICE NEEDS TO MAKE
SURE THE SYSTEM IS NEAR PERFECT.
ASK YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE
VERY GOOD THANK YOU WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT.
TIFFANY MARK ON YOU HAVE TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE IN SUPPORT OF
THE MEASURE
VERY GOOD THANK YOU MISS MARK.
OTHERS.
NICHOLAS I DON'T WITH CALIFORNIA
COMMON CAUSE. A WE DON'T HAVE
TIME TO TAKE THIS TO THE BOARD
SO I DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL
POSITION THREE BUT GENERALLY
SPEAKING COMMON CAUSE STRONGLY
SUPPORTS MOVING. TO ELECTRONIC
FILING IT'S BETTER FILERS AND
IT'S BETTER FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD
THANK MISTER I DON'T.
OTHERS.
WHEN IS IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE.
THE BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS QUESTIONS COMMENTS I'M
FOR SOMEONE CREDITS.
OBVIOUSLY MISSPOKE A DAY AT THE
AT THE
AND THE COMMITTEE.
I AND I JUST WANT ALSO.
ASK IS THIS A TWO THIRDS VOTE.
BECAUSE BOTH ARE FROM ACT.
TWELVE DAYS TO CONSPIRACY PROP
NINE NINETEEN SEVENTY FOUR.
JERRY BROWN WAS GOOD HERE JUNE.
BECAUSE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE
THE DATE FOR PRIMARIES.
TO.
.
AT MUNITIONS ON PRIMARIES
BECAUSE SOMEONE NEEDED THEIR
VOTES TO TURN ON PRIMARIES BUT
WHO'S COUNTING.
BASE MIA.
I DON'T THINK HUNDRED I REMEMBER
THAT YEAR VERY WELL.
BUT.
I CERTAINLY RULED REGARDLESS A
MOVE WHEN APPROPRIATE.
AND APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS
IMPORTANT MATTER THANK YOU
CENTER THANK YOU FORMER MISTER
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS.
THE MOTION.
MOTION FOR SENATOR ALLEN.
.
I CONCUR WITH THE ELOQUENT
REMARKS MY COLLEAGUES AND COULD
ADD ANYTHING MORE TO SOMEONE
WITH THE HISTORY AND WISDOM. DID
AT AGE THAT YOU HAVE AGE YEAH
HE'S OKAY SO THE MOTION BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE ALLOW YOU TO
CLOSE.
I WOULD APPRECIATE.
SECRETARY OF STATE WOULD
APPRECIATE ALL CALIFORNIANS WHO
CARE ABOUT GOOD GOVERNMENT WOULD
APPRECIATE AN AYE VOTE WITH
RESPECT TO THIS.
VERY GOOD.
MOTION IS TO PASS.
SECTOR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
STERN AYE STERN I'M ANDERSON.
ALLEN. AYE ALLEN AYE HERTZBERG
AYE HERTZBERG AYE LEYVA.
VERY GOOD THING CENTER HERTZBERG
WE WILL LEAVE THAT MEASURE ON
CALL AND.
S. OR SERGEANTS TO START
WHIPPING VOTES.
WHEN OPENING TO ROLL OVER WHEN
WE OPEN IT UP FOR YOU WHILE
YOU'RE HERE WHAT ITEMS TO WE
HAVE A.
YOU HAVE BEEN.
HERE.
YES TO YEAH.
SO.
I HOPE IT WASN'T JUST DO THAT SO
WHAT THEY'RE.
I WAS IS DEPRESSED SHOULD I
SHOULD WE.
WHAT?
OKAY SO JUST A POINT OF
CLARIFICATION ON FILE ITEM TO
THE MOTION WAS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS.
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD OF LET'S
LIFT THE CALLS HERE.
WELL WE HAVE.
SOME OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT.
WHEN WE START WITH FILE ITEM
ONE THAT'S ALLEN NINE THIRTY
FIVE CURRENT VOTE IS THREE ZERO
CHAIR VOTING AYE. A SECURE
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL HERTZBERG
AYE HERTZBERG AYE LEYVA.
OKAY WE'VE THAT ON CALL.
FILE ITEM TWO SP TWELVE THIRTY
NINE HERTZBERG A MOTION IS TO
PASSED APPROPRIATIONS OF CORE
VOTERS THREE ZERO CHAIR VOTING
AYE.
DOCTOR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ANDERSON AYE MISTER CHAIR I.
RESTART HERE VARIOUS
SHARING PUBLIC SAFETY.
I HAD A QUESTION OF THE AUTHOR.
THERE'S ONE LINE.
BILL.
PREVIOUSLY
I'M VOTING YES.
AND IF YOU REMOVE SAID.
FOR WE CARE TO THE FLOOR TO BE
GLADLY SUPPORT THIS.
JUNE IN NOTED FOR THE RECORD
JUST WE CAN RELATE THAT TO
SENATOR ALAN.
NO NOT.
I'M SORRY SIR TURN HERTZBERG
OKAY MY COLLEAGUES ARE HIGH TO
MY RIGHT SORRY.
FREQUENTLY ON MY RIGHT.
.
BUT SOME OF YOU KNOW TODAY BUT
THERE'S A DIRECT PATH TO YES FOR
ME.
VERY GOOD SO NOTABLE MY STAFF
THAT THAT WE AGREE WITH THAT.
AND TOLD THAT TIFFANY CORRECT
WE ARE HAPPY TO CLARIFY THE
SENTENCE THAT WE DO NOT WANT
EXPAND THE SCOPE ANYWAY AT THE
PIER AT THE THOUGHT THAT DECADES
OF.
OF THE.
WELL A FERRET THE WORD CHOICE
WITH I WILL I WILL PICK A NIGHT
ALRIGHT WITH BIG I MEAN FOR THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND
THE AUTHOR TO ADDRESS THIS.
BEFORE THE FLOOR IN
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE
APPROPRIATE VENUE VERY GOOD.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AGAIN ON.
SP TWELVE THIRTY NINE ANDERSON.
I'M THIS IS.
THIS IS THE HERTZBERG WHILE
WE'RE STILL ON THAT ARE NEEDED
BECAUSE THEY ARE LEYVA. A OKAY
THAT'S FOUR ZERO WILL LEAVE THAT
ON CAL ITEM NUMBER THREE SB
FOURTEEN HUNDRED OR DO PAST
REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. THREE ZERO CHAIR
VOTING I SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ANDERSON.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND NOW.
LEYVA.
OKAY THAT'S THREE ONE.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A. B. SIXTEEN
SEVENTY EIGHT TO PASS AND RE
REFER TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE AS A BERMAN BILL THREE
ZERO CHAIR VOTING.
I.
A SECTOR PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ANDERSON AYE ANDERSON AYE.
HERTZBERG AYE HERTZBERG AYE
ALRIGHT SAYS THAT MEASURES OUT
FIVE ZERO.
VERY GOOD WE WILL LEAVE THIS ON
CALL FOR SENATOR LEYVA TO WRAP
UP. BUT THANK YOU YOU WERE
RELIEVED OF.
FURTHER DUTY
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE ROLES.
ON ALL THE ITEMS AT THIS POINT.
.
AND EVERYTHING IS OUT SO THERE
WE HAVE IT.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED