GOOD MORNING MORNING EVERYBODY
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS WILL COME TO ORDER-
THE SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC- HERE IN PERSON IN
THE- IN OUR OFFICE BUILDING NEXT
TO THE CAPITAL AS WELL AS VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY- THE
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS. GET YOUR
PEN AND PENCILS READY.
877-226-8216 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. SIX TWO ONE SEVEN ONE SIX
ONE. WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARING HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING I WOULD ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
PLEASE BE PRESENT HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR
HEARING- I SEE THAT WE HAVE
THREE MEMBERS PRESENT WERE
MISSING THE EXTRA ONE TO MAKE IT
A QUORUM SO WE'RE GONNA HOLD
THE- THE ROLE. UNTIL WE GET A
CLUE- QUORUM- THE ME THE ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE WELCOME
OUR NEW COMMITTEE SECRETARY.
CLAIRE RACINE ELSE OF MY
PRONOUNCING THAT RIGHT. THE NEW
COMMITTEE SECRETARY WELCOME TO
THE COMMITTEE. RIGHT TO HAVE YOU
HERE WITH US ALONG WITH SCOTT
MATSUMOTO OUR- PRINCIPAL
CONSULTANT AND KAREN FRENCH'S
BEEN ASSISTING. YOU HAVE A GREAT
COMMITTEE STAFF. WE ARE GOING TO
BE HERE- REVIEWING OUR COMMITTEE
RULES IN A FEW MINUTES SO WE GET
A QUORUM. BACK TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY ISSUES WITH THE COMMITTEE
RULES SO WE'RE GONNA WE HAVE
THIRTEEN BILLS IN OUR AGENDA
TODAY. A PLEASE NOTE THAT- FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. SB FIVE
EIGHTEEN BY SENATOR WILK. AND
FILE EIGHTEEN FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT SB TWO FORTY EIGHT BY
SENATOR NEWMAN HAVE BEEN PULLED
WILL HEAR THOSE BILLS AT A
FUTURE HEARING. I WILL BE
PRESENTING FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE
SB SEVEN EIGHTEEN ON BEHALF OF
CENTER WILL. TODAY AND THERE ARE
TWO BILLS ON CONSENT OUR CONSENT
CALENDAR- THOSE ITEMS ARE FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE. SB FOUR
THIRTY SEVEN BY SENATOR DODD.
AND FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE S.
B. TWENTY NINE- BY SENATOR
GLAZERS THREE. AND WILL TAKE UP
THE CONSENT CALENDAR SINCE WE'VE
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. SO WITH
THAT MEMBERS AND PERHAPS WHAT I
SHOULD DO IS PRESENT CENTER
WILKES BUILT THAT'S OKAY
ALTERING THE GAVEL OVER. CENTER
NGUYEN. AND I WILL GO PRESENT
CENTER WORKS SO. AS A COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE. WITH TO HAVE THE
SCRIPT. ALL. HE'S OUT OF HIGH.
OKAY ASSEMBLY. YEAH I'M BETTER
SECRETARY SEVEN COMMITTEE. WE'LL
CALL PLEASE. RIGHT WE ARE A FOR
SENATORS. GLAZER HERE WHEN HERE
WHEN HERE ALLEN. ALLEN HERE
MCGUIRE MENTOR HERE MUCH OF OUR
HERE NEWMAN. I'M BURKE. M. AS IN
THE SOUTHWEST THANK YOU AT THIS
TIMES- MISTER CHAIRMAN YOU MAY
PRESENT SB SEVEN EIGHTEEN FOR
SENATOR WILK THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND ON BEHALF OF CENTER WILL HE
WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY.
BUT HE HAS A GOOD BILL THAT I
WANTED TO PRESENT ON HIS BEHALF
IT'S- SB SEVEN EIGHTEEN IT WILL
REQUIRE THAT ON PROCESS BALLOT
REPORTS. THAT ARE SENT FROM
COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICIALS TO
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF VOTE BY
MAIL BALLOTS WITH MISSING OR
MISMATCHED SIGNATURES- THE
AUTHOR WILL BE ADDING A
CLARIFYING AMENDMENT THAT STATES
THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
MUST PUBLICLY POST THE VOTE BY
MALES WITH MISSING OR MISMATCHED
SIGNATURES ON THERE ON PROCESS
VALOR REPORTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC- THAT CENTER
WILKES AT RIGHTS HERE SB SEVEN
EIGHTEEN WILL ENSURE THAT THE
PUBLIC. AND VOTERS ARE AWARE OF
HOW MANY COMPLETED BALLOTS WERE
NOT INCLUDED. IN THE FINAL VOTE
TALLY OVERALL THIS BILL WILL
HELP TO PAVE THE WAY FOR MAKING
PROGRESS AND ENSURING EVERY VOTE
IN CALIFORNIA MATTERS. ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR WILK RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL. THANK YOU. NOW WILL ON TO
IT ANY LEAD. IN SUPPORT. WE'LL
HEAR FROM ANY OTHER SUPPORT
WITNESSES HERE IN THE ROOM. WILL
MOVE ON TO THE LEAD OPPOSITION.
DON'T TOPICS OKAY. OF ANY
WITNESSES OF ANY SUPPORT. IN
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL. SEEING
NONE- WOULD YOU ACCEPT ARE YOU
WOULD YOU BE BY YOURSELF IN THE
AMENDMENTS I BELIEVE ONCE AT ON
BEHALF CENTER WILL HE'S
ACCEPTING OKAY THANK YOU- WE
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELEPHONE TELECONFERENCE ARE
VERSUS. SENATE THANK YOU LADIES
. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE PHONE
LINE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY- ON S. B. SEVEN ONE
EIGHT PLEASE PRESS ONE FOLLOWED
BY ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONE FILED
BY. ZERO GIVE ONE MORE REMINDER
ONE ZERO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY AND S. B. SEP EIGHTEENTH
. SEVEN ONE EIGHT. AND NOBODY IS
GIVING UP MEDICARE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU MODERATOR- THANK YOU
OFF SO AT THIS TIME ANY
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS. COMMENTS
. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE
ANSWER FOR THIS BUT- I JUST NEED
SOME CLARIFICATION BECAUSE FROM
MY UNDERSTANDING- CURRENTLY
CANDIDATES HAVE ACCESS TO THESE
BALLOTS UNITS ARE WEAK YOUR
BALANCE IS THIS BILL JUST ASKING
FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW. THANK
YOU SENATOR I THINK WHAT THE
CENTER WILL CAUSE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH IS THAT- ELECTION DAY
COMES AND GOES AND THEN A REPORT
IS PREPARED BY EACH COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIAL HOW MANY
BALLOTS HAVE NOT BEEN COUNTED
THEY CALL IT ON AND ON PROCESS
BALLOT. STATEMENT THE DAY THEN
FEED INTO THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AND ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
WEBSITE THE SEE ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES AND THE NUMBERS OF ON
PROCESS BALLOTS IN DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES- ANSWER SENATOR WILK
IS ASKING THAT THERE BE A
CATEGORY SET ASIDE FOR
UNPROCESSED. BALLOTS THAT ARE-
IN THAT STANDING BECAUSE OF THE
FACT THAT THERE'S A MISSING
SIGNATURE. ARE MISMATCHED
SIGNATURE THAT'S GOING FOR
VERIFICATION HE'S TRYING TO
CREATE TRANSPARENCY IN THAT- AND
THAT FOLLOW UP COUNT THAT OCCURS
ON THOSE THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
ELECTION DAYS DONE. WHEN THEY'RE
PREPARING THE FINAL COUNTS THAT
THAT ARE SUBMITTED TO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE IS TRYING TO
CREATE SOME TRANSPARENCY IN
THAT. THIRTY DAY WINDOW FOR AT
BALLOTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN
COUNTED AND WHY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER A COMMON.
SEEING NONE. SEVEN PLEASE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENT ABOUT
THE SENATOR WILK. I THINK HIS
DESIRE FOR TRANSPARENCY SO THE
PUBLIC CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN
THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE BY
OUR WONDERFUL COUNTY REGISTRARS.
IS APPROPRIATE IN WITH THAT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR. THANK YOU-
IS A- MOTIONS. SEVEN THERE'S A
MOTION. THIS MOTION IS DUE
PASSED AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATION.
MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THIS IS FILE ITEM FIVE SB
SEVEN EIGHTEEN WITH THE MOTION.
AS SENATORS GLAZER. GLAZER I
WHEN I WHEN I ALLEN. ALLEN AYE
MCGUIRE MENTOR. MENTOR I NEWMAN
. I'M BURKE. THE BILL IS ON CALL
THANK YOU. OKAY SO WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR AUTHORS MEMBERS-
YEAH- SENATE ALLEN HAS A BILL
HAS TO. HIS TWO BILLS ARE YOU
PREPARED TO PRESENT. OKAY SO
LET'S LET'S MOVE THE ITEM NUMBER
NINE SB TWO NINETY SEVEN BY
SENATOR ALAN. AND WHILE HE'S
GETTING PREPARED TO DO THAT WE
DO HAVE SOME COMMITTEE RULES.
THAT WE- WE ADOPT- EVERY TWO
YEARS MEMBERS WHO HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT THEM THAT. BUT
WITHOUT OBJECTION. WITHOUT
OBJECTION I SEE NINE WILL THE
COMMITTEE RULES WILL BE ADOPTED
. OKAY ALL RIGHT SO WE'RE GONNA
GO TO ITEM NINE CENTER ALLEN HAS
BETWEEN NINETY SEVEN WELCOME
SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
RESEARCHER TO THIS BILL. UPDATES
TO THE PROCESS. FOR WITHDRAWING
INITIATIVES ON THE BALLOT BY
EXPANDING THE ABILITY OF
INITIATIVE PROPONENTS OF THE
LEGISLATURE TO COLLABORATE ON A
LIST OF SOLUTION. THEREBY
ALLOWING FOR INCREASED A COLDER
ENGAGEMENT POLICY DELIBERATIONS
OKAY REMEMBER- JOE STEINBERG
ARGUE TWENTY FOURTEEN CREATED-
THE BILL PASSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE IN A MECHANISM FOR
INITIATIVE PROPONENTS. TO REMOVE
THEIR MEASURE FROM THE BALLOT-
BEFORE THE SECRETARY STATE
OFFICIALLY QUALIFIES IT TO
APPEAR BEFORE THE VOTERS THIS
WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE BACK IN
THE DAY YOU PUT A MEASURE
FORWARD IF YOU COULD MAKE IT A
SINGLE CHANGE- SOMETIMES YOU
KNOW. WHAT'S A QUALIFIED IT WAS
GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT AND
EVEN IF THE LEGISLATURE ACTED SO
YOU KNOW WE DECIDED TOGETHER
WITH IF WOULD BE MORE SENSE FOR
US TO CREATE AN AVENUE A
MECHANISM FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF
SOLUTION. THAT WOULD BE
RESPONSIVE TO THE BALLOT MEASURE
. AND IF THE BALLOT MEASURE
PROPONENTS FEELS THOUGH IT'S
RESPONSIBILITY PUT BACK AS WHAT
HAPPENED WITH OUR- PLASTICS BILL
LAST YEAR SB FIFTY FOUR. HOW
BEEN AN EXPERIENCE I SAW SOME.
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM. SO
THE UNDER CURRENT LAW THERE'S NO
LIMIT TO THE NUMBER PROPONENTS
THAT INITIATIVE MAY HAVE IN
ORDER FOR A MEASURE TO BE
REMOVED FROM THE BALLOT THE
SECRETARY STATE MUST RECEIVE A
NOTICE FROM ALL OF THE
PROPONENTS. CONFIRMING THE
AGREED TO DO SO. I'VE BEEN TO
CASES OF TWENTY FIVE PEOPLE
SIGNING ON THE BALLOT MEASURE
AND IT WOULD BE JUST CRAZY FOR.
TWENTY FOUR PEOPLE TO THE VIEW
THAT YOU CAN BE SOMETIMES HARD
TRACK PEOPLE DOWN AB OUT OF
STATE- THERE'S OFTEN A REALLY
TIGHT TIME FRAME BETWEEN. WHEN A
DEAL MAY BE STRUCK IN THE
DEADLINE. AND AND SO I. YOU
COULD HAVE A STRONG MAJORITY OF
THE PROPONENTS AGREE TO REMOVE
THE MEASURE- AND YET- IF WE CAN
GET ONE FINAL SIGNATURE THAT
COULD. BACK IN YOU KNOW. FORCE
THE MEASURE THE STATEWIDE
ELECTION EVEN IF IT DEALS WITH
STRUCK. SO THIS BILL REFORMS
THIS PROCESS TO INSTEAD ALLOW A
MAJORITY PROPONENTS TO AGREE TO
REMOVE THE MEASURE FOR THE
BALLOT ALSO ESTABLISHES AN
ESCROW PROCESS THIS WEEK. WE
CAME UP WITH THAT AND- YOU KNOW
OVER THE SECTOR STATES OFFICE
THROUGH WHICH INITIATIVE
PROPONENTS COULD PRE FILED A
NOTICE OF INTENT. TO WITHDRAW
THEIR MEASURE ON THE CONDITION
OF THE LEGISLATURE IN GOVERNOR
APPROVE A SPECIFIC BILL. THAT
PROPONENTS BELIEVES SOLVE THE
PROBLEM THAT THEY SOUGHT TO
ADDRESS JUST SO THAT. THE
PAPERWORK CAN BE THERE. AND
NOBODY'S- YOU KNOW WE'RE WE'RE
NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BALLOT
JUST BECAUSE- WE WILL THE CLOCK
RAN OUT EVEN IF ALL OF THE
SUBSTANTIVE- STEPS WERE PUT. SO
WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY. ABOUT
THANK YOU SENATOR ALAN- DO YOU
HAVE ANY LEAD WITNESSES AND ON
YOUR BEHALF. I DON'T THINK SO I
THINK WE'RE- AND WE YOU KNOW
WE'RE SUPPORT OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS
BUT- THEY'RE GONNA TESTIFY. OKAY
THE NET LET ME ASK- WE'RE GONNA.
IT WE KIND OF CHANGED OUR RULES
WERE LETTING THEIR SUPPORTERS
AND OPPONENTS CAN'T COME UP AND
TESTIFY AT THE SAME TIME SO
WE'RE GOING TO GO NOW TO. A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. AND HEAR
FROM THEM AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
OPEN UP TO THOSE IN THE ROOM ON
EITHER SIDE AND THEN THOSE IN
THE TELECONFERENCE- FROM EITHER
SIDE SO WE ARE THERE IS THERE
ANY LEAD OPPOSITION. TO OUR
CONSOLE. OF ANY. OKAY SO THEN
WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP HERE IN THE
ROOM FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SPEAK
IN FAVOR OR AGAINST. AND
TYPICALLY- THIS WOULD JUST BE AN
IDENTIFICATION OF YOUR NAME AND
ASSOCIATION AND YOUR POSITION.
SINCE I BELIEVE THAT WITNESSES
HAVE ALREADY CONCLUDED THAT THAT
SEGMENT SO. PLEASE YOU MAY
BEGIN. MORNING D'EUROS LEGAL
RIVER IS A CALIFORNIANS STRONG
SUPPORT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. TO- SB TWO NINETY
SEVEN. ALL RIGHT SEE NOW WILL GO
TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE.
OPERATOR WOULD YOU ASK ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR
AGAINST YOU NINETY SEVEN TO
PLEASE SO INDICATE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IF YOU ARE IN. FAVOR
OR OPPOSITION TO S. B. TWO NINE
SEVEN PLEASE PRESS ONE FOLLOWED
BY ZERO ONE VOEPEL. ZERO MISTER
CHAIR NOBODY'S DOING UP THIS
TIME OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS THAT MEMBERS ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. CENTER
ALLEN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS IN THIS SPACE I
KNOW IT COMES OUT OF. YOUR
EXPERIENCE AND- CHALLENGES THAT
YOU FACE AND OF COURSE THAT'S
WHAT WE- LIKE TO HAVE AND WE'RE
MAKING GOOD LAWS AND SMART LAWS
THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE
KINDS OF PRAGMATIC ELEMENTS AND-
THAT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL. OF MEMBERS THAT UP BEFORE
WE AT ENTERTAIN A MOTION WE LIKE
TO CLOSE RIGHT I APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS AND- YEAH
CERTAINLY BEFORE WORKING.
TOGETHER COMMITTEE AS WE- MAKE
THIS- YEAH THIS THIS- THIS WHOLE
THIS WHOLE MECHANISM BY WHICH
PEOPLE CAN AND THEN. I WHICH THE
LEGISLATURE TO HELP TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS BEFORE I JUST GO TO THE
BALLOT REAL AND- THAT TOO IT'S A
WONDERFUL THING IT'S AN
IMPORTANT REFORM AND- THIS IS
PART OF THIS BROUGHT THAT
BROADER EFFORT. I THANK FOR YOUR
CLOTHES TO ZERO. MEMBERS SENATE
. MOVED TO. THE BILL. I WITHOUT
THE SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL.
THIS IS FILE ITEM NINE SB TWO
NINETY SEVEN WITH THE MOTION DO
PASSED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR GLAZERS.
GLAZER I WENT. WHEN NO ALLEN.
AYE ALLEN AYE AYE MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MENTOR OF OUR AYE
NEWMAN. NUMBER. APPLE ARE THAT
BILL AS IT CURRENTLY HAS THE
VOTES TO GET OUT BUT WE'RE GONNA
HOLD IT OPEN FOR ACTUALLY DOZEN
OF US TO GET OUT YET READ HOLD
IT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. I
CENTER DOWN BEFORE WE GET YOUR
NEXT MEASURE WE DO HAVE A
CONSENT CALENDAR. MADE UP OF TWO
ITEMS. ITEM THREE. SB FOUR
THIRTY SEVEN BY DIED IN ITEM
TWELVE SB TWENTY NINE BY GLAZER.
YOUR MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MOVED BY CENTER WHEN.
THAT SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL ON
THE CONSENT. SENATORS GLAZER AYE
GLAZER AYE WHEN. I WENT AYE
ALLEN AYE ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MUCH OF OUR I NEWMAN
NUMBERED. ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA
THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS NOW
GOOD AT FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN S.
B. SIX EIGHTY ONE I CENTER
AROUND YOU MAY PROCEED YEAH I
THINK YOU MISTER TERRILL AGREED
. OF THE THINK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH
MY OFFICE ON THIS BILL NUMBER WE
ARE TO AMENDMENTS AT THEY'RE
OUTLINED ON PAGE THREE. OF THE
ANALYSIS- SO SINCE THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACT WAS PASSED BY THE
VOTERS BACK IN NINETEEN SEVENTY
FOUR THE LEGISLATURE HAS AN
ACTIVE NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT. A
MAN TO AND- GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY
INCLUDING EXPANDED FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS. TO
MORE PUBLIC OFFICIALS-
IMPLEMENTATION OF A ONE YEAR
REVOLVING DOOR BAN ON LOBBYING
FOR FORMER ELECTED OFFICIALS. HI
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY LOBBYING
AND POLITICAL ADVERTISING THIS
IS AN AREA THAT THIS COMMITTEE
KNOWS WELL. NOW ON. THE
COMMITTEE ALSO HOSTED BILLS
AMENDING THE P. ARE A- MUST BE
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW IN
THEIR FINAL FORM FOR TWELVE
DAYS. BEFORE BEING APPROVED BY
EITHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE
. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY YOU KNOW
BECAUSE SIMPSON CHALLENGES I'M
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE FACT THAT
WE DON'T HAVE REQUIRE SEVENTY
TWO HOURS A PRINT. DID USED TO
BE THAT WAY- WE WERE HEADED
THINGS UNTIL TO VOTE FOR THEM.
WITH VERY BUT NO REVIEW TIME BUT
THE TWELVE DAY REQUIREMENT IS
REALLY HAS BEEN CAUSING SOME
CHALLENGES AND IF IT'S
IMPORTANT. REFORMS THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPEDED BY TIMING CONFLICTS
BETWEEN INTERCESSION.
LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES AND THE
TWELVE DAY FINAL FORM
REQUIREMENTS. WE JUST GIVE YOU
ONE EXAMPLE TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. SUSPENSE FILE
HEARINGS CURRENTLY LIVE WE'VE
BASICALLY NO TIME TO FOR
CRITICAL AMENDMENTS TO BE MADE
ON THE FLOOR- SO THIS TWELVE DAY
REQUIREMENT. OUR OUR SYSTEM IS
STRUCTURED AROUND THE CITY TO
OUR REQUIREMENT THE TWELVE DAY
REQUIREMENT HAS CAUSED A LOT OF
A LOT OF CHALLENGES. WITH OUR
LIST OF COUNTER SO. BLESSEDNESS
TWICE DURING THE FINAL FORMER
COURT FOR THE PERIOD ORIGINAL
FORTY. DOWN TO THE TWELVE WE
HAVE TODAY- THE CURRENT TIMELINE
DATES BACK TO NINETEEN TWO WHEN
BILLS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE
POSTAL SERVICE. AND BEFORE THE
ADVENT OF THE MODERN INTERNET
WHICH YOU KNOW IN THE BILL'S
IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO LEGISLATION
. AND WITH THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS- THIS BILL WILL HELP
TO FACILITATE UPDATES THE
REPUBLIC REFORM ACT BY
SHORTENING THE FINAL FORM
REQUIREMENTS. TO SEVEN DAYS.
RETAINING TWELVE DAYS FOR GOTTEN
AMEND BILLS SO IF YOU IF YOU
REALLY ARE JUST COMING OUT WITH
A- BRAND NEW BELT WE'RE GONNA
RETAIN THAT TWELVE. DAY
REQUIREMENT BUT IF YOU'RE IF
IT'S A BILL THAT'S BEEN IN THE
MIX GETTING DISCUSSED FOR A LONG
TIME. PEOPLE HAVE HAD NOTICE.
AND SO THE IDEA IS TO SHORTEN
THE FINAL FORM REQUIREMENT TO
SEVEN DAYS- BUT FOR THOSE THAT
ARE WORRIED ABOUT LAST MINUTE
EFFORTS TO SUBVERT THE P. R. A.
GOT DEMANDS. WILL STILL BE
TWELVE. I SAW THIS CHANGE WOULD
MAINTAIN A PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD
THAT'S MUCH LARGER THAN REQUIRED
FOR YOU KNOW ALL OF THE
LEGISLATION- WHILE EASILY- BUT
WHILE WHILE AND MAKING IT- YOU
KNOW MAYBE IT WILL BE EASIER FOR
US TO MAKE CRITICAL MOMENTS THE
PERIOD ALSO. HE REPEATED. IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS TRAVELING
THIS PRESIDENT'S ACTIVE
DIRECTORY COMPANY CLEAN MONEY
CAMPAIGN. AND RESPECT S. RIVAL.
THANK CENTER. MISTER LANG PLEASE
COULD AHEAD WE ARE GOING TO SET
THE TWO MINUTES REACH. PROPONENT
OPPONENT AS WE GO FORWARD IN OUR
HEARING TODAY CITY OF TWO
MINUTES GREAT THANK YOU. OGMORE
AND UP THE MEMBERS I'M
TRAVELING- PRESENT CALVET CLEAN
MONEY CAMPAIGN WE'RE PROUD TO
SPONSOR SB SIX EIGHTY ONE. VERY
GRATEFUL TO CENTER ALLEN FOR
OFFERING IT- THE P. R. A.'S BILL
REQUIRING THE TWELVE DAY- THE
BILL'S BEEN FINAL FOUR FOR
TWELVE DAYS IS AN IMPORTANT AND
HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT
PROTECTION. AGAINST MAJOR
CHANGES IN THE POLITICAL REFORM
ACT MAKING SURE THE PUBLIC HAS
THE TIME TO. TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THEM IN REVIEWING THEM AND
ENGAGE. BUT AS SENATOR ALLEN
SAID- IN IN IN MODERN YEARS-
THERE BEEN REAL PROBLEMS WITH
TIMING- THAT WE HAVE THE
CALIFORNIA MANY CAMPAIGN HAS
SPONSORED MANY P. ARRAY BILLS WE
SUPPORTED MANY P. R. A. BILLS.
AND THEY OFTEN HAVE THESE KIND
OF PROBLEMS THAT CENTER ALLEN
HAS HAS DESCRIBED BECAUSE- A YOU
LITERALLY CANNOT MAKE.
AMENDMENTS IN SOME YEARS- WITH
THE TWELVE DAYS AFTER. THEY GET
OFF THE APPROPRIATIONS SUSPENSE
FILE- SO THE GOAL HERE IS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS PLENTY OF
TIME. TO NEGOTIATE WITH ALL ALL
PARTIES- AMENDMENTS AS NECESSARY
TO GET THEM. WRITTEN CORRECTLY
IN THROUGH LET'S COUNCIL AND
EVERYTHING- WHILE STILL HAVING
THE- REMAINING. WHILE STILL
PROVIDING PUBLIC. ANOTHER TIME
TO FIND OUT ENGAGE IN. THAT'S
WHY ANOTHER KEEP OF THIS IS TO
WHICH COUNCIL THROUGH- HAVE A
AUTUMN. EMAIL SIGN UP FOR ANY
INTERESTED PARTIES SO THEY GET
NOTIFICATIONS OF WHENEVER
THERE'S ANY AMENDMENT TO APPEAR
A BILL. SO THEY CAN FIND OUT
INSTANTLY. WE BELIEVE WITH THE-
WITH THE INTERNET AND WITH THOSE
SORTS OF NOTIFICATIONS THIS THIS
OF HAVING SEVEN DAYS STRIKES A
GOOD BALANCE AS LONG AS THERE IS
ESPECIALLY THE- TWELVE DAYS WITH
THE GOVERNMENT AMANDA'S THAT CAN
BE RECOMMENDED. SO WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL THANK YOU
SIR AS OR ANOTHER LEAD IN
SUPPORT WITNESS YOU HAVE CENTER
ALAN. OKAY IS THERE ANY- LEAD UP
WITNESSES IN IN IN THE ROOM. ALL
RIGHT SEEN NINE AND THEN WE'LL
OPEN IT UP NOW TO THOSE WHO WISH
TO INDICATE SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
HERE IN THE ROOM AND THEN WE'LL
GO TO OUR TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
SO. IF YOU WANT TO INDICATE YOUR
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. SEE
NO ONE HERE IN OUR HEARING ROOM
WILL GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. OPERATOR WOULD YOU ASK IF
THERE IS ANYONE THAT WISHES TO
SPEAK IN. OPPOSITION OF SIX
EIGHTY ONE OR IN SUPPORT TO
PLEASE SO INDICATE. YOUR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO S. B. SIX
EIGHTY ONE PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO
AT THIS TIME ONE TOP EIGHT ZERO
. AND NOBODY IS GIVING UP THE
SEARCH CARE OKAY WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS-
CENTER ALLEN THANK YOU FOR-
AGAIN BEING PRAGMATIC ABOUT- THE
WORK THAT WE DO HERE. AND THE
LEGISLATURE. SUPPORTIVE OF US
THIS THIS CHANGE I WOULD NOTE
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERING. DOING A COMMITTEE
BILL IN THE P. R. A. SPACE. SO
FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE IN
THIS. OUR VISITORS OR GUESTS ARE
INTERESTED PARTIES IF THERE ARE.
THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE NOT
CONTROVERSIAL CHANGES IN THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT TO. I DID
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERING THAT AND PLEASE LET
US GET YOUR COMMENTS RIGHT AS A
SIDE NOTE WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT
C. NOTHING FURTHER CENTER HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. THANKS
THE COMMITTEE THINK WE DO THE
CLEANING CAMPAIGN- RESPECT
ASTRONAUT OKAY IS THERE A MOTION
- CENTER MENJIVAR. MOVES SB
EIGHTY ONE TO PASS AS AMENDED.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN SB SIX
EIGHTY ONE WITH THE MOTION TO
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS
GLAZER HI THESE ARE I WENT. WHEN
NOW ALLEN. ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE
MENTOR. MENTOR I NEWMAN. NUMBER
OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT
BILL ON CALL FOR. ABSENT MEMBERS
ALL RIGHT I WANNA MAKE A REQUEST
FOR AUTHORS TO COME TO OUR
HEARING ROOM. SENATORS ASHBY
DODD RAMON. AMBERG AND CHOIR.
SING THAT THEY ARE NOT HERE YET
I'M GONNA PASSED THE GAVEL TO
THE VICE CHAIR. AND HERE- ONE OF
MY BILLS THAT IS SET TO BE HEARD
IN HIS COMMITTEE.
SEVEN TWO FOUR. THANK YOU-
MISTER CHAIRMAN PLEASE PRESENT
YOUR BILL SB SEVEN TWO FOR THAT
THANK YOU- ADVICE YOU'RE IN
MEMBERS. WELL THIS BILL COMES
OUT OF AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE
AT LEAST THAT AT IN MY
EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE RULES THAT
ARE STATE THAT THAT REQUIRED
DISCLOSURE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO
INFLUENCE AN ELECTION. AND WE
HAVE RULES THAT AT REQUIRED
DISCLOSURE WHEN YOU'RE LOBBYING
. BUT WHAT WE FOUND THIS PAST
YEARS THERE'S A GAP IN THAT
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS AND IT
OCCURRED BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER
THIS PAST SUMMER. AS SOME
INTEREST GROUPS SPENT HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO TRY
TO INFLUENCE EITHER LEGISLATION
OR THE ELECTION BUT NEVER HAD TO
DISCLOSE IT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T
HAPPEN- WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
THAT THE STATE ESTABLISHES FOR
THAT DISCLOSURE. IN THE CASE OF
ELECTIONS COMMUNICATION IT'S
FORTY FIVE DAYS. BEFORE AN
ELECTION. SO THIS IS A THIS IS A
MEASURE THAT TRIES TO CLOSE THAT
GAP- AND BASICALLY IT SAYS THAT
IF YOU'RE EXPENDING TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE- WERE
YOU CLEARLY IDENTIFY AN ELECTED
STATE OFFICER. WITH THE ATTEMPT
TO INFLUENCE THAT PERSON OR
INFLUENCE THE ELECTION WITHIN A
HUNDRED FIFTY DAYS YOU HAVE TO
DISCLOSE IT. THAT'S ALL IT DOES
THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS I
THINK THAT THAT CALIFORNIA'S
DESERVES NO WHO'S TRYING TO
INFLUENCE. OF MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE OR CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICE THIS MEASURE PROPOSES TO
CLOSE THAT GAP. WITH THAT THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR. YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
LEADS WHEN THIS ISN'T SUPPORT.
NOW ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SUPPORT. IN THE OFFICE
LEAVE OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE. TO OPPOSE.
HEARING NONE- ANYBODY IN
TELECONFERENCE. SUPPORT OR
OPPOSE. REYES AND JOHN THE PHONE
LINE IF YOUR SUPPORT OR-
OPPOSITION TO SB SEVEN TO FOUR
PLEASE PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY.
ZERO ONE FIVE EIGHT ZERO. AND
NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. THANK YOU
. MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. SENATOR
GLAZERS WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
YET JUST AS WE DID DISCUSS
EARLIER WAS CENTER ALAN YOU KNOW
THE PRAGMATIC SIDE OF OUR WORK
SOMETIMES A YOU KNOW REVEALS
THINGS THAT WE- DID NOW AND GAPS
THAT WE THINK CAN BE IMPROVED
UPON AND CLOSED IN THIS MEASURE
ATTEMPTS TO DO THAT WITHOUT
STRICTLY ASTRONOMICAL. THANK YOU
AND THERE'S A MOTION BY SENATOR
ALAN THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLE
. SENATORS GLAZER. LASER I WENT
NOT VOTING. ALLEN. MCGUIRE
MENTOR. MENTOR HI NEWMAN. NUMBER
APPLE IS ON CALL TO GET ALLEN.
ALLEN I. THE BILL IS ON. THANK
YOU. OKAY I'M STILL NOT SEEN
AUTHORS HERE I KNOW WE HAVE A
OTHER COMMITTEE HEARING SECURING
. AT THIS TIME BUT HOPEFULLY
MEMBERS OF THEIR STAFF CAN LET
THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE- WE'RE
WAITING FOR THEM SENATORS ASHBY
DIED. THE MON AMBERG AND REQUIRE
WITH THAT WILL TAKE A SHORT
RECESS WHILE WE WAIT FOR AUTHORS
OKAY. WE'RE GONNA COME BACK FOR
RECESS WE HAVE- AN AUTHOR HERE
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME HIM TO THE
COMMITTEE INTO THE PODIUM
SENATOR MCGUIRE THIS IS FILE
ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN SB SIX FIVE
EIGHT SENATE MCGUIRE THE FLOOR
IS YOURS THANK YOU SO MUCH
MISTER CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND APOLOGIZE HAVE BEEN
IN ENERGY COMMITTEE WHERE JUST
ABOUT THE VOTE SO I APOLOGIZE
ABOUT KEEPING YOU WAITING AND I
SEND REGARDS FROM SENATOR ASHLEY
WHO IS ON HER WAY IS WELL WHO IS
ALSO AN ENERGY. I'M IN MISTER
CHAIRMAN TAKE MOMENT SAY THANK
YOU TO YOU TO YEAR FANTASTIC
STAFF TEAM FOR THE WORK ON THIS
BILL AT SIX FIFTY EIGHT IS A
CLEAN UP BILL- FROM A PREVIOUS
ITERATION OF A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE ADVANCED I
AND WE'RE WORKING IN
COORDINATION WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S OFFICE AND I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO DR WEBER FOR
HER FANTASTIC PARTNERSHIP I
THINK THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT
TRANSPARENCY IS A NON PARTISAN
ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY WE ADVANCE
THIS ORIGINAL BILL SB TWENTY
SEVEN WAS THE ORIGINAL BILL BACK
IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR
GOVERNOR CANDIDATES IN THE CITY
CALIFORNIA. TO MAKE A PUBLIC
THEIR INCOME TAX RETURNS AS A
PROVISION FOR INCLUSION ON THE
PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT. IN AT
RE REASON FOR THAT IS WE BELIEVE
I THINK WE ALL BELIEVE. THAT
CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO GET
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
THE MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS DEALINGS- FINANCIAL
STATUS AS WELL AS- CHARITABLE
DONATIONS. SO AT SIX FIFTY EIGHT
PROVIDES MINOR CLEANUP CHANGES
TO THE ELECTION CODE. TO
SIMPLIFY AND IMPROVE THE PROCESS
FOR GOVERNOR CANDIDATES TO
SUBMIT. AT THEIR TAX RETURN SUCH
AS CLARIFYING DEFINITIONS
CLEANUP. I DEADLINES- AND ALSO
TO BE ABLE TO CARE- ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE TO ENSURE A FAIR AND
TRANSPARENT ELECTION PROCESS. A
SIX FIFTY EIGHT IS SUPPORTED BY
THE SECRETARY STATE DR WEBBER-
AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE
TED MULLAH HOUSE ARE HERE TODAY.
HE'S A LATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFICE AND MISTER CHAIR AGAIN
THANK YOU. FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU CENTER GO FIRE
SO WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE UP.
FOR TO LEAD WITNESSES SINCE THE
TO MAKE EACH. SORRY GO OF WILL
GO AHEAD. YOU'RE MORE- CENTER
GLAZER MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TED MAUL- ON BEHALF AFFECTED OF
STATE ACTUALLY AND WEBER PH. US
SECRETARY REPRESENT SB SIX FIFTY
EIGHT- WE THANK SENATOR MARK
MCGWIRE FOR HIS ONGOING
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA- THIS
BILL DOES CLARIFY STATUTORY
PROVISIONS REGARDING DISCLOSURE
OF INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR
GOVERNORS CANDIDATES. AND ON
BEHALF OF SECRETARY WEBER AGAIN
THANK YOU- RESPECTFULLY I
REQUEST SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL.
THANK YOU SIR AND I'M HAVE A
QUESTION FOR YOU IN A SECOND BUT
LET'S FINISH OUR WITNESSES
FIRST. ANY OTHER LEAD WITNESS IN
SUPPORT. THE NINE ARE THERE ANY
LEAD WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SCENE NINE HERE IN THE ROOM
WE'RE GOING TO. GO TO THOSE WHO
IS WISH TO TESTIFY IN FAVOR OR
IN OPPOSITION JUST GIVING YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION AND ONE
HERE IN THE- HEARING ROOM. SEE
NOW WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE OPERATOR IF
YOU CAN ASK ANYONE WHO WHICH TO.
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES IN FAVOR OR
AGAINST SB SIX FIVE EIGHT TO
PLEASE SO INDICATE. PLEASE GO
AHEAD HIT ONE FIVE ONE VOEPEL
ZERO IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB SIX FIVE EIGHT
. AND NOBODY'S QUEUING UP
STRICKER THANK YOU OPERATOR WILL
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS MEMBERS OF THEIR
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SENILE GO
TO MY QUESTION IF I MAY TWO.
MISTER MOORE HAUSER INCOME BACK
TO THE MICROPHONE- AGNO THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S A SUPPORTER
OF THE BILL OR SPONSOR THE BILL.
MY QUESTION IS THAT WE JUST WENT
THROUGH A SPECIAL ELECTION. FOR
GOVERNOR- WHERE THIS ISSUE I
KNOW BECAME A LOT MORE
UNDERSTANDABLE AND THEN THE
PRAGMATIC SENSE. BUT THIS
MEASURE DOESN'T AFFECT THE ANY
TYPE OF SPECIAL ELECTION COULD
YOU SPEAK TO THAT. SURE I THINK
YOU'RE A- GERMAN GLAZER FOR THE
QUESTION- I THINK WE WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN IN A CLARIFICATION
ABOUT WHAT WE EVEN MEAN OVER
TALK ABOUT SPECIAL ELECTIONS FOR
GOVERNOR- THE- YOU KNOW- WITH
RESPECT TO RECALLS YOU KNOW
THERE. THIS BILL IS A YOU KNOW
IT'S- ONLY RECENTLY BEGUN TO BE
IMPLEMENTED I THINK WE'D LIKE TO
UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW HOW THAT
INTERSECTS WITH THE- SITUATION
WHERE RECALL ELECTIONS YOU HAVE
A PROLIFERATION OF CANDIDATES.
AND YOU KNOW SOME YOU KNOW KEY
DEADLINES IN ORDER TO MOVE
FORWARD TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP
FOR ELECTION. SO I THINK THAT'S
AN ISSUE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT A
LITTLE BIT- FURTHER SO WE HAVES
CERTAINLY HAPPY- CENTER GLAZER
YOU KNOW WITH YOUR DIRECTION TO
COMMUNICATE FOR THE RECOMMENDED
STAFF AND- THREE SENATOR
MCGUIRE'S OFFICE AND YOU KNOW-
DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE.
CLOSELY THANK YOU SIR- SENATE
MCGUIRE I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
YOUR BILL. CAP MY ONLY ACT.
OBSERVATION BE THAT IF WE'RE
GOING TO CLEAN UP WE SHOULD TRY
TO CLEAN UP EVERYTHING. AND I
THINK THAT THAT THE ABSENCE OF
RESOLVING THIS. THIS LITTLE GAP
THERE IN TERMS OF SPECIAL
ELECTIONS RECALL ELECTIONS
NOBODY WANTS TO SEE THEM OR
EXPECT THEM. HAPPENING TOMORROW
RIGHT BUT IT'S LIKE IF WE'RE
GONNA DO THIS. YOU AND I ARE
ONLY HERE FOR A SHORTER PERIOD
OF TIME IN. A GIVEN YEAR-
INTEREST IN THIS AN INDUSTRIOUS
WORK IN THE SPACE WHY NOT. TRY
TO DO IT COMPREHENSIVELY SO THAT
WOULD BE MY ONLY- OBSERVATION
GOING FORWARD AS THE BILL MOVES
DRIVE SLOWLY- AND- MISTER
CHAIRMAN TO RIGHT THROUGH THE
CLOTHES ON THIS IS JUST PURE-
LOOK. PERSONALLY I YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY- WE'VE- RECENTLY GONE
THROUGH RECALL ELECTION I THINK
IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO BE
ABLE TO. SEE THESE. THIS
INFORMATION. RATHER EIGHT SIDE
GENERAL ELECTION. SPECIAL
RECALL- IN IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVE WITH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY
THANK YOU SECRETARY STATES
OFFICES- IN ISSUE THAT WAS A BIT
COMPLICATED- IN. HAVE MOVE
FORWARD ROBUSTLY ON THIS AND IT
IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY
FOCUSING ON. AND I HAVING
COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
SECTOR STATES OFFICE I WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU TO THEM AND- WOULD
LOVE TO BE A TO KEEP IN THE LOOP
ON THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR YOU
AS WELL MISTER CHAIR. IN
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR INACTIVATE
THAT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CLOTHES
IN MY STAFF IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
TO HELP WORK WITH YOU AS WE-
WILL BE ON THE LOOSE FORWARD.
CAN I ASK FOR A MOTION FROM THE
COMMITTEE. OUR WILL. AT CENTER
MENJIVAR MOVES. SB FIVE AT SIX
FIVE EIGHT. MINUTES THAT CORRECT
. AS PRESENTS. WITH THAT
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE- THIS
IS FILE ITEM ELEVEN SB SIX FIVE
EIGHT WITH THE MOTION DO PASSED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
SENATORS GLAZER AYE. GLAZER AYE
WHEN I ALLEN. ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE.
AYE MCGUIRE AYE MENDOZA. MANY OF
OUR AYE. NEWMAN NUMBER. THE BILL
REMAIN ON CALL. FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS IF IT'S OKAY SINCE WE
HAVE SENATE MCGUIRE HERE IF
YOU'RE READY. THIS IS GONNA GO
THROUGHOUT THE ROLE THAT IS THAT
THAT THAT THAT WE FORTY THE
BILLS THAT WE'VE ALREADY HEARD
SO. SECRETARY WE COULD START
WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE-
THE OTHERS. SB CONSENT CALENDAR
THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE
AND NUMBER TWELVE. CENTS
COUNTERCULTURAL. MCGUIRE AYE
MCGUIRE AYE NEWMAN NUMBER. OKAY
THAT BILL WILL BE PUT BACK ON
CALL. NEXT UP WE HAVE- SB SEVEN
EIGHTEEN BY WILK FILE ITEM FIVE
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE MCGUIRE HI
MCGUIRE AYE NEWMAN NUMBER. BUT
THAT WENT BACK ON CALL NEXT UP
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE BY SENATOR
ALLEN S. B. TWO NINE SEVEN
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE MCGUIRE AYE
MCGUIRE AYE NEWMAN NUMBER. I
WILL PUT THAT BACK ON CALL FILE
ITEM NUMBER TEN BY SENATOR ALLEN
SP SIX EIGHT ONE PLEASE OPEN THE
ROLE MCGUIRE. HI MCGUIRE AYE
NEWMAN. NUMBER FOR THAT MATTER
BACK ON CALL AND FINALLY I FILE
ITEM NUMBER THIRTEEN SB SEVEN
TWO FOUR BY GLAZER PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE MCGUIRE HI THE WIRE HI
NEWMAN NUMBER PUT ON BACK ON
CALL OKAY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
AUTHORS ARE YOU HERE TO OFFER
ANOTHER FOR I KNOW I DO KNOW I
JUST TALKED TO MISS ASHBY MISS
ASHBY'S. THEY'RE ABOUT TO VOTE
OKAY ALL RIGHT SO WE'RE WAITING
FOR AUTHORS NOW WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SANDERS ASKED BE. A DODD LOW
MULLIN- BURKE THE COMMITTEE
AWAITS YOUR ARRIVAL SO PLEASE
COME ON OVER MR ARE GONNA GO
VOTE IN ENERGY COME BACK. THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
I JUST. DECEMBER. THIRTY RIGHT
RIGHT. YEAH I THINK THE- NO
REALLY I DEVELOPMENT PLEASE.
WELL I DO NOT HAVE. AN OFFHAND.
YEAH NUMBER. I DON'T QUITE
HOSPITAL. IF YOU. YEAH THAT I
WAS. YEAH ONE OF. THE THERE ARE
A LOT OF- OKAY SERVICE MASTER.
YES FOR TWO TWENTY FOUR RIGHT.
THE IDEA YEAH IF WE CAN. THEY
WERE- IN VOEPEL IS TO JOIN. THE
TERM OF OKAY. IT SIMPLY DOES.
COLLISION PLEASE REMEMBER
DIFFERENT. YEAH. WE WON'T
REASONABLE WE. SO YEAH. JUST
WRITTEN. OKAY IT IS GOOD. THANK
YOU YEAH.
TO SHOW. OKAY WE'RE BACK FROM
RECESS WE HAVE AN AUTHOR
PRESENCE WELCOME TO THE PODIUM
CENTER ASHBY FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE SB THREE FOURTEEN I KNOW
YOU'VE BEEN AND OTHER HEARINGS
WE THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR-
AND INCLUDING YOURS. I NEED TO
RENDON THOSE STAIRS MORE OFTEN
SO I CAN GET IN SHAPE TO GET
FROM ONE TO THE OTHER SO THANK
YOU FOR WAITING I'M SO SORRY. TO
BE LATE MISTER CHAIR I RISE
TODAY TO PRESENT SB THREE ONE
FOUR WHICH WOULD CREATE AN
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION TO DRAW THE DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY
. IN CALIFORNIA EXISTING LAW
ALLOWS COUNTIES TO ESTABLISH
ADVISORY OR INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS WHICH
YOU KNOW. IN THE CITY OF
SACRAMENTO WHEN I WAS A COUNCIL
MEMBER I WORK TO PASS SIMILAR
REFORMS AND CREATE AN
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY. MANY
OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS OUR
STATE HAVE DONE THE SAME
COLLUDING LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO
RIVERSIDE FRESNO AND KERN
COUNTIES STUDIES OF THIS PAST
CYCLE A REDISTRICTING SHOWED
THAT INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS ARE MORE
TRANSPARENT. THAT THEY PROMOTE
MORE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND
DRAW MAPS THAT ARE MORE
REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY. BY
CONTRAST IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS DREW THEIR OWN
DISTRICT LINES THEY HELD
HEARINGS AND THEY TOOK PUBLIC
COMMENT. BUT ULTIMATELY THE
ELECTED OFFICIALS DREW THEIR
LINES THEMSELVES. MANY GROUPS
FELT THAT THEIR VOICES WERE
SILENCED. AND THEIR COMMUNITIES
WERE SPLIT BETWEEN DISTRICTS IN
PARTICULAR. THE API COMMUNITY.
AND THE L. G. B. T. Q.
COMMUNITIES WERE VOCAL. ABOUT
THE PROCESS BEING LESS THAN
TRANSPARENT AND EXCLUSIONARY. SB
THREE FOURTEEN LAYS OUT
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND
SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE
COMMISSION THAT ARE MODELED
AFTER LEGISLATION. THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN LOS ANGELES SAN
DIEGO AND RIVERSIDE AND HAS SOME
COMPONENTS SIMILAR TO THAT WHICH
WE IMPLEMENTED IN SACRAMENTO AS
WELL. THESE ALIGN WITH THE STATE
WIDE CALIFORNIA CITIZENS
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION GOALS
AS WELL. TODAY I AM JOINED BY
ANDREAS RAMOS. ANDREAS WORKS FOR
ORGANIZED SACRAMENTO A GROUP
THAT WORKS ON SAFE AND FAIR
TRANSITIONAL ACTION THANK YOU
CALLING. ANDREAS IS ALSO A
LEADER IN THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
AND WAS VERY INVOLVED IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S
REDISTRICTING PROCESS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THANK YOU THANK YOU CENTER
ASHBY- FOR NEWER MEMBERS- IT WE
DO A LOT TO WITNESSES IN FAVOR
AND AGAINST TWO MINUTES EACH. MR
RAMA SYSTEM FLOOR'S YOURS THANK
YOU GOOD MORNING TURN MEMBERS ON
THIS FROM US A BOARD MEMBER WITH
ORGANIZED SACRAMENTO. WE'RE A
LOCAL NONPROFIT IN SACRAMENTO
COUNTY THAT WORKS TO PROMOTE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT THROUGH TRAINING
EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. WE HAVE
WORK TO INCREASE VOTER
PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT
INCLUDING AND LOCAL
REDISTRICTING. REDISTRICTING IS
A ONCE IN A DECADE PROCESS THAT
SHAPES OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE
IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT COMMUNITY
VOICES ARE CENTERED IN THAT
PROCESS TO ENSURE THE
COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST ARE KEPT
TOGETHER FOR PURPOSES OF FAIR
AND EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION.
WHEN DO MAKERS BROTHER OWNED
LINE TOO OFTEN THE COMMUNITIES
NEEDS BECOME SECONDARY TO OTHER
FACTORS. DURING SACRAMENTO
COUNTY'S TWENTY TWENTY ONE
REDISTRICTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS
PROVIDED EXTENSIVE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY ABOUT THE NEED TO KEEP
CERTAIN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
TOGETHER. IN THE REDISTRICTING
PROCESS. HOWEVER THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS PRIORITIZED OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS AND DID NOT
INCORPORATE THAT EXTENSIVE
COMMUNITY INPUT. WHICH LEFT THE
COMMUNITY FEELING THAT THEIR
VOICES WERE NOT HEARD. BY
CONTRAST AS THE SENATOR NOTED
THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO UNDERTOOK
AN INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
PROCESS LED BY A CITIZEN
COMMISSION. THAT HELD NUMEROUS
HEARINGS AND WORKED DILIGENTLY
TO INCORPORATE AS MUCH COMMUNITY
INPUT AS POSSIBLE. IT HAS WORKED
FOR THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO AND
WILL WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF
SACRAMENTO. I KNOW PROCESSES
PERFECT COMMISSION LED PROCESS
SEES BOTH OF BOTH AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL AND STATE LEVEL OF LEAD TO
GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
AND MAPS THAT ARE DRAWN TO BEST
REFLECT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
SB THREE FOURTEEN WILL CREATED
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION FOR SACRAMENTO COUNTY
AND ENTER THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
AND INPUT WILL DRIVE OUR LOCAL
REDISTRICTING PROCESS WE THANK
SENATOR ASHLEY FOR AUTHORING
THIS IMPORTANT LOCAL BILL AND WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE AN AYE VOTE ON
SB THREE FOURTEEN THREATENING HE
SIR IS THERE ANY OTHER THAT YOU
HAVE ANOTHER LEAD UP- SUPPORT
WHAT IS HERE. AT I BELIEVE
THAT'S ALL TERRIFIC EITHER A
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES
PRESENT HERE IN THE ROOM. LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS. ALL RIGHT
SCENE AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO-
JUST- TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM JUST
TO GIVE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION ANYONE HERE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN. SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION ALL RIGHT SCENERY TO
GO TO THE PHONE LINES. OPERATOR
YOU ASK IF THERE'S ANY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION SB THREE ONE FOUR
TO SO INDICATE. IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION OVER. IN SUPPORT OF
SB A THREE ONE FOUR PLEASE PRESS
ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO ONE SOUTH
EIGHT ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND
NOBODY'S GOING UPSTREAM THANK
YOU OPERATOR WILL BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS MEMBERS
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. FOR
THE AUTHOR. ALL RIGHT SEE NINE
CENTER ASHLEY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK. AND FOR PAYING SUCH CLOSE
ATTENTION YOUR DISTRICTS AND
THEIR NEEDS AND CERTAINLY A
MEASURE THAT I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT TODAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. SHORT FIRST OF ALL THANK
YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT A
BREATHLESS I APPRECIATE IT. I
WOULD JUST CLOSE BY SAYING THIS
AS A VERY RECENT LOCAL ELECTED
OFFICIAL LIKE THREE MONTHS AGO.
I LIVED THROUGH TWO
REDISTRICTING PROCESSES WITH THE
CITY OF SACRAMENTO ONE WITH AN
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION. AND ONE WITHOUT AND
SO I THINK THAT THE I CAN TELL
YOU SAFELY THAT THE ONE THAT WAS
IN THE HANDS OF INDEPENDENT
FOLKS. FELT A LOT MORE
TRANSPARENT. AND PROVIDED A LOT
MORE INCLUSIVITY TO THE CITIZENS
THAT WE ALL REPRESENT I THINK
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD MOVE FOR
SACRAMENTO COUNTY I URGE I VOTE
THANK YOU THANK YOU CENTER
ASHBY'S OR MOTION. YOUR MOTION
ON THIS BILL. CENTER MENJIVAR
MOVES. SB THREE ONE FOR THE
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THIS IS FILE ITEM ONE SB THREE
FOURTEEN WITH THE MOTION DO
PASSED THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENT AND FINANCE SENATORS
GLAZER AYE GLAZER I WENT. ALLEN
ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR MANY
OF OUR AYE NEWMAN. NEWMAN HI I'M
BURKE. I'M GONNA HOLD THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH CENTER ASHBY THANK
YOU ARE YOU CAN GET GET A
BREATH. OKAY I SEE ANOTHER
AUTHOR HERE IN THE ROOM CENTER
JOBS WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE
HAPPY TO KNOW THAT. WHEN YOU'RE
BILLS IS ON CALL WITH A LOT OF
SUPPORT SO YOU'VE GOTTEN A-
GOOD. HITTING PERCENTAGE BEFORE
YOU BEGIN TODAY BUT WE'RE GONNA
NOW HERE YOUR- FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB THREE TWO EIGHT. AND THE
FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. OF FIRST I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE STAFF. RECOMMENDED
AMENDMENTS DETAILED ON PAGES
FIVE AND SIX OF THE ANALYSIS. SB
THREE TWENTY EIGHT ADDRESSES A
HOLE IN THE CURRENT CAMPAIGN.
FINANCE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS
UNLIMITED DONATIONS. FOR LOCAL
OFFICES LIKE SCHOOL BOARDS
COMMITTEE COLLEGE BOARDS COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION IS SPECIAL
DISTRICTS THIS BILL SETS
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR THOSE
LOCAL OFFICES AT THE SAME FOR
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE. SIMPLY
PUT YOU SHOULD NEED MORE MONEY
THE STATE SENATOR TO RUN FOR
THESE OFFICES. THIS BILL ALSO
ALLOWS CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO BE
MODIFIED. BY THE GOVERNING
BOARDS OR BY VOTERS ESTABLISHING
THESE LIMITS PUTS ALL LOCAL
ELECTIONS ON EVEN PLAYING FIELD.
AND WILL HELP RESTORE THE PUBLIC
TRUST I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DOOR
ROSA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. OF
CALIFORNIA TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT SO- WE'LL HAVE TO- THE
WITNESSES IN FAVOR TWO MINUTES
EACH THIS ROSE FLOORS YOURS GOOD
MORNING. THE LEGAL FIGHTS EVERY
DAY TO BUILD THE PUBLIC'S TRUST
IN THE IN FAITH IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO COMBAT THE
CYNICISM THAT'S CAUSED BY THE
PERCEPTION IS SOMETIMES. THE
REALITY THE POLITICIANS WHO PUT
THE INTERESTS OF THE DONOR CLASS
AHEAD OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
MONEY PRESENTS ONE OF THE
GREATEST THREATS TO
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY TODAY
DISTORTS INCENTIVES. IT MAKES
THE COMPETITION IN EQUITABLE.
AND THE DROWNS OUT THE VOICES OF
ORDINARY VOTERS PLACING
REASONABLE LIMITS WILL HELP
UPLIFT VOICES IN PARTICULAR
BLACK AND BROWN VOICES THAT HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER
REPRESENTED IN OUR ELECTORATE.
AND IT ALSO PROMOTED MORE
DIVERSE FIELD OF CANDIDATES THAT
REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES THE RATIONALE.
BEHIND LIMITING CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CITY AND COUNTY ELECTION
CANDIDATES WHICH WAS
ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH LEGISLATION
SEVERAL YEARS AGO IS EQUALLY
APPLICABLE TO DISTRICT CONTEST.
THE VAST MAJORITY. OF
CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL OFFICES SUCH
AS SCHOOL BOARDS AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS HAVE NO CAMPAIGN CON.
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AS A RESULT.
LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS MAYBE
ACTUALLY LARGER. THAN THE ONE
STATE ELECTED TO PERMIT IT. AT
TIME LOCAL CANDIDATES FOR ON
JUST A LARGE. TO FOR OUR
CAMPAIGN. IT MAKES SENSE TO
ESTABLISH A RE. DEFAULT LIMIT ON
ALL LOCAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
AT THE SAME LEVEL AS FOR STATE
LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS. SB THREE
TWENTY EIGHT CURBS THE INFLUENCE
OF MONEY IN POLITICS AND
STRENGTHENS REPRESENTATIVE
DEMOCRACY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
PRESERVING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FLEXIBILITY TO SET LIMITS. THE
TO THEIR COMMUNITIES SO THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA'S IN STRONG SUPPORT
WE URGE ITS PASSAGE THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE
ANOTHER LEAD SUPPORT WHEN THIS.
ART SCENE NOW WILL GO TO LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES OR ANYONE
HERE. TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. AS
A LEAD WITNESS I'D SEEN NO ONE
COMING FORWARD NOW GONNA OPEN IT
UP TO SUPPORT IN OPPOSITION. TO
GIVE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FIRST
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM ANYONE
WISHES TO COME TO THE
MICROPHONE. HEY LAURA PRESENTLY
HEALTH COMMON IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE. CNN
WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
OPERATOR ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB THREE TWENTY
EIGHT BY SENATOR DODD. THANK YOU
SHARE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
SB THREE TWO EIGHT PLEASE PRESS
ONE ZERO. NOBODY IS GOING UP
RIGHT WILL BRING THE MATTER BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. SENATOR NEWMAN. I'LL
JUST GO OKAY AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. PRETTY GOOD ODDS CENTER
JOB LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
ASK THROUGHOUT THE GREAT- WE
HAVE A MOTION FROM SENATOR
NEWMAN TO PASS WITH THE
AMENDMENTS ACCEPTED- THAT
RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE. SB
THREE TWENTY EIGHT OF THE
SECRETARY CALDERON. FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO SB THREE TWENTY EIGHT
WITH THE MOTION TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION SENATORS GLAZER AYE
GLAZER AYE WHEN. ALLEN ALLEN AYE
MCGUIRE. MENTOR MENTOR I NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. I WOULD FOR
THAT MATTER ON CALL FOR- ABSENT
MEMBERS OKAY WE HAVE TO OF
REMAINING AUTHORS LOOKING FOR
THESE TWO AUTHORS SENATORS.
SENATORS LAMONT THIS YEAR WILL
HAVE. WELL. WELL WE'RE SO TO
HAVE SAN. YES SEVERAL AMOUNT
HERE WHO'S HERE TO PRESERVE-
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX SB EIGHT
FOUR SIX SAN RAMON THE FLOOR'S
YOURS THANK YOU TERENCE SENATORS
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO FOUR POINT
SIX MILLION ELIGIBLE BUT
UNREGISTERED VOTERS SB EIGHT FOR
SIX IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME
NEARLY ALL CALIFORNIANS INTO OUR
DEMOCRACY AND MAKE THEIR VOICES
HEARD AT THE BALLOT BOX. WELL WE
HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES TO
EXPAND VOTER REGISTRATION MANY
CONTINUE TO BE LEFT OUT OF OUR
PROCESS SB EIGHT FOR SIX WILL
CREATE A BACK AND AUTOMATIC
VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM IF
SOMEONE BRINGS IN A FORM OF
IDENTIFICATION THAT SHOWS
CITIZENSHIP. LIKE A U. S.
PASSPORT OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE
THEIR INFORMATION WILL BE SENT
TO THE SECRETARY STATE AND
AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED TO
VOTE. THIS NEW SYSTEM WILL ALSO
HELP THOSE WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
TO VOTE. IF A PERSON PRESENTS A
FORM OF IDENTIFICATION THAT
SHOWS THAT THEY ARE NOT A U. S.
CITIZEN SUCH AS A GREEN CARD OR
FOREIGN PASSPORT THEY WILL NOT
BE ASKED IF THEY ARE A CITIZEN
OR- IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER TO VOTE WHICH IS THE
PRACTICE. TODAY WE ARE SEEN THE
SUCCESS OF POLICIES LIKE THIS IN
STATES LIKE COLORADO. OREGON
NEVADA DELAWARE ALASKA
MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN
OREGON'S BACKEND SYSTEM ONLY 6%
OF UNREGISTERED ELIGIBLE VOTERS
DECLINE REGISTRATION WILD.
DECLINING RATES IN COLORADO ARE
AS LOW AS ONE PERCENT. BY
CONTRAST IN CALIFORNIA'S HARD
STOP SYSTEM 50% OF DMV CUSTOMERS
DECLINE REGISTERING OR UPDATING.
SB EIGHT FOR SIX INSURANCE THAT
VOTERS WROTE THAT VOTER ROLLS
REFLECT THE POPULATION OF THE
STATE. AND RESEARCH INDICATES
THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR COMPRISE A
LARGE SHARE OF THE ELIGIBLE BUT
UNREGISTERED CALIFORNIANS.
BACKEND AVR REGISTERS PEOPLE.
LEFT OUT BY TRADITIONAL METHODS.
TODAY WE HAVE A JACQUI WILL ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY COALITION
AND JOHN ROSENTHAL LEGAL
DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC RIGHTS
PROJECT. TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK THANK YOU
SENATOR THEM ON OKAY SO AT FOR
THOSE NEW TO THE COMMITTEE WE
ALLOWED TO SUPPORT. WITNESSES
INTO OPPOSITION WITNESSES-
BEGINNING OF OUR HEARING TWO
MINUTES EACH AND WITH THAT WE'LL
START WITH OUR SUPPORT
WITNESSES. HI JACKIE WILL BE
FIRST UP. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU A GOOD
MORNING CHECK GLAZER AND MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JACKIE WAS
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION. I'M ALSO A FORMER
ELECTION OFFICIAL FROM ORANGE
COUNTY WHERE I WORKED UNDER
FORMER REGISTER NEIL KELLY AND
HELP MANAGE ELECTIONS WERE
NEARLY TWO MILLION VOTERS.
DURING MY TIME I HELPED.
IMPLEMENT SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S.
RECENT MAJOR ELECTION REFORMS
INCLUDING PARTIAL AUTOMATIC
VOTER REGISTRATION. VOTE CENTERS
UNIVERSAL BY MAIL AND CHANGES IN
RESPONSE TO COPE IN NINETEEN.
WHEN WE HEAR WAIT TIMES OF OVER
THREE HOURS AT THE POLLS. IT'S
USUALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
REGISTERING THE VOTE. THE SAME
DAY REGISTRATION OR CASTING A
PROVISIONAL BALLOT. WHILE SOME
CAN WAIT. MANY CANNOT AFFORD TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN REGISTRY. CARE
TAKING AND MAKING ENDS MEET.
MOREOVER THERE ARE MILLIONS OF
VOTERS TO STAY AT HOME EACH
ELECTION BECAUSE ARE NOT
REGISTERED TO VOTE. THE
COALITION BELIEVES THAT FOUR
POINT SIX MILLION ELIGIBLE BUT
UNREGISTERED VOTERS IN
CALIFORNIA. IS A CRISIS WE NEED
TO URGENTLY ADDRESS. VOTER
REGISTRATION WAS CREATED IN THE
EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS IN PART AS A
WAY TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE. I
MAKING AND BURNING A TWO STEP
PROCESS. ITS LEGACY STILL HOLDS
OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
BACK TO THIS DAY. ELIGIBLE BUT
UNREGISTERED VOTERS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR YOUNG PEOPLE WORKING CLASS
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THOSE
LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE
AND THOSE SUFFERING FROM
SYSTEMIC RACISM. THESE ARE THE
VOICES WE ARE MISSING MOST IN
OUR DEMOCRACY. IF VOTER ROLLS
WERE UP TO UPDATED AS OFTEN AS
YOU HAVE THE RECORDS. WE SEE
LESS UNDER LONG DELIVERABLE
BALLOTS AND MORE BALLOTS MAILED
TO THE CORRECT ADDRESS. AND MORE
VOTERS RECEIVING THEIR ABOUT
SOMETIME. MORE ACCURATE VOTER
ROLLS AND MORE COMPLETE VOTER
ROLLS ESTABLISH MORE TRUST IN
OUR DEMOCRACY. SECURE AUTOMATIC
VOTER REGISTRATION CAN IMPROVE
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND
INCREASE ACCESS TO VOTING FOR
CALIFORNIA'S LEAST IN PART
COMMUNITIES. FOR THESE REASONS
WE STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR SB EIGHT FOUR SIX THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISS WILL
NEXT UP BY MISTER ROSENTHAL.
GOOD MORNING CHECK GLAZER VICE
CHAIR WHEN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY TODAY MY
NAME IS JOSH ROSENTHAL AND THE
LEGAL DIRECTORATE PUBLIC RIGHTS
PROJECT AND A CIVIL RIGHTS
LITIGATOR WITH SUBSTANTIAL
EXPERIENCE IN IMMIGRATION LAW.
PRIOR TO JOINING PUBLIC RIGHTS
PROJECT AS AN ATTORNEY AT THE
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
WHERE I PURSUED IMPACT
MITIGATION IN SUPPORT OF
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. AND I'M HERE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF SB EIGHT
FORTY SIX BECAUSE THIS BILL
WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE
PROTECTIONS FOR NON CITIZENS IN
CALIFORNIA'S AVR SYSTEM. WITH
ANY OF YOUR SYSTEM IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ENSURE
THAT NON CITIZENS ARE FILTERED
OUT. AND ARE NOT ACCIDENTALLY
SWEPT UP INTO THE VOTER
REGISTRATION PROCESS WITHOUT
PROTECTION. IF A NONCITIZEN
FALSELY ATTEST TO CITIZENSHIP
AND REGISTERED TO VOTE. THE
LEGAL CONSEQUENCES CAN BE DIRE
RANGING FROM DENIAL OF
NATURALIZATION APPLICATION TO
DEPORTATION TO CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION. ON THIS COUNT
CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT AVR SYSTEM
CONTAINS A CRUCIAL FLAW. UNDER
THE CURRENT SYSTEM EVEN IF THE
DMV APPLICANT PROVIDES A
DOCUMENT THAT CONCLUSIVELY
ESTABLISHES THAT THEY ARE NOT A
CITIZEN. LIKE A GREEN CARD. THE
AVR SYSTEM STILL ASKS IF THAT
PERSON. IT STILL ASSET PERSON IF
THEY ARE US CITIZEN AND WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. THIS
CREATES A NEEDLESS TRAP FOR NON
CITIZENS IF A GREEN CARD HOLDER
COMPLETING THE DMV TRANSACTION
IS AN ATTENTIVE IF THEY'RE
CONFUSED. IF THEY HAVE LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY THEY COULD
ANSWER THE CITIZENSHIP AND
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS
INCORRECTLY. THE RESULT WOULD BE
A FALSE CLAIM OF CITIZENSHIP AND
IN A WEEK OR REQUEST TO
REGISTER. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
LAW IS UNFORGIVING WHEN
NONCITIZENS ATTACHED TO U. S.
CITIZENSHIP EVEN IF IT WAS JUST
AN INNOCENT MISTAKE. SECURE
BACKEND AVR SOLVES THIS ISSUE
WHEN A PERSON PROVIDES THE DMV
WITH A DOCUMENT THAT
CONCLUSIVELY ESTABLISHES THAT
THEY ARE NOT A CITIZEN THEY ARE
AUTOMATICALLY FILTERED OUT OF AB
ARE AND ARE NOT OFFERED THE
OPPORTUNITY. TO ACCIDENTALLY
INDICATE CITIZENSHIP WERE
ACCIDENTALLY REGISTER TO VOTE.
MOREOVER EVEN IF THE DMV ERROR
WORSE SOMEHOW TO RESULT IN THE
REGISTRATION OF A GREEN CARD
HOLDER UNDER SUCH A SECURE AB
ARE BACK AND SYSTEM. AND I WANT
TO BE CLEAR THAT HASN'T HAPPENED
IN ANY OF THE STATES WHERE
SIMILAR BACK AND GAVE THE OUR
SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO
PLACE. THE NONCITIZEN IS STILL
PROTECTED AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE
NONCITIZEN HAS STILL NOT
ACTUALLY FALSELY CLAIMED
CITIZENSHIP AND THEY HAVEN'T
REQUESTED REGISTRATION YOU CAN
EARN UP YOUR FEDERAL CASE ON
USCIS POLICY AND NONCITIZEN IS
NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A
DMV ERROR. AND THAT'S TRUE EVEN
IF THEY WERE ULTIMATELY TO VOTE
IN A CALIFORNIA ELECTION AFTER
THE AROUND YES REGISTRATION.
ULTIMATELY SECURE BACK INTO A WE
ARE AT SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIONS
FOR NON CITIZENS WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY REGISTERING
MILLIONS MORE ELIGIBLE VOTERS.
AND I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WE'RE NOT GONNA GO TO LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES AND WILL
ADJUST THE TIME CLOCK. AFTER THE
ACCESS TIME THAT WAS PROVIDED
THERE SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY
YOURSELF THANK YOU STILL DOOR
ROSE DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE
FLU VOTERS IN CALIFORNIA. THIS
IS A VERY HARD BILL TO OPPOSE
BECAUSE WE SHARE THE CONCERN OF
THE AUTHORS AND WE ON THE
PROPONENTS AND WE AGREE THAT
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO DO
MORE TO SHRINK THE PARTICIPATION
GAP IN CALIFORNIA. WHICH WE
CONSIDER TO BE ONE OF THE
CRITICAL PROBLEMS OF DEMOCRACY
IN CALIFORNIA. BUT WE BELIEVE
THAT SB EIGHT FORTY SIX IS BACK
AND APPROACHES THE TWO HIGH OF A
RISK INTO LAW OVER WARD. LEAKS
EXPERIENCE AFTER MANY YEARS OF
LITIGATION OF MONITORING AND
ADVOCACY TO MAKE SURE. THAT OUR
FRONTEND AB OUR SYSTEM IS BEING
ADMINISTERED PROPERLY. IS THAT
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER
THE DMV'S CAPACITY TO MANAGE A
COMPLICATED SYSTEM. THE UNIQUE
SIZE OF CALIFORNIA'S DMV AND THE
DIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE USING
IT. FOR EXAMPLE. OF THE
PROPONENTS POINT TO THE SUCCESS
OF CO ALL RIGHT IS BACK SYSTEM
CHOLERA. IT'S TO ONLY A- AND-
THREE. UNDOCUMENTED OKAY. WHO TO
TWO POINT EIGHT MILLION
UNDOCUMENTED HELP PEOPLE. VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
REPERCUSSIONS OF THE
PROPORTIONALLY INCREASED RISK.
OF A RONI IS VOTER ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATIONS BY THE DMV. AND
AGENCY THAT HAS EXPLICITLY
STATED IT DOES NOT DETERMINE
CITIZENSHIP OR HAVE A SYSTEM TO
DO SO. AND HAS NO INFRASTRUCTURE
IN PLACE TO DETERMINE VOTER
ELIGIBILITY. BACK INTO THAT
REGISTRATION WOULD ALSO WROTE
THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE.
TO GET LANGUAGE IN PARTY
PREFERENCE OF THE VOTERS GET
ELECTION MATERIALS IN A LANGUAGE
THEY NEED. AND GET PRIMARY
BALLOTS FOR THE POLITICAL PARTY
OF THEIR CHOOSING. UNDER THE
CURRENT SYSTEM CALIFORNIA'S MADE
SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN VOTER
REGISTRATION ACCESSIBILITY IN
RECENT YEARS. THE TWENTY TWENTY
NOVEMBER ELECTION SAW THE
HIGHEST RATE EIGHTY YEARS 88%
AND ACCORDING TO EXPERTS LIKE
THE BRENNAN CENTER. THERE SIMPLY
NO EVIDENCE OF THIS BACK AND
SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE MORE
EFFECTIVE IN INCREASING
REGISTRATION THE KEY IS TO HAVE
SOME FORM OF DVR. SO WHILE WE
AGREE THAT MORE CAN BE DONE LIKE
YOU SPENDING AUTOMATED OPT OUT
REGISTRATION TO MORE AGENCIES
WERE CONCERNED THAT BACK IN
VOTER REGISTRATION IS SIMPLY TOO
HIGH OF A RISK. WELL OUR
COLLEAGUES THE NEW YORK
EDUCATIONAL FUND COULD BE HERE
TODAY. THEY HAVE EXTENSIVE VOTER
ENGAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH THE
LATINO COMMUNITY. OUTREACH
EXPERIENCE WITH IMMIGRANTS AND
ASKED US SPECIFICALLY TO RELAY
THEIR STRONG OPPOSITION AS WELL.
WITH GREAT RESPECT TO THE OFFERS
AND THE SPONSORS OF THIS LATEST.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA MUST REGRETFULLY
VERGE A STRONG NO VOTE THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE
ADICIONAL OPPOSITION WITNESS YES
. GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
BERNICE DOWNSIDE FOR ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION. LIKE THE
LEAGUE WE SHARE THE GOALS BEHIND
THIS BILL OF INCREASING
REGISTRATION AND MUCH AMONG
ELIGIBLE VOTERS AND PROTECTING
ON CITIZENS. ACLU HAS SPENT MANY
YEARS ADVOCATING TO INCREASE THE
FAIRNESS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
MOTOR VOTER SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA. FROM LITIGATING
AGAINST THE DMV AND CODIFYING
SETTLEMENT TERMS IN THAT
LITIGATION TO SERVING ON THE
STATE MOTOR VOTER TASK FORCE.
IT'S THIS ROBUST EXPERIENCE THAT
FORMS THE BASIS FOR CONCERNED
ABOUT SB FORTY SIX. COUNTRY TO
THE BILL'S GOALS SB EIGHT FORTY
SIX IS LIKELY TO INCREASE LEGAL
RESTS FOR THE MILLIONS OF NON
CITIZENS WHO USE THE CALIFORNIA
DMV. DESPITE YEARS OF WORK TO
TRANSFORM THE CURRENT AB OUR
SYSTEM INTO THE SUCCESS THAT IT
IS TODAY. WELL PUBLICISED
TROUBLES WITH THE INITIAL
ROLLOUT OF THE SYSTEM SHOW THAT
THE STATE'S DMV IS NOT EQUIPPED.
TO BUILD AND OPERATE YET ANOTHER
FAR MORE COMPLICATED VOTER
REGISTRATION SYSTEM WITH STAKES
THIS HIGH. IT'S NOT A QUESTION
OF IF CALIFORNIA'S DMV WOULD
MAKE AN ERROR IN DETERMINING
CUSTOMER CITIZENSHIP BUT WHEN.
UNCLAIMED SB EIGHT FORTY SIX
WOULD BE MORE PRODUCTIVE FOR
IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE INSTEAD OF
PRESENTING A FORM THAT ASKS
WHETHER THEY ARE U. S. CITIZENS
THE DMB WILL DECIDE FOR THEM.
SUPPORTERS POINT TO USCIS LETTER
STATING THAT APPLICANTS FOR
CITIZENSHIP HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE TO REJECTION IF THEY
UNKNOWINGLY REGISTER TO VOTE.
HOWEVER THIS OVERLOOKS THE
INCREASED LIKELIHOOD THAT AT THE
SB EIGHT FORTY SIX MODEL WOULD
PLACE MORE PEOPLE IN PRECARIOUS
LEGAL SITUATIONS WHERE THIS
DEFENSE IS NEEDED AT ALL. THIS
OVERALL ALSO OVERLOOKS THE FACT
THAT NONCITIZENS WERE IMPROPERLY
REGISTERED TO VOTE BY THE DMV.
COULD FACE SEVERE IMMIGRATION OR
CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES IF THEY
ACTUALLY END UP VOTING. BECAUSE
VOTERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY MAIL
THE BALLOT AND VOTER INFORMATION
GUIDES BEFORE EACH ELECTION IT'S
LIKELY THAT A NON CITIZEN WHOSE
MAIL THE BALLOT BY THE
GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
STATE IS TELLING THEM THAT THEY
ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. USCIS IS
DEFENSE DOES NOT APPLY TO
UNLAWFUL VOTING AND MULTIPLE
FEDERAL CASES FELL THE
IMMIGRANTS ARE LIABLE FOR VOTING
EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T CHECK A BOX.
ON A FORM CLAIMING TO BE A
CITIZEN. CALIFORNIA LAW CANNOT
PROTECT AGAINST THESE FEDERAL
CONSEQUENCES. FOR THESE REASONS
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR NO VOTE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY WE'VE HEARD FROM LEAD
SUPPORT AND LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES WILL NOW GO FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO. INDICATE SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION JUST WITH THEIR NAME
AND AFFILIATION WE'LL START HERE
FIRST HERE IN THE- HEARING ROOM.
THESE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE
- IT MERELY BROWNING FROM THE
INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIVE
GOVERNMENT AND SUPPORT AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON
HALF THE BILLS WELL. THANK YOU.
DRAMATIST BEHALF OF THE-
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I'M NOT I
MEAN IT'S HARD THING FOR OC
ACTION IN ORANGE COUNTY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LICENSE EACH
HOW ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
CALLS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
FOUR SIX. READ A MEDINA ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR
HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS YOU'RE
NOT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING TIM VALDERRAMA WITH THE
VITAMIN GROUP ON BEHALF OF NEXT
GEN CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. GIVEN
DOLLARS OF THE CENTER FOR
SECURING MODERN ELECTIONS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALONG WITH
ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS FOR CIVIC EMPOWERMENT
EDUCATION FUND IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU ANYONE ELSE HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. WE SHOULD INDICATE
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION C. NINE
WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
OPERATOR IF YOU CAN ASK IF
THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES TO PUT
THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON SB
EIGHT FOUR SIX. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS. SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
FOR SB EIGHT FOUR SIX PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME WE
WILL BEGIN TODAY WITH WHITE
FORTY ONE. WATER STREET NUMBER
STRESS RESPONSIVE OF COURSE
ISN'T ALONG ALREADY IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT. I
FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
EACH GOOD MORNING DISTINGUISHED
SENATOR UP AFTER THEM TO FACE
THE BILL OF- HOPE AND WITHOUT
CALLED IMPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. THANK YOU THANKS CALLER PLEASE
TWO GOING. MY THIRTY TWO YOU ARE
OPEN. ONE MORE SHOT ONE THIRTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M MOVING
ALONG ONE LINE FORTY HELLO
PLEASE GO. AHEAD HELLO. WE CAN
ONLY. HE GAVE ME NOW. YES GO
AHEAD LOW. MY NAME IS DAVID WEST
AND I AM CALLING IS VERY VERY
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB EIGHT FORTY
SIX ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITY
COALITION THANK YOU THANK YOU
NEXT CALLER PLEASE. ONE FORTY
THREE YOUR OPEN. HI MY NAME IS
LOOKING UP EVEN I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF WORKING PARTNERSHIPS
USA IN STRONG- SUPPORT. PLEASE
GO AHEAD LIKE FORTY NINE. HI MY
NAME IS BRIAN MINOR IN A
COLUMNIST BOX BEFORE THE FIFTY
EIGHT THIRTY SIX AND FISCAL
THANK YOU. ONE THIRTY THREE YOU
ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY NAME
IS KATHLEEN COULD. THE NATIONAL
ASIAN NOW ANOTHER OFFICE NOT
MAIL ANOTHER. ONE WE VOTED NOT
TO BILL THANK YOU. TWENTY TWENTY
NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS CHRIS NUMBERS
I'M CALLING BEHALF THE TOWN
BACKED NEVER TRUMP OF THE OKAY.
I THIRTY EIGHT YOUR UP. ONE
THIRTY EIGHT IN. HELLO YES WE
CAN HEAR YOU GO AHEAD PLEASE.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS ERICA
MARIA CHUNG I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND
PACIFIC ISLANDERS SPECIFIC
EMPOWERMENT EDUCATION FUND IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU
THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD LIKE
THIRTY NINE. THE MORNING CARE
NUMBER MY NAME IS ANNE ON AND
THEN CUTS ARE CALLING ON BEHALF
OF THE POLITICAL I FOUNDATION IN
STRONG SUPPORT AT THAT EIGHT
POINT SIX THANK YOU. THANK EURO
. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY MY NAME
IS THAT WOMAN AND I'M CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB EIGHT FORTY
SIX ON BEHALF OF ALLY THANK YOU
ECHO MOBILE. I FORTY SIX PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING MY NAME
IS MICHAEL LOCK FROM OCA ASIAN
PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES ON
BEHALF OF THE EASTICK CHAPTER AS
WELL THE NATIONAL CENTER WE
SUPPORT S. B. A FORCE. ONE
THIRTY SIX PLEASE CONTACT. THANK
MORNING CARE NUMBER MY NAME IS
NOT ON THE PLANET AND I'M CALL
IN STRONG ORDER ESCAPE FOR ON
BEHALF OF ALLY FROM THE MOBILITY
FUND THANK. I FORTY YEAR ARE
OPEN. GOOD MORNING TO REMEMBER
MY NAME IS GUS WITH ARTIST AND I
AM CALLING IN FOR SUPPORT OF AT
THE AGE FORTY SIX ON BEHALF OF.
CAN YOU FOR KNEE CAL I JUST.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GET A QUICK
FINALLY WHY FAULT BY ZERO AS
OPPOSITION AS EIGHT FOUR SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE FIFTY FIVE.
GOOD MORNING AMY HAMBLIN WITH
EXTENT. THE STRONG SUPPORT. I AM
FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO FRIEND. FIRST EMPOWERMENT
EDUCATION AND THE PART OF THE
THANK YOU. FIND ONE GO AHEAD.
THE MORNING- FORGOT LOOK AT NON
. ON BEHALF OF INNER CITY IN THE
FOR. I FIFTY SEVEN YOU ARE OPEN
. HELLO THE WOODWARD COUNTY
ENVIRONMENT YOU JUST PART OF.
ORANGE COUNTY THE CLOSEST ALL
AND I AM CALLING. THE EIGHT
FORTY. DURING OUR NAY THIRTY ONE
OF THEM. BUT HE GOT MORE THAN.
THANK YOU. NEXT CALLER PLEASE.
I'M WE DO HAVE ONE AN APPLE ONE
PLEASE. AND WILL FORTY PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I MY NAME IS VICTOR BY
ABOUT IS WITH RESILIENCE CHILD
I'M CALLING FOR THE S. B. EIGHT
FOUR SIX THE LOWER THE VISUAL
PRIORITY AND ONE OF MY- I WILL
IMPORTANT THING FOR THANK YOU
MUCH DESERVED YOU NEXT CALL PLAY
. AND MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE THE
QUEUE GREAT THANK YOU FOR MUCH
OP OKAY HAVING HER FROM WITNESS
IN FACE AT AN AGAINST OFFERING
MATTER BACK TO THE CAN FOR CON
REQUEST. MEMBERS GOOD. CENTER
WHEN JUDGE DREDD I THANK THE
SENATOR FOR BRING THE BILL UP-
LIKE YOU I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S
ELIGIBLE GETS TO VOTE- I DO
SHARE CONCERNS WITH OPPOSITION-
IS THAT I'M SORRY BUT THE DMV
SHOULD NOT REPLACE THE REGISTER
VOTERS OR THE SECRETARY OF
STATE. THEY'VE GOT THE CAPACITY
THE EXPERIENCE. AND THE DMV
PROCESSING IN LAST FEW YEARS
JUST HAS BEEN QUITE FRANKLY I
THINK IT'S JUST BEEN A MASS AND
IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF
US- WE GET LOTS OF PHONE CALLS
ON ALL SORTS OF THINGS ABOUT THE
DMV. AND THE D. VAN ITSELF. THEY
SHOULD REALLY STICK TO JUST A D.
V. JOHN. WHICH THEY'RE NOT DOING
THE BASS THE THERE'S BEEN SOME
ERRORS THAT. COULD USE THAT
ATTENTION INSTEAD OF STEERING
THEM INTO ANOTHER DIRECTION. AND
SO FOR THOSE REASONS- I'M GOING
TO BE OPPOSING THE BILL THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR WHEN
CENTER ALLEN AND CENTER YOU-
WELL IT THERE'S GOOD NEWS HERE
IS BAD NEWS FOR THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT THE- THE AUTHOR AND THE-
CORE SPONSORS. AND SHARE THE
SAME CORE VALUES ON THIS ISSUE
AND- SO IT'S MY HOPE SAID IF THE
BILL MOVES OUT TODAY AS IT GOES
ALONG THERE YOU KNOW YOU GUYS
WILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT. SOME
WAY TO GET SOME OF THESE ISSUES
ADDRESSED AND- I THINK I THINK
THE CONCERN THAT EXISTS OUT
THERE AMONGST THE GOVERNMENT
GROUPS IS THAT YOU KNOW YOU LOOK
AT THINGS LIKE. MOTOR VOTER FOR
EXAMPLE YOU KNOW YOU LOOK AT.
AT- THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE-
THE BUCKLES THAT WE RAN INTO
YOU'RE ASKING FOR A MASSIVE I.
T. EXPANSION. UNDER THIS BILL.
AND WE HAVE A REALLY SHOWN
OURSELVES YOU KNOW. WE HAD. THE
TRACKER IS NOT GREAT. I KNOW
THIS SO. IT FUNDING ISSUES IS
ALSO JUST BASICALLY JUST TO GO
SHE'S ANOTHER SOME TECHNICAL
ISSUES WITH THE REGISTER. STILL
HAVE AS WELL WITH REGARDS TO THE
BILL. RIGHT I THINK GUM. YOU
KNOW THE WHAT WE WERE HEARING
FROM FOLKS THAT THE IS A GREAT
IDEA CONCEPTUALLY BUT THEY'RE
REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IMITATION.
AND- I MEAN CAN BUILDING I THINK
I'M A BIT ON SUNDERLAND'S
COMMENTS ABOUT YOU KNOW WITH THE
EXTENT TO WHICH THE DMV REALLY
IS READY TO HANDLE THIS SORT OF
. BRAND NEW. SET OF PROTOCOLS-
AND WE AND COULD END UP LEADING
TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUCH
AS THE- THAT WE'VE HEARD
DESCRIBED WITH. SPECIALLY WITH
THE UNITED FRIENDLY FEDERAL
MINISTRATION YOU KNOW OF
PLANNING IMMIGRATION LAW ON
INGRESSIVE WAY. YOU KNOW THAT
COULD BE IMMIGRANTS WHO MIGHT
HAVE. YOU KNOW THROUGH NO FAULT
OF THEIR OWN- GOTTEN GOTTEN
REGISTERED OUT BECAUSE OF SOME
MERIT THE DMV OFFICE SAID
THEY'RE ON THE HOOK FOR
VIOLATING FEDERAL CRIME. AND
USED AS A WHIPPING BOY THERE AS
A- AS AN EXAMPLE OF ELECTORAL
FRAUD- SO THAT'S MY THAT'S THE
CONCERNS THAT I BRING TO THIS-
YOU KNOW I'M I'M I HAVE A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IN YOU. I SENATOR
AND- YOU KNOW THE YEAR. I CAN
ONLY IMAGINE THAT YOU SHARE. YOU
WOULDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING
THAT WOULD THAT WOULD- YOU KNOW
. BMS OR OR CREATE THESE KINDS
OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE SO I YOU
KNOW I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL TODAY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
YOU'D BE ABLE TO WORK ON ON
THESE ISSUES BUT I DO I DO I
MEAN I READ THE LETTER CAREFULLY
FROM THE CELL YOU AND NOW A-
AND- THE WOMAN VOTERS AND- I.
ATTY I CAN'T HELP BUT BE
NERVOUS. ABOUT VOTING FOR THIS
BILL TODAY. I DON'T OF YOUR
THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS BUT THAT'S
WHERE I AM. THANK YOU SO I
APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK WELL
YOU KNOW IT HAS HAS BEEN SAID WE
ALL SHARE COLLECTIVELY THE SAME
OBJECTIVE. I THINK WHEN ANY OF
OUR AGENCIES HAVE-
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND
CERTAINLY THE DATA DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES IS NOT THE ONLY
ONE- THAT WE YOU KNOW I BELIEVE
THAT IT IS GOVERNMENT'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY TO ADDRESS
THOSE. AND WITHOUT A PROCESS
THAT FORCES SOME ADDRESSING WE
SIMPLY YOU KNOW. THE IDEA THAT
WE WOULD DO NOTHING BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE TRUST IN OUR AGENCY
I'M NOT SURE IS THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO GO FOR CALIFORNIANS
I THINK THAT. IF WE DON'T HAVE
TRUST AND AGENCY WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS THAT WHILE WE
SIMULTANEOUSLY DO MORE THERE ARE
FOUR POINT SIX. MILLION ELIGIBLE
VOTERS- YOU KNOW WHAT I READ IN
THE NINE PAGES OF THE OPPOSITION
LETTER WAS ALSO- YOU KNOW QUITE
A BIT OF CONCERNS WITHOUT A
MECHANISM. TO REALLY WORK I
DIDN'T READ ONE POTENTIAL
AMENDMENT I DIDN'T READ ONE
POTENTIAL IDEA OF HOW WE CAN
WORK THIS THROUGH. THERE HAVE
BEEN OTHER LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE
MOVE THIS FORWARD WHO WANT TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT
IT WOULD MEAN. TO ADDRESS THOSE
FOR YOU KNOW THE FACT THAT FOUR
POINT SIX MILLION ELIGIBLE
VOTERS AREN'T REGISTERED. I
THINK THERE ARE DIFFERENT
OPINIONS ON THE PIECE RELATED
TO- UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS AND
NON CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS. THERE
ARE DEFINITELY COALITIONS I
THINK AS WAS EXPRESSED IN THE
SUPPORT GROUP. THAT BELIEVE THAT
THIS WOULD BE A MUCH SAFER AND
BETTER. WAY TO ADDRESS. THE
ERRORS THAT HAPPEN IN
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE. REGISTERED
TO VOTE- I THINK THAT ALSO TO.
THE CURRENT SYSTEM WE HAVE IN
PLACE HAS ITS OWN ERRORS- AND
YOU KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
EVEN THE SYSTEM WE HAVE IN
PLACE. WE ARE STILL HAVING TO
KIND OF THINK ABOUT. THE ISSUES
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS SO I'M
NOT SURE THAT. YOU KNOW. THAT
IS. THAT THAT PEACE WILL ALWAYS
BE THE CASE AND I THINK IT'S
GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
TRY TO IMPROVE. AND NOT JUST
SETTLE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LACK OF
CONFIDENCE I MEAN IF WE HAVE A
LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN AGENCY IT'S
MY HOPE THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY
TRY TO ADDRESS IT AS OPPOSED TO
SAYING. WE'RE NOT GONNA DO
ANYTHING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD- I
THINK THAT OVER FOR ALL. IS HAS.
MORE SUPPORT FROM. FOLKS WHO
CARE ABOUT- YOU KNOW. ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO CARE
ABOUT TRYING TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD. AND WHEN I WAS POSED
WITH THE QUESTION OF LIKE WELL
YOU KNOW. THIS BILL HAS BEEN
TRIED IN THE PAST YOU KNOW DO
YOU WANT TO CARRY IT OR NOT I
SAID WELL IF THERE'S NOT A BILL
THERE'S NOT A POLICY
CONVERSATION. SO IF WE ALL AGREE
THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE A POLICY
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE
EXPAND. THAT VOTER REGISTRATION
TO FOUR POINT SIX MILLION VOTERS
THEN WE STOP IT HERE. BUT IF WE
WANT TO HAVE A POLICY
CONVERSATION RECOGNIZING THAT
THIS IS THE ISSUE. ON THAT THERE
ARE OTHER STATES WHO HAVE
IMPLEMENTED AND I WANT TO BE
CLEAR TO THAT THE OPPOSITION DID
NOT HAVE THE OPPOSITION FOR THE
OTHER STATES. YES THIS IS A
BIGGER STATE BUT WE DON'T STOP
ADVANCING POLICY WORK BECAUSE IT
IS A BIGGER STATE. AND THAT'S
JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT. YOU
KNOW NECESSARILY SITS WELL WITH
ME DO WE DO IT DIFFERENTLY
ABSOLUTELY- AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO A TIME WHERE WE CAN YOU KNOW
HAVE. A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE SPECIFIC
CONCERNS OF WHAT WOULD. I
TECHNOLOGY LOOK LIKE TO BE ABLE
TO ADDRESS THAT WHAT WOULD BE
THE NEEDS- AND SO THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD
TO. MY SON SOMEWHERE A LOT HOW
AND- WE ACTUALLY HAVE LOWER. SO
WE HAVE HIGHER REGISTRATION
RATES RIGHT NOW. IN COLORADO
EVEN THOUGH COLORADO'S
IMPLEMENTED THE SYSTEM. IF WE- I
MEAN WE CAN TALK JUST ABOUT
PERCENTAGES AND SURE ONE TIME
YOU KNOW NOVEMBER ELECTIONS FOR
PRESIDENTIAL TURNOUT. TURNED OUT
YOU KNOW EIGHTY PERCENT.
REGISTRY REGISTERED VOTERS- BUT
WE STILL HAVE FOUR POINT SIX
MILLION TO OUR AND REGISTERED.
SO IF WE CAN WE CAN HAVE A
CONVERSATION THAT'S- BASICALLY.
THAT'S YOU KNOW IT LOOKS AT.
PERCENTAGES BUT WE CAN ALSO
HAVE. A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE
RUN NUMBERS. AND SO. I THINK A
ONE TIME INCREASE IN REGISTERED
VOTERS. IS NOT THE SAME AS
HAVING CONSISTENT INCREASES AND
ALSO RECOGNIZING. THAT THERE ARE
STILL FOUR POINT SIX MILLION
EVEN WITH THE PERCENTAGE YOU
READ THAT WAS CITED IN THE
OPPOSITION. EIGHTY EIGHT
PERCENT. THAT STILL LEAVES FOUR
POINT SIX. THAT ARE UNDER
REGISTERED. AND ELIGIBLE. THESE
HAVE. DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO
THAT OR OR- I JUST ONE
UNDERSCORE THAT THE OPPOSITION
ALSO STRONGLY AGREES THAT WE
NEED TO CLOSE VOTER REGISTRATION
GAPS AND TO REGISTER THOSE FOUR
POINT EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE BUT
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS
LITERALLY NO DATA TO SUPPORT THE
IDEA THAT SWITCHING FROM AFFRONT
TENDS TO A BACKEND SYSTEM. WILL
ACTUALLY CLOSE THOSE
REGISTRATION DISPARITIES- THE
ONLY STATE THAT WE HAVE AS AN
EXAMPLE THAT SWITCH FROM
FRONTEND TO BACKEND AS COLORADO
AND HAS ALREADY BEEN REFERENCED.
COLORADO GOT UP TO ABOUT THE
SAME RATE THAT THE CURRENT
FRIENDS AND OPT OUT SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA IS GETTING WHEN IT
SWITCHED TO BACKEND. AND AGAIN
THERE'S IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT
STATE FOR ALL THE REASONS THAT
HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED SO WE
THINK THAT. THAT THE LIKELIHOOD
OF HAVING ANY INCREASE IN VOTER
REGISTRATION BUT CERTAINLY THE
LIKELIHOOD OF CLOSING
DISPARITIES IS NOT BORNE OUT BY
THE DATA. BUT THE RISKS BASED ON
OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE DMV ARE
VERY HIGH AND SIMPLY NOT WORTH
IT BUT TRANSLATING FRONT AND OPT
OUT. VERY CAREFULLY TO
ADDITIONAL AGENCIES WHERE PEOPLE
WHO ARE NOT USING THE DMV CAN BE
REACHED VERY VERY LOW INCOME.
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE DRIVER'S
LICENSES ARE DONE OF ACCESS TO
THE DMV ARE USING COVERED
CALIFORNIA AND OTHER AGENCIES
WERE WE COULD BE REACHING PEOPLE
BY USING FRONTEND OPT OUT IF
THEY ARE. THANK CENTER
ALLOCATING. YOU KNOW. ABOUT
RUSSIA. KIDS UNIT. I THINK YOU
HIS CONCERN VERY WELL AT THE
END. I'M SORRY AM ACTUALLY ONE
OF LEADS THAT IT SHOULD MOVE
VERY BILL- PRIOR AND WILL SEE
YOU TO A MUCH BETTER JOB THAN I
DID- AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF
THE TESTIMONY AND IT'S
INTERESTING I MEAN IT'S HARD TO
SQUARE- THE- SERVER SUPPORT
TESTIMONY FROM SO MANY GROUPS
THAT HAVE A DIRECT. INTEREST IN
REGISTERING UNDER REPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES AND THE CONCERNS OF
GROUPS LIKE THE LEAGUE- GROUP
THAT I RESPECT IMMENSELY.
ABSOLUTELY I THINK IT WOULD BE
HELPFUL TO- PERHAPS THE WITNESS
FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR
RESPONSIBLE TO TALK SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN HOW
THEY VIEW YOUR- AND FRONT END
VOTER REGISTRATION WORK BACK IN
FIRST FRONT. PARTICULARLY IN IN-
THAT PROBABLY HASN'T GOT MUCH IN
HERE WHICH IS THE POST
REGISTRATION MANAGEMENT OF DATA-
AND THE UPDATING OF RECORDS
WHERE I HAD MY UNDERSTAND HE'S
BACK IN NEW YORK CAN BE. REALLY
HELPFUL- IN ENSURING THAT WE
KEEP PEOPLE- PROPERLY UPDATED SO
THAT THEY CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE
SEARCH SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND-
I THINK THAT WE HOPE. THANK YOU
SIR NEWMAN- AND AGAIN NEARLY
BROWN A FINANCE FOR SPOTS OF
GOVERNMENT- WE WORK ON AUTOMATIC
VOTER REGISTRATION POLICY ON THE
COUNTRY WE'VE HELPED SET UP. A
SOLAR SYSTEM THE NUMBER OF
STATES THAT CENTER LIMON
MENTIONED- TO SORT OF USE
ANALOGY THAT MAY BE HELPFUL
HERE- IT DOES LOOK TRAFFIC LIGHT
AT THE DMV THE CURRENT ATR
PROCESS WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS. EVERYBODY'S
KIND OF GETTING A YELLOW LIGHT
RIGHT NOW ON YOUR YOU REGARDLESS
OF THE DOCKING TO PROVIDE THE NB
READING ASK QUESTIONS YOU KNOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO REGISTER TO
VOTE. ARE YOU US CITIZEN. AND SO
SOME PEOPLE ARE SLOWING DOWN
THROUGH THAT PROCESS IS ABOUT A
50% DECLINATION RATE OF THAT
CURRENT SYSTEM BUT HALF OF
PEOPLE. ARE SAYING NO I DON'T TO
DEAL WITH THIS RIGHT NOW WHERE
THEY THINK ALREADY REGISTERED TO
VOTE. OR THEY THINK THE
RESTRICTIONS CURRENT AND THEY'RE
SAYING. I'LL DEAL WITH THIS
LATER- THE OTHER ISSUE WITH THE
CURRENT SYSTEM IS SOME PEOPLE
ARE GOING THROUGH IT TOO FAST.
THAT'S NONCITIZENS WHO MAY BE
UNAWARE AND ATTENTIVE IN THE
MOMENT OR LIMITED ENGLISH
PROFICIENT. AND EVEN THOUGH
THEY'VE SHOWN A GREEN CARD. TO
THE DMV AND THAT'S RECORDED IN
THE DMV SYSTEM. THEY YOU KNOW IN
A MOMENT OF INATTENTION SAY YES
I'M A US CITIZEN AND I WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER TO VOTE. AND
THEY HAVE MADE A FALSE KIND OF
CITIZENSHIP IS MISTER ROSENTHAL
MENTIONED- AND ILLEGALLY
REGISTERED TO VOTE WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT HAS CAN HAVE
CATASTROPHIC. IMMIGRATION
CONSEQUENCES. SO WHAT THE SYSTEM
DOES IS IT ADDS RIVER RED LIGHT
AND A GREEN LIGHT. TO THAT
SYSTEM. SO IF YOU ARE PRESENTING
A GREEN CARD TO THE DMB- AS PART
OF THE DMV'S ROUTINE COMPETENCE.
YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS WHEN YOU GET YOUR
LICENSE ON THERE TO SEE A
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS. ON TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU PROVIDED ONE
OF THE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS THEY
LOG THAT INTO THEIR SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALREADY BEING LOGGED IN.
WITH THIS WOULD SAY IS WHEN THAT
DOCUMENTS LOGGED IN. SOME IS
PROVIDED A GREEN CARD. JUST
CREATE A YOU KNOW A HARD COULD
STOP IN THE SYSTEM. DON'T ASK
THAT PERSON. IF THEY WANT TO
REGISTER TO VOTE. DON'T ASK
THEM. IF THEY ARE US IS A BIG
THAT'S A NEEDLESS TRAP.
PRONOUNCES AND- THE FLIP SIDE OF
THAT IS IF SOMEBODY COMES INTO
THE DMV. AND WHEN THEY'RE
GETTING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE
THEY'RE PROVIDING. A DOCTOR LIKE
A U. S. PASSPORT AS I MENTIONED.
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN RECORDED AND
LOGGED INTO THE IN THE SYSTEM.
THIS IS NOT CREATING A NEW
PROJECT FOR THE DMV IT SIMPLY
LEVERAGING. INFORMATION THAT'S
ALREADY BEING RECORDED. AS PART
OF THE SYSTEM. AND SO. IF I'M TO
PROVIDE THE PASSPORT- YOU KNOW
THEY'VE ESTABLISH THEIR ABILITY
TO VOTE AT THAT POINT. AND
INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. FOR PURPOSES
VOTER REGISTRATION. READ THAN
SLOWING DOWN THE- ASKING. WOULD
YOU LIKE REGISTER TO. ARE YOU.
ARE IS YOUR CITIZEN. THEY GET A
LETTER THE MAIL THE SAYS. BASED
ON AN- YOU PROVIDED. YOUR DMV
TRENDS. WE HAVE CONFIRMED YOU
ARE DEMONSTRABLY ELIGIBLE TO
REGISTER TO IN CALIFORNIA. IF
YOU DON'T WANNA BE REGISTERED TO
VOTE THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN SEND
BACK THIS NOTICE YOU CAN CALL US
WE'LL TAKE YOU OFF THE ROLLS.
BUT THIS IS MEANT TO MAKE YOUR
LIFE EASIER. AND I WANT TO NOTE-
THAT THE DATA FROM COLORADO IS
EXTREMELY STRONG. AND HOW MANY
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THIS IS
REGISTERED. OTHERS A STUDY BY
TWO PROFESSORS AT STANFORD.
OTHERS HAVE BEEN COLORADO
SWITCHED FROM. FOR THE FRONT AND
SYSTEM TO THE SECURE BACK END
SYSTEM. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
REGISTER TO GO TO THE DMV
DOUBLED- RIGHT NOW- CALIFORNIA'S
A 50% DECLINATION RATE. AT THE
DMV. FOR PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THIS
MAILER IN COLORADO IT'S 1% OF
PEOPLE WHO DECLINE IN AN ORGAN
6% OF PEOPLE- THEY'RE SIMILAR
RESEARCH FROM BERKELEY THAT
FOUND. EIGHT POINT 1% INCREASE.
IN REGISTRATION RETURN STRAIGHT
YOU'RE- COMPARED WITH ZERO POINT
5% INCREASE FROM CALIFORNIA'S
CURRENT SYSTEM. AND I WANT TO
NOTE THE ON THE BRIGHTON CENTRE
STUDY. CITED BY THE OPPOSITION
IS IF TWENTY NINETEEN- WHEN
THERE WERE ONLY TWO STATES WITH
THE SYSTEM. AND THERE'S A MAJOR
METHODOLOGICAL FLAWS. IN THE
STUDY. IT JOHN AND ASK YOU TO
WRAP UP HELPS AYE I THINK OR IF
THERE WAS JUST A QUICK.
CLARIFICATION QUESTION I
SOMETHING THIS JUNE SENATE-ROOM
AND LIKE TO DO A FOLLOW UP THERE
I. KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS. I
WILL SAY THIS OVERLY HELPFUL
BUT- WE ARE. YOU KNOW PRESSED
FOR TIME OF COURSE YEAH. THANK
YOU JERRY AND SO I WILL I WILL
SAFETY KNOW PRIEST. THAT CONTEXT
- I THINK THE OFFICE MAY TWO
VERY VERY GOOD POINT. ONE IS IN
A RATES OF PARTICIPATION LESS
IMPORTANT IN THE ABSOLUTE
PARTICIPATION. LEVELS REFER YOU
KNOW CLOSE TO FIVE MILLION
VOTERS IS B. IS REALLY
MEANINGFUL AND HAVE A HUGE
IMPACT. ON THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE.
WHOM WE CHOOSE TO REPRESENT US
THE POLICIES WE MAKE- AND
CERTAINLY THAT YOU KNOW THAT
POINT. YOU JUST BECAUSE
CALIFORNIA IS BEING- DOESN'T
MEAN WE SHOULDN'T ASPIRE. TO BE
SORTS OF IMPROVEMENTS AND SO BOB
YOU KNOW GLADYS WITH THE BILL. I
DO APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS- THIS
IS OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW A DYNAMIC
PROCESS- ANNELID FORD WHICH IS
VERY FROM. FORD THANK YOU
SENTIMENTS SO. MENJIVAR THANK
YOU CHAIR. I'M I KNOW THERE'S
SOME CONCERNS ARE. GIVING A-
RESPONSE. TO DO. CLERICS BY. DID
WANT TO KNOW YOU KNOW I AM JOIN
ALL. ON THE SITE DMB ARE. GOING
BE MAKING BORDER ELIGIBLE. DID I
WOULD NEVER BE FAVOR OF THAT-
THERE SEEM TO GOING TO PERFORM
THEIR EGGS. REAL PROCEDURES KNOW
A LOT IN THE OF DOT. AT THE END
OF IT IS GOING BRING. TO THEM. I
MEAN IF THE- IN THE PER PERSON
DOES PROVIDE- ONE OF THESE
PREDEFINED DOCUMENT THE SYSTEM
IS HARD CODED TO AUTOMATICALLY
SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE AND I KNOW
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
COLORADO BUT THERE ARE OTHER
STATES THAT HAVE. IMPLEMENTED
SECURE EIGHTY OUR SYSTEMS THAT.
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IN
ACLU ACLU OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA
HAVE STRONGLY SUPPORTED YOU KNOW
STATES LIKE ALASKA DELAWARE
MASSACHUSETTS NEW MEXICO OREGON
WASHINGTON. AND WASHINGTON DC
AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE
AUTHOR HERE INSANE THAT AGAIN
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE A BIGGER
STATE DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE
SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS I
THINK THAT. GIVES EVEN MORE OF-
A RESPONSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
IT BECAUSE AGAIN. MY COLLEAGUE
HERE TO THE RIGHT SAID FIVE
MILLION PEOPLE MAKES A BIG BIG
DIFFERENCE SO I DO HAVE A
QUESTION YOU KNOW THE DOCTOR THE
WITNESSES. COUPLE QUESTIONS HOW
WOULD THIS PROPOSAL INTERACT
WITH THEIR CURRENT BILL BY MAIL
SYSTEM. AND THEN SECONDLY YOU
KNOW CAN YOU SPEAK ABOUT I KNOW
YOU SAID THERE WASN'T A LOT OF
DATA BUT- HOW THIS CAN HELP
CLOSE THE GAPS IN HOW WE CAN
EXPAND THE BORDER ACCESS TO THE
UNDER REPRESENTED POPULATIONS.
DID YOU WANT. THAT FOR THE
OPPOSITION TO SUPPORT THE
SUPPORT. WILL THE IS A DIRECTED
THIS. LAMAR PERHAPS AROUND IF
YOU SENATOR LAMAR SENATOR YOU
CAN. IF YOU WANT TO TRY CAN
EITHER IT TO. MY SUPPORTERS WISH
THANK YOU THE- FIRST. WAS VOTE
BY MAIL DINNER. I WANT BE YOURS
. YEARS ON DISK GOING OF COURSE
. OFF OFFLINE OKAY I'M ONE THING
THAT THIS BILL WOULD DO IS IF
SOMEBODY PROVIDES- MY NAME OR
ADDRESS. TO THE DMV OR TO
ANOTHER COVERED AGENCY LIKE
MEDIC HELD IT DIFFERS. FROM
THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION RECORD-
THE NAME ADDRESS IN THEIR VOTER
REGISTRATION RECORD BE
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATED TO REFLECT
THE CHANGE- THAT IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF CALIFORNIA'S VOTER
ROLLS- AND IMPROVED THE- OKAY
JUST A JUST A RESPONSE IF
RESPONSE IS THAT IT GETS
UPDATED. THAT HAS TO BE DIRECT
YOU AND SENATOR MENU ARE YOUR
SECOND QUESTION SECOND QUESTION
IS REGARDING YOU KNOW IF YOU
HAVE ANY MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING HOW IT'S GOING TO
CLOSE THE GAPS ON RELATED TO
UNDER. UNDER REPRESENTED
POPULATIONS SURE A CENTER FOR
AMERICAN PROGRESS STUDY OF
OREGON FOUND THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE
REGISTERED TO VOTE WHEN OREGON
IMPLEMENTED THIS BACK AND SCRAPE
YOUR SYSTEM. WERE MORE LOWER
INCOME- THEY WERE- COMMUTE
CALLER- THEY WERE RURAL THEY
WERE LESS EDUCATED IT'S A REAL
WAY TO BRING PEOPLE ON TO THE
ROLES- WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY
LEFT OUT. RIGHT AND ANY FURTHER
CENTER. OKAY I'M GOING TO- IF
THEY WISH ALLOWED THE LEAGUE AND
THE ACLU DAY. TO RESPOND TO THAT
THE- THIS CONCERN THAT'S WAS
RACES THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORTED
THE MEASURES IN OTHER STATES IF
YOU WISH. TO ANSWER THAT
SPECIFIC- ASSERTION CHECKING
INTO THAT SPECIFICALLY SO ACLU
OF CALIFORNIA'S BEEN IN CONSTANT
CONTACT WITH ACLU NATIONAL ABOUT
THIS BILL. THE POSITION IS THAT
IT'S EXTREMELY STATE SPECIFIC SO
IT DEPENDS ON THE CAPACITY OF
THE DMV AND NOT STATE. DEPENDS
ON THE SIZE OF THE STATE IT
DEPENDS. ON THE NONCITIZEN
POPULATION WITHOUT STATE AND SO
THEY ARE SET A CEILING NATIONAL
SUPPORTIVE OF CALIFORNIAN
OPPOSING THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU
. AND LEAD YOU WISH TO-
SHERINIAN SO ON ON WIDELY IS
WHAT IT NOTICES SLEEPER. THE
SAME SIR. WILL LEGAL VOTERS AND
THAT IS. THERE WERE A FEW THINGS
THAT WE- DELIVER NEED TO ADDRESS
THAT WERE. STAY THAT ARE FACTUAL
. OF CONCERN WHAT WHAT IS IT A
REGARDING WHAT- SO I WANTED TO
CLARIFY HOW THE FRONTEND SYSTEM
WORKS RIGHT NOW THERE'S A BIT OF
A CONFLATION IT'S A HARD STOP
SYSTEM RIGHT NOW WORK ON. IT
COMPLETED IN TEN POTENTIAL
LANGUAGES SO THE VERY FIRST
QUESTION BEFORE YOU EVEN START
ANSWERING QUESTIONS AS WHICH
LANGUAGE WOULD YOU LIKE TO.
COMPLETE YOUR TRANSACTION. WHEN
YOU GET TO THE D. AT THE REDWOOD
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS IT'S
BROKEN UP INTO MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS. THAT ARE EACH HARD
STOP IT ARE YOU YES US CITIZEN
YES NO DECLINE TO STATE ONLY IF
YOU SAY YES TO MOVE ON AND THEN.
DO YOU MEET ALL OF THESE VOTER
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AGAIN THE
CITIZENSHIP ONE. YES NO DECLINE
TO STATE ONLY IF YOU SAY YES TO
PROGRESS THE NEXT ONE IT SAYS.
DO YOU WANT TO REGISTER TO VOTE
AGAIN FCS THAT'S THREE YESES IN
YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE. AND
THERE'S AGAIN NO DATA THAT A
LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE ARE
FALSELY ATTESTING TO THEIR
CITIZENSHIP RIGHT NOW. AND
THERE'S ALSO WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE
DATA THAT WAS REFERENCED- SAYING
THAT THERE'S CLOSING AND
DISPARITIES. THE DATA THAT'S
AVAILABLE THAT THE AVR SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA IS THAT IT'S
DRAMATICALLY INCREASED
REGISTRATION. AND THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH DATA AVAILABLE YET BASED
ON HOW CALIFORNIA WORKS TO BE
ABLE TO SAY THAT IT'S CLOSED ON
DISPARITIES ALONG RACE. BUT IT
HAS CLOSE DISPARITIES ACCORDING
TO INCOME AND AGE GREAT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND I LET ME
EITHER. AND ALL THAT THE AUTHOR
IN HER CLOTHES ADDRESS ANY OF
THOSE. ISSUES THAT THAT HAVE
BEEN RAISED. UP I WAS JUST
QUESTIONS- YOU HAVE- WE ARE JUST
GONNA SAY I MEAN I SUPPOSE PART
OF THE ANALYSIS PROBABLY BECAUSE
IT COMES DOWN TO THE FACT IN
CALIFORNIA WE- SEEN THE RISE.
AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT PEOPLE DO HAVE ACCESS-
WHICH IS NOT THE CASE IN. OTHER
PLACES SO THAT- AT LEAST THERE'S
THE FORMER. MEDIATION IF THIS OF
THAT RED. TO VOTE DAY OF THEY
WITH A MOTIVE IN. TO SELL. HEY
CENTER MENJAGA. JUST A QUICK COM
TO THAT THIS MAKE. AN ACTOR. BUT
IMAGINE YOU'RE KNOW GREEN.
HOLDER LIKE MANY OF MY MEMBERS
ARE. IF THE- ARE YOUR ONLINE.
HOW SCARED YOU POTENTIAL COULD
BE YEAR ROUND IT'S- OR A STATE
ORGANIZED. AND EVEN IF IT'S IN
YOUR LANGUAGE RATE RIGHT THERE
IT'S ASKING IF YOU'RE- A
CITIZEN. YOU COULD BY FEAR JUST
SAY YES BECAUSE YOU'RE WORRIED
RIGHT SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT
THAT EVEN IF IT MIGHT BE. A
TOTALLY. THANK YOU. AND SENATOR
THE MONA THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
IN THE SERVICE CENTER NEWMAN
THANK YOU FOR SETTING THE
FOUNDATION FOR THIS CONTINUED
CONVERSATION. SO WHAT WHAT WHAT
SURPRISES ME. AT THIS POINT IN
TIME IT. GIVEN THIS ROBUST
CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE HAD THIS
MORNING IS THAT- IS THE PERSON
THAT'S NOT HERE IN THE ROOM.
WHICH IS THE SECRETARY OF STATE-
I'M SURE THAT SHE JOINS WITH YOU
AND ALL OF US ABOUT TRYING TO
GET AS MANY PEOPLE REGISTER
SHE'S BEEN A GREAT. ADVOCATE AND
LEADER IN THAT SPACE. I'M WE
HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HER
ABOUT THIS BILL. AND THE A
POTENTIAL GOOD OR NOT. TO ADD
FOUR POINT SIX MILLION PEOPLE TO
THE ROLLS. AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T
SPEAK FOR HER I DON'T KNOW FOR
REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN THE
ROOM. AND COULD COULD SPEAK TO.
HER CONCERNS ARE NOT ON THIS
MATTER BUT- I DON'T THINK IT'S A
REASON NOT TO MOVE YOUR BILL
FORD BUT I JUST WANT TO FLAG. IT
IS A SIGNIFICANT BLIND SPOT
HERE- IN AND HAVING US HAVE THE
VALUE THE BENEFIT OF OUR OFFICES
EXPERTISE IN THIS AREA BECAUSE
WE ALL WANT TO. MAKE SURE WE DO
THE RIGHT THING. THE SECOND THE
SECOND THING THAT TIME. IS
MISSING IN THIS CONVERSATION.
ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN REYES
APPROPRIATELY BY NUMBER OF
MEMBERS IS. IS THE ABILITY OF US
TO OPERATIONALIZE THIS. AND THAT
IS AN ADMINISTRATOR THAT WILL BE
ULTIMATELY ADMINISTRATION.
RESPONSIBILITY WITH THIS BILL
MOVED BEFORE THE TO MOVE FORWARD
AND- AND SO IN SOME WAYS I DON'T
WANT TO ABDICATE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THAT IMPORTANT QUESTION. BUT
IT IS TRUE THAT THAT FOR THIS
BILL TO GOING TO AFFECT THE
GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED. AND BY
SIGNING IT. IT I THINK IT IT.
CREATES A VERY CLEAR OBLIGATION.
ON HIS ADMINISTRATION TO
IMPLEMENT IT CORRECTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY. SO IN SOME WAYS. IT
ALLOWS ME TO GIVE THE- YOUR BILL
PASSED IN THAT REGARD BECAUSE- I
SEE IT AS A SERIOUS PROBLEM- NO
WE WE'VE WE'VE WE HAD HEARINGS A
SPECIAL HEARING ON KALANK SAYS.
ACTED WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO
WITH TECHNOLOGY PROJECT A MUCH
SMALLER SCALE- FOR THE LAST TEN
YEARS THAT ENORMOUS COSTS.
THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S
OFFICE. AT PREVIOUS SECRETARY
STATES NOT JUST THIS CURRENT
ONE. I THINK IS WORKING VERY
HARD ON IT. AND WE CAN GO TO ALL
STATE GOVERNMENT FIND A LOT OF
EXAMPLES OF OUR OPERATIONAL
PROBLEMS. SO I DON'T THINK IT'S
AS SIMPLE AS SOME OF THE
WITNESSES PROJECT. BUT YET I
DON'T THINK THAT'S A REASON TO
STOP THIS BILL HERE IN THIS
COMMITTEE AND STOP THIS
IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. BECAUSE
WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOALS WE
WANNA. AS MANY CITIZENS AS
POSSIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR
WONDERFUL DEMOCRACY. SO WITH
THAT I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. HAVE NOT SEEN IN THE
HANDS FROM MY COLLEAGUE ALLOW
THE- THE AUTHORED IT TOO CLOSE.
THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE THAT
ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THIS
PARTICULAR BILL I THINK I MADE A
COMMENT EARLIER IF THERE'S NOT A
BILL THERE'S NOT A CONVERSATION.
SO IF WE DON'T MOVE THIS FORWARD
WE WON'T HAVE THE X.
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SECRETARY
OF STATE WE WON'T HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. IF OUR BELIEF
IS THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE AN
AGENCY THAT CANNOT-
OPERATIONALIZE- A POLICY ISSUE
THEN WE STOP EVERY SINGLE ISSUE
THAT COMES FORWARD I WOULD
REGRET TO SAY THAT A LOT OF
POLICY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WE
NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
WHAT WILL IT TAKE IN ORDER FOR
US TO DO SOMETHING SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WHAT WILL IT COST WHAT
COULD BE A TIME LINE AND I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
THE OPPOSITION WHO HAVE HAD A
GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH
TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THIS.
THIS BILL WHETHER IT MOVES
FORWARD THIS LEGISLATIVE YEAR
NOT WILL CONTINUE TO COME UP.
ARE THERE OTHER STATES WERE
MOVING FOR WITH AUTOMATIC. VOTER
REGISTRATION AND SO WHEN WE ARE
PREPARED TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION. I THINK. WE WILL
HAVE A I BELIEVE THE TIME IS NOW
I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
THAT WE DO. THAT REQUIRE YOU
KNOW YEARS IN ADVANCE OF HAVING
TO RAISE THE ISSUE OVER AND
OVER. I'M SO I'M GRATEFUL- TO
YOU KNOW SENATORS WHO HAVE
BROUGHT THIS FORWARD- PREVIOUSLY
WHO WHO ARE SAYING WE NEED TO DO
SOMETHING TO CLOSE THAT GAP FOR
FOUR POINT SIX MILLION. ELIGIBLE
BUT NOT REGISTERED VOTERS. WITH
THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LOOKING FOR A MOTION CENTER
NEWMAN MOVES THE BILL- NO
AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENTS OKAY. WHO
THE BILL IS PRESENTED TO
SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL. THIS IS
FILE ITEM SIX SB EIGHT FOUR SIX
WITH THE MOTION. PASSED. THE
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
CENTER AS- I. GLAZER AYE. WHEN
NO ALLEN. ALLEN MCGUIRE. MEN OF
OUR- MENTOR I. NEWMAN AYE NUMBER
. I NUMBER I. AT THE FULL COULD
. OVER THE OF MY LIFE OKAY WE'RE
GONNA PUT THAT BILLING CALL FOR
APPS MEMBERS. THAT BRINGS US TO
OUR LAST BILL THE- MORNING. THAT
SET FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN SB
SEVENTY SEVEN BY CENTER- BURKE
CENTER ROBERT WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. YOUR COMMITTEE. AND
WE AWAIT YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU
CAN'T GO THAT WAY YOU HAVE TO GO
THE OTHER WAY. IT'S A- FRESHMAN
MISTAKE. THANK YOU WITH. THE
STATE STREET. ALL RIGHT. MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF FIRST I
WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR IN THE-
MOST TALENTED. MISTER SCOTT
MATSUMOTO FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE
AND HARD WORK ON THIS BILL- WHAT
THIS BILL DOES IS IT THIS
IMPROVES THE SYSTEM IN
CALIFORNIA WHEN. A BALLOT IS
REJECTED BECAUSE OF SOME
DEFICIENCY IN IN IT- REQUIRES
THAT THE VOTER BE CONTACTED BY
TEXT MESSAGE- ALTHOUGH WE ARE
AMENABLE TO- MENDING THE BILL TO
ALSO MAKE IT A CALL SO LONG AS
WE DEFINE WHAT A TELEPHONE CALL
IS. TO LET THAT VOTER KNOW THAT
THERE'S A DEFICIENCY IN THE
VOTER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CORRECT THAT DEFICIENCY- AS THE
CHAIR MEMBERS KNOW THAT-
OFTENTIMES ELECTIONS DEGREE
CLOSE ELECTIONS UP INDIVIDUAL
CANDIDATES- IN THEIR TEAM. GO
OUT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THEIR
DEFICIENCIES AND THAT THEY HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT
SIMPLY- EXPLOITS AND MAKES THE
PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT SO THAT.
FOLKS WHO INTEND TO VOTE ARE
DISENFRANCHISED. BECAUSE OF SOME
IN A VERY NARROW. GREAT THANK
YOU CENTER ON DO YOU HAVE A
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT I DO- MR
ARE DORA ROSE OF LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS IS HERE IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU MR ROSE. NO STRANGER TO OUR
COMMITTEE MISTRAL ACCOUNT. AND
WE WELCOME YOUR TESTIMONY I AM
STILL DOOR ROSE AND STILL WOULD
LEGAL RECRUITERS A CALIFORNIA-
AND HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS P. SEVENTY SEVEN IT MAKES A
HUGE AMOUNT OF SENSE TO REQUIRE
NOTIFICATION OF MISSING ARE NOT
COMPARING SIGNATURES THROUGH
EMAIL OR TEXT. CALIFORNIA NOW
MALES A BALLOT TO EVERY VOTER
GETTING FEEDBACK WHICH IS A
CRITICAL INNOVATION TO EXPAND
ACCESS AND EXPANDING ACCESS IS
ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO CALIFORNIA.
ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S
PARTICIPATION GAP WHICH WE HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT ALREADY TODAY. FOR
THE NEVER TWENTY TWENTY ELECTION
DESPITE RECORD REGISTRATION
RATES THE VOTER TURNOUT RATES OF
ELIGIBLE ASIAN AMERICAN BLACK
AND LATINO CALIFORNIA'S WAS
BETWEEN ELEVEN TO TWENTY
PERCENTAGE POINTS LOWER. THAN
COMPARABLE RATES FOR ELIGIBLE
NON HISPANIC WHITE CALIFORNIANS
AND THIS TREND HAS PERSISTED
OVER MANY PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS. BUT THE EXPANSION OF
VOTE BY MAIL IS REALLY NOT
WITHOUT SOME RISK STUDIES SHOW
THE VOTERS WHO ARE ALREADY UNDER
REPRESENTED IN THE ELECTORATE.
EXPERIENCE HIGHER A MAIL BALLOT
REJECTION RATES IN THE NOVEMBER
TWENTY TWENTY ELECTION OVER
EIGHTY THOUSAND VOTE BY MAIL
BALLOTS WERE REJECTED PRIMARILY
BECAUSE OF NON COMPARING OR
MISSING SIGNATURE OR FOR BEING
LATE. AND THOSE NUMBERS
UNFORTUNATELY ARE HIGHER FOR
LATINOS YOUNG VOTERS FIRST TIME
VOTERS AND PREVIOUS POLLING
PLACE VOTERS FURTHER MORE. THIS
IS A VERY IMPORTANT INNOVATION
TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR OWN
HOUSE HOUSING IS SECURE AND
GEOGRAPHICALLY MORE VILE
NEIGHBORS. AS A MATTER OF EQUITY
TO HELP CLOSE THAT PARTICIPATION
GAP IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VOTERS TO CORRECT SIGNATURE
ISSUES. AND GUARANTEE THAT WE
CAN COUNT THOSE BALLOTS BY
DELIVERING THE NOTICE ON DEVICES
CHECKED FREQUENTLY. SB SEVENTY
SEVEN WOULD HELP EXPEDITE THE
NOTICING CARE PROCESS IN ALL
MORE VOTERS WOULD BE ABLE TO
ENSURE THAT THEIR BALLOTS CAN BE
COUNTED. SO THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA URGES AND I
VOTE WERE STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH MISS ROSE ANY
OTHER. OCCURS IN SUPPORT. I
OTHERS SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION
HERE IN THE ROOM. ALL RIGHT-
ANYONE- WISHES DID INDICATE
THEIR THEIR VOICE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION BEFORE WE GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. FOR A PRESIDENCY
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. JUST K.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM. SCENE
AND WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE LINES
OPERATOR IF YOU COULD ASK ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO INDICATE THEIR-
POSITION ON SB SEVENTY SEVENTY
SO NOW. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB SEVEN SEVEN
PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO ONE VOEPEL
. ZERO AND ONE IS QUEUING UP
GIVE US ONE MOMENT AS WE GET
THEIR LINE NUMBER PLEASE.
ACTUALLY A COUPLE NOW FOR
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD HAVE ONE FILE
BASS ZERO TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION. FOR SB. SEVEN
SEVEN. MIKE SIXTY ONE YOU ARE
OPEN. HI THIS IS JENNY OPEN WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
CALLING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE POINT ONE
MOMENT PLEASE. ONE FIFTY NINE
YOU ARE OPEN. I AM NOT IN
SUPPORT. OF THIS MEASURE. GREAT
THANK YOU NEXT CALLER PLEASE.
THANK. AND THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS CUTER RIGHT THIS
TIME THANK YOU OPERATOR THANKS
FOR ALL YOUR HELP TODAY
APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH WILL
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT SEEN NINE
SENATOR- AMBERG THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK IN THIS AREA-
CONTINUING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE
WE CAN GET EVERY VOTE TO COUNT-
AS I UNDERSTAND IT YOU'RE GONNA
CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE
OF THE PHONE CALL. AS THE BILL
MOVES FORWARD IF IT WAS OUT
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE-
ONLY THAT YES WE ARE AND WE NEED
TO. DEFINE WHAT A CALL IS SO
THAT THAT WE DON'T. PRESENT A
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE SOMEONE JUST
CALLS IN IF THEY DON'T ANSWER
WITHIN A SECOND THEY HANG UP BUT
MANY OF ENERGY LEVEL I SEE SEE
LOOKING FOR LITTLE MORE THAN A
SECOND. CORRECT THAT'S THE
COMPROMISE SPACE THAT WILL BE
WORKING WITH OKAY TERRIFIC. WE
HAVE A MOTION. SENATE CENTER
NEWMAN EXCITEDLY MOVES THE BILL
THE SECRETARY WILL CALL THE
ROLL. THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN SB SEVENTY SEVEN WITH THE
MOTION TO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER I
WENT. ALLEN ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE
MENTOR MUCH OF OUR AYE NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. HI NUMBER
FIVE ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA LEAVE
THAT ON CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
OUT. WE WANT TO ASK ALL THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT
HERE TO COME BACK TO THE ROOM
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE ROLL. OUT
ONE LAST TIME ON THESE BILLS.
AND WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK
THE SECRETARY WILL START AT THE-
WITH THIS CONSENT CALENDAR THAT
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR LET ME
CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR GOOD
JUDGMENT AND STAFF. HIRING
CLAIRE- YES WHAT YOU MISS THE
WELCOMING. AND SORRY. SENATOR I
THANK YOU FOR. TO HAVE CLEAR
WITH OUR- I KNOW SHE WAS AROUND
HAPPY WHERE SHE WAS BUT- THAT
CENTER ON. COMMITTEE YEAH HAPPY
TO BE HERE. HAPPY DAY TO ALL
RIGHT SO THAT- YOU'RE FREE. WITH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IF WE CAN
OPEN THE ROLE IN THE CONSENT
CALENDAR TO BILLS. S. B. FOUR
THREE SEVEN S. B. TWENTY NINE.
THREE CALL THE ROLL- NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE I'M BURKE I. NUMBER I
. SEVEN THE BILL IS AT SEVENTY
SIX COLORS OF SEVEN ZERO. WE'RE
NOW MOVES ITEM NUMBER ONE ASHBY
S. B. THREE FOURTEEN OPEN THE
ROLE. NUMBER NUMBER FIVE. WAS
BORN BY PHONE I THAT'S GONNA
BACK ON ONE LAST. SB THREE
TWENTY EIGHT DODD. OPEN THE ROLE
PLEASE MCGUIRE. I'M I NUMBER I
WILL PUT THAT BACK ON CALL. WE
HAVE- S. B. FIVE EIGHTEEN BY
WILK. ALL THAT WAS PULL SB SEVEN
EIGHTEEN BY WILK. OPEN THE
PLEASE NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE NUMBER
NUMBER I SEVEN ZERO A BILL IS AT
SEVEN. WILL MOVE NEXT TO ITEM NO
SIX- SB EIGHT FOUR SIX BY THE
MOANS I JUST DON'T WANNA NUMBER
ABSENT OKAY WE'LL SKIP THAT- WE
JUST IT SEVENTY SEVEN- SB TWO
NINE SEVEN BY ALLEN FOR THAT
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE OPEN THE
ROLE. NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE NUMBER
NUMBER FIVE SIX ONE THAT IS OUT
SIX TO ONE WOMAN NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER TEN SB SIX EIGHTY
ONE BY ALAN PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE NUMBER NUMBER
I SIX ONE THAT AT SIX TO ONE.
WE'LL NEXT MOVE TO EITHER NUMBER
ELEVEN SB SIX FIVE EIGHT BY
MCGUIRE PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE NUMBER I
NUMBER I SEVEN THAT BILL IS A
SEVEN ZERO AND FINE I ITEM
THIRTEEN S. B. SEVEN TWO FOUR BY
GLAZER OPEN THE ROLE PLEASE
NEWMAN. ALL RIGHT NEWMAN AYE
NUMBER. NUMBER I SIX. WE MISSING
ON OPERATING. OKAY THAT BILLS
SIX ZERO OKAY WE WILL TILL OUT.
OF OUR COMMITTEE SO CAN CLOSE
THE TO SO WE'LL IT BE RECESS
FIVE MORE FOR JUST A FEW MOMENTS
YOU.
ALL
RIGHT THE COMMITTEES BACK- IT IN
ORDER WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE
ROLE AND FOR REMAINING BILLS
FIRST ONE UP SB THREE FOURTEEN
BY CENTER ASHBY THE SECRETARY
GENERAL MCGUIRE. I REQUIRE I.
THE BILLS OUT SIX TO ZERO SIX
ZERO NEXT UP BY SB TWO TWENTY
EIGHT BY DODD SECRETARY TO OPEN
THE ROLE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT SIX ZERO NEXT
UP FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX SB EIGHT
FOUR SIX BY LIMON SECRETARY OPEN
ROLE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE SIX ONE
THAT BILL IS OUT SIX TO ONE AND
FINALLY SB SEVENTY SEVEN BY
CENTER- BURKE SECRETARY WOULD
OPEN THE ROLE REQUIRED HI
MCGUIRE I'M SIX ZERO THE BILL IS
OUT SIX ZERO OKAY THAT COMPLETES
OUR AGENDA TODAY THIS MORNING
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THANK YOU
TO THE MEMBERS AND- IT IS A
FENCE FOR AGRE HEARING- IN THIS-
THIS COMMITTEE AND WITH THAT- WE
ARE JR.