THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS IS KATA CALLED ORDER
GOOD AFTERNOON HI THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE COMMENT TODAY THE
PARTICIPANT NUMBERS. EIGHT SEVEN
SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX
THREE. THE ACCESS CODE IS SIX
NINE FOUR EIGHT NINE THREE ZERO
HOLDENER COMMITTEE HEARING IN
THE- STREET BUILDING ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO BE
PRESENT IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HEARING. WE
HAVE FOUR MEASURES ON TODAY'S
AGENDA WITH ONE MEASURE ON
CONSENT THAT'S SCA SIX BY
SENATOR ARCHULETA BEFORE WE
BEGIN WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS
LET'S ESTABLISH A QUORUM WITH
THE COMMITTEE ASSISTANT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER
HERE GLAZER HERE WHEN YOU'RE
WHEN HERE ALLEN HERE ALLEN HERE
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR NEWMAN NEWMAN
HERE NUMBER. OKAY REQUIREMENTS-
IS ESTABLISHED LET'S TAKE OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FIRST ANYONE
WOULD WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE
NINE IS THERE A MOTION TO
APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
MOVED BY SENATOR NEWMAN- TO
SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL- ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SENATORS
GLAZER. YES GLAZER YES WHEN. YES
HI WHEN I ALLEN ALL RIGHT ALAN
HI MCGUIRE. MENJIVAR NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. ALL RIGHT
WE'LL PUT THAT MEASURE ON CALL
FOR- ABSENT MEMBERS I SEE
SENATOR. NEAL IS PRESENT WELCOME
TO THE COMMITTEE SENATOR VERY
PROMPT AND ON TIME HERE THIS
COMMITTEE. A. B. SO YOU HAVE A
MEASURE FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO S.
C. A. THREE. YOU ARE GOING TO
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANKS FOR OFFERING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE SCA
THREE. KEEP THIS BRIEF BECAUSE-
YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THIS
BILL WHEN ACTUALLY YOU APPROVED
THE COMPANION BILL TO THIS- SB
EIGHT FIFTY EIGHT. AND I THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR THAT. S. C. A.
THREE WILL TRANSFER THE DUTY OF
PREPARING THE BALLOT TITLE AND
SUMMARY FOR ALL PROPOSED
FINISHES AND REFERENDUM MEASURES
FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. IF PASSED THIS
MEASURE WOULD GO TO THE BALLOT
THEN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
FOR IS A VOTERS TO WEIGH IN ON
THE MEASURE. THIS CHANGE WILL
PROVIDE FOR INCREASED CLARITY
AND TRANSPARENCY IN CALIFORNIA
IS AN ISSUE THAT PROCESS AND
STRENGTHEN VOTERS TRUST IN THE
PROCESS. WITH ME TODAY I HAVE
LAUREL BRZEZINSKI OF COMMON
CAUSE CALIFORNIA TO TESTIFY.
THANK YOU DON'T BURN MEMBERS. I
THINK THREE WOULD ALLOW VOTERS
TO DECIDE ON WHETHER TO TRANSFER
THE DUTY OF PREPARING TITLE AND
SUMMARY FOR PROPOSED INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM FROM THE ELECTED
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO THE
NONPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. THE PURPOSE OF
THE BALLOT MEASURE TITLE AND
SUMMARY IS TO GIVE VOTERS AND
PROSPECTIVE PETITION SIGNERS A
SHORT OBJECTIVE OVERVIEW OF THE
PRIMARY CHANGES THE MEASURE
WOULD MAKE. IN CALIFORNIA THERE
IS A LOT DECADES LONG HISTORY OF
ACCUSATIONS OF BIAS AND
LITIGATION CONCERNING THE TITLE
AND SUMMARY ABOUT MEASURES.
BECAUSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
ELECTED TO PARTISAN OFFICE
MEMBERS OF OTHER PARTIES HAVE
FREQUENTLY COMPLAINED OF
MISLEADING SUMMARIES INTENDED TO
SHAPE PUBLIC OPINION RATHER THAN
FORMAT. BIAS OR EVEN THE
PERCEPTION THERE OF AND WHAT IS
INTENDED TO BE NEUTRAL
INFORMATION ON THE BALLOT RUNS
THE RISK OF HARMING VOTER FAITH
IN OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.
LOW CONFIDENCE DEPRESSES VOTER
TURNOUT I CAN EVEN CREATE
ENVIRONMENTS FOR MORE CORRUPTION
AND MANIPULATION TO THRIVE AS
NARRATIVES ARE PERPETUATED THAT
ALWAYS HAPPENS. S. C. THREE
WOULD HELP REDUCE ANY PERCEPTION
OF BIAS BY TURNING THIS FUNCTION
OVER TO THE NONPARTISAN AND
IMPARTIAL LMAO. THE ALLEY IS
ADMIRABLE HISTORY OF ANALYZING
ABOUT MEASURES AND POLITICALLY
SENSITIVE TOPICS SUCH AS THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WITH LITTLE
CONTROVERSY MAKES IT WELL SUITED
FOR ALSO DRAFTING THE TITLE AND
SUMMARY. SB THREE WOULD ALSO
STREAMLINE CALIFORNIA'S PRESENT
BIFURCATED SYSTEM FOR EXPLAINING
ABOUT MEASURES TO VOTERS. BY
DELEGATING THIS TASK TO A
SINGULAR AGENCY RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU FOR
MUCH OF COULD YOU PUT YOUR NAME
IN THE RECORD PLEASE- YES SORRY
LAURA BRZEZINSKI LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR FOR CALIFORNIA COMMON
CAUSE GREAT THANK YOU GIVE ANY
OTHER LEAD THAT SUPPORT
WITNESSES. OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO
TO LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM.
WANTS TO STAND UP FOR THE
OPPOSITION OKAY SEEN NONE. WERE
IN A WAY OR GONNA ALLOW ANYONE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM BY
GIVING THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION ANYONE WISHES TO
TESTIFY. SUPPORTER OPPOSITION TO
SCA THREE. I'M GONNA GO TO OUR-
PHONE LINES VIA TELECONFERENCE-
MODERATOR COULD YOU PUT PLEASE
PROMPT INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION S. U. THREE. AND
AGAIN JUST GIVING THEIR NAMES
AND THEIR AFFILIATION AND THEIR
POSITION. THANK YOU MR IF YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. WE'LL START
WITH LINE THREE SIXTY FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
ANDREA HAD STRONG AND- MY
AFFILIATION IS NO AFFILIATION
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT
PEOPLE. AND I SUPPORT THE
MEASURE WE THE PEOPLE NOT AYE
THE GOVERNMENT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH NEXT CALLER PLEASE. LINE
THREE FIFTY SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI GOOD AFTERNOON CASHIER
WILLIAM MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA
PARENTS UNION I'M CALLING FOR
PART OF THE SEMESTER THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ONE THREE SIXTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. OKAY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOME POLICE
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU THANKS CALLER PLEASE. ONE
THREE FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. THREE FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THE DOWNEY. YES YOU'RE ON
NOW GO AHEAD. AND THE VERY
ANIMATRONIC AND- YUBA COUNTY- IN
STRONG SUPPORT FOR SD NUMBER
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. LINE THREE THIRTY PLEASE
GO AHEAD. YES MY NAME'S NOT ON
SOME PATRICK COUNTY FINDING
TOTAL. OF SIX THANK YOU MISTER
NAYLOR THANK YOU THANKS CALLER
PLEASE. FIND SEVENTY PLEASE GO.
ADRIANUS CAMPAIGN TOMORROW WITH
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG WORK THANK
YOU THANK YOU NEXT CALLER PLEASE
. LINE THREE FORTY SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HE MEANT THE BATTERY
PLASTER COUNTY WITH ELECTION
INTEGRITY PROJECT CALIFORNIA. IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU NEXT CALLER. ONE THREE
FORTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO ARE AND STATE ATTORNEY I
AM IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. LINE
THREE SIXTY SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI JENNIFER JOHNSON
FOSTER COUNTY ARE A CA. ONE
THREE FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO
AHEAD S. R. COLIN WRITTEN WITH
ELECTION INTEGRITY PROJECT
CALIFORNIA FROM SOLANO COUNTY-
WEREN'T STRONG SUPPORT AT FIFTY
EIGHT THREE THANK YOU. THIS CALL
PLEASE. ONE THREE FIFTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE THREE
FIFTY NINE PLEASE. IT IS AN
KENNEDY DANTE A GO COUNTY IN
STRONG SUPPORT. MODERATOR ANY
FURTHER CALLS ON ON THE LINE FOR
SCA THREE. YES IT'S ONE MORE ONE
THREE FIFTY PLEASE GO AHEAD.
KERRY KIDDING CAN PLASTER COUNTY
I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE. THE COMMISSION SHALL
HAVE NO ONE ELSE INSURANCE. THAT
WILL BRING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS NSCA THREE. A C. NINE-
CENTER AT HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
MEASURE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR
PUSH FOR NEUTRALITY AND
OBVIOUSLY AT THE FUNDAMENTALLY
INCREASING TRUST AND THE WORK
THAT WE DO THAT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR SUPPORT
AND THE COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT ON
THE- COMPANION POLICY BILL I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
WITH THE MOTION CENTER NEWMAN
MOVES THE BILL SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO STA THREE WITH THE
MOTION BE ADOPTED AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS GLAZER
HI GLAZER HI WHEN. WHEN BY
ALLEN. ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE.
MAJORITY MANY OF OUR AYE NEWMAN.
AYE NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. I AM BERG
HI. ALL RIGHT THAT BILL AS AN
EFFORT TO GET OUT WILL BE THE
ROLE OF IN FOR AN ABSENT
MEMBERS. SENATOR ALL RIGHT WE'RE
GONNA MOVE NEXT TO SENATOR
NEWMAN'S BILL THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR. WE FEEL WOULD.
REDUCE I SEE ALL RIGHT WE DON'T
TO HAVE A HERE IN THE ROOM SO
WE'LL TAKE A TEMPORARY RECESS.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR- AND AUTHOR
AND I'LL ADD A WITNESS UP I SEE
WITNESSES. OKAY SO WE ARE BUT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO RECESS.
THE SHORTEST RECESS WE'VE HAD SO
FAR. WITH ALL RIGHT SO WE ARE
GOING TO MOVE NOW TO- UP.
SENATOR STERN IS HERE.
THUNDERSTORMS WOULD YOU MIND WAS
WE HAVE A SPECIAL WITNESS TO- TO
ALLOW SENATOR NEWMAN TO GO FIRST
WOULD THAT BE OKAY OKAY. THEY
WERE ALWAYS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE
THE SECRETARY OF STATE HERE IN
OUR IN OUR CHAMBERS THE CENTER
NEWMAN. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR S. C. A.
ONE- AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THIS SECTORS VERY
BUSY. MR STERN. MISTER CHAIR.
AND MEMBERS THANK THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY PERCENT SCA ONE
WHICH WILL ENSURE THE STATEWIDE
LET'S SAY RECALLS IN CALIFORNIA
ARE FIGURE. DEMOCRATIC IN
AFFECTED BY IMPLEMENTING A
SIMPLE BUT MUCH NEEDED CHANGE
THE RECALL PROCESS. THAT WILL
SHIELD THE PROCESS FROM ABUSE
AND POLITICAL GAMESMANSHIP WHILE
STILL PRESERVING. THE RECALL IS
THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF
DIRECT DEMOCRACY AND ELECTORAL
COUNT ABILITY IN OUR STATE. AS
VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATED BY THE MOST
RECENT STATEWIDE RECALL EFFORT
CALIFORNIA'S RECALL PROCESS IN
ITS CURRENT FORM IS PROBLEMATIC.
ARTICLE TWO SECTION FIFTEEN OF
THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
PRESCRIBES AT THE STATE LEVEL
RECAP RECALL BALLOT BE PRESENTED
TO VOTERS IN THE FORM OF TWO.
CONJOINED QUESTIONS IN A AND TO
BE A WHETHER A MAJORITY THE
VOTERS BELIEVE THAT A STATE
LEVEL LECTER OFFICIALS SHOULD BE
RECALLED. AND BEAT THE QUESTION
OF WHO SHOULD REPLACE THE
OFFICIAL IN THE EVENT. OF
MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR THAT RECALL
S. C. A. ONE WHEN APPROVED AS A
BALLOT MEASURE BY CALIFORNIA
VOTERS WOULD HAVE BEEN HAVE
STATE LEVEL RECALL ELECTIONS ARE
CONDUCTED. SAID THAT ONLY ONE
QUESTION QUESTION A WOULD APPEAR
ON THE BALLOT SHOULD THE
OFFICIAL IN QUESTION BE RECALL
YES YES OR NO AND THE SECOND
QUESTION QUESTION BE WOULD BE A
LIMITED- A RECALL I THINK WE
WOULD ALL AGREE. THAT IT SHOULD
BE A REFERENDUM ON WHETHER AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF
MALFEASANCE OR OTHER OR OF
OTHERWISE BETRAYING THE PUBLIC'S
TRUST. RETAINS THE FAITH AND
CONFIDENCE OF HIS OR HER
CONSTITUENTS AND SHOULD NOT BE
AN OPPORTUNITY MANIPULATE THE
ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND SUPPORT THE
RESULTS OF NORMAL ELECTORAL
PROCESSES. ELIMINATING THE
SECOND QUESTION AT CA ONE WOULD
REMOVE THE INCENTIVE FOR
ENGINEERING RECALLS SEEK TO DO
SO. BY REMOVING QUESTION BE FOR
THE RECALL BALLOT IN MAKING
RECALL VOTE A SIMPLE YES OR NO
AFFAIR CALIFORNIA WOULD JOIN
SEVEN OTHER STATES IN PROVIDING
FOR A RECALL PROCESS. THAT IS
DELIBERATE AND PURPOSEFUL WHILE
BEING LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO
POLITICAL OPPORTUNISM AND
GAMESMANSHIP. THAN OUR CURRENT
SYSTEM. THAT EXPERIENCE FOR THE
MOST RECENT RECALL EVER MAKE THE
TO CALIFORNIA'S VOTERS THE FLAWS
AND FRUSTRATIONS. IN OUR CURRENT
SYSTEM POLL FROM BEFORE THE TWO
TWENTY RECALL FOR A GOVERNOR.
GIVE A NEWSOM. ON THE- 9% OF ALL
CONSIDER THE RECALL WASTE. OF
TAXPAYER MONEY AND 68% WANTED
FIXES TO A RECALL PROCESS. THESE
SENTIMENTS WERE MORE THAN
VALIDATED WHEN THE RECALL
FAILED. WITH THE GOVERNOR JOIN
THE MARGIN OF VICTORY VIRTUALLY
IDENTICAL TO ITS ORIGINAL
LECTION. IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN. TO
THE FRAMERS OF THE INITIATIVE
THE REFERENDUM IN THE RECALL. IN
NINETEEN ELEVEN. WHEN THESE WERE
FIRST PROMULGATED THESE
CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS WERE
INTENDED TO ALLOW FOR DIRECT.
REFORMIST ACTIONS BY THE PEOPLE.
AT A TIME WHEN THE POLITICAL
DIXIE AND ALL TOO OFTEN STACKED
IN FAVOR OF SPECIAL INTERESTS AT
THE EXPENSE. OF THE PUBLIC
INTEREST. IT'S IMPORTANT NOTE
THAT THESE ESSENTIAL FEATURES A
STATE GOVERNMENTS WERE DEVISING
PROMULGATED. DURING AN ERA VERY
DIFFERENT THAN OUR CURRENT ERA
WHEN APPLIED THE CONTEXT OF
TODAY'S POLARIZED AND
CONTENTIOUS POLITICS. THE RECALL
PROCESS IN ITS CURRENT FORM
OFFERS BAD POLITICAL ACTORS
OUTSIZED INCENTIVES FOR
TARGETING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL
WITH WHOM THEY DISAGREE IN ORDER
TO ACHIEVE. THROUGH A SPECIAL
RECALL ELECTION. THAT WHICH
WHERE THEY WOULD OTHERWISE NOT
BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE UNDER NORMAL
ELECTORAL CONDITIONS. IT
OFFERING VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LIMIT THE SECOND QUESTION SCA
ONE WILL UNDO THE EFFECTIVE
WEAPONIZATION. OF OUR RECALL
PROCESS WHILE STILL PROPERLY
PRESERVING ITS ESSENTIAL ROLE.
AS A VALIDATOR OF POPULAR
CONSENT ANY TOOL FOR ENFORCING
ETHICAL ACCOUNTABILITY. IN THE
CASE OF A SUCCESSFUL
GUBERNATORIAL RECALL DURING THE
FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE
GOVERNOR'S TERM FOR. A
REPLACEMENT RULE ELECTION WOULD
BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE NEXT
REGULARLY SCHEDULED STATEWIDE
PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION. IF
A RECALL IS SUCCESSFUL IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS OF THE GOVERNOR'S
TRIMBLE ATTENDED GOVERNOR WOULD
SERVE. AS GOVERNOR FOR REMAINDER
OF THAT TERM. UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF IT CA ONE IN THE
CASE OF A SUCCESSFUL RECALL OF
THE STATE LEVEL OFFICE HOLDER
OTHER THAN THE GOVERNOR. THE
RECALL OFFICIAL WOULD BE
REPLACED IN THE SAME MANNER. AS
IF THEY HAPPEN TO RESIGN OR
LEAVE OFFICE FOR ANY OTHER
REASON FOR STATEWIDE OFFICES
SUCH AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
TREASURER. THE GOVERNOR WOULD
APPOINT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THAT TERM FOR STATE
LEGISLATORS TO POSITION BE LEFT
VACANT. UNTIL A SPECIAL ELECTION
COULD BE HELD- THE SAME AS IF
ANY OF US WOULD LEAVE OFFICE.
EARLY FOR WHATEVER REASON IN
SURVEYS A MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA
. VOTERS ARE CLEARLY INDICATED.
THAT THEY WANT TO SEE PRECISELY
SUCH AN APPROACH TO. REFER ON
THE BALLOT. I RISK. ASK YOU TAKE
THE FIRST STEP TOWARD GRANTING
VOTERS THAT WISH WITH YOUR AYE
VOTE TODAY WITH ME TO TESTIFY
TODAY IS CALIFORNIA SECTORS
STATE DR SHIRLEY WEBER. AND
LAUREL BRZEZINSKI ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE. THANK
YOU. SENATOR NEWMAN. SECRETARY
WEBER WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE IT'S ALWAYS
GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS GOOD
TO SEE THE MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE
AS WELL SO ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY WON'T TAKE A
LOT OF TIME. I THINK I WANT TO
THANK US SENATOR NEWMAN FOR.
INTRODUCING THIS MEASURE ON OUR
BEHALF AND- HE'S PRETTY MUCH
EXPLAIN TO YOU EXACTLY WHAT-
WHAT THE BILL IS ABOUT. A WEEK
IS YOU KNOW WHEN WE WERE AFTER
THE DOING THE RECALL THERE WAS A
LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT- THE
RECALL ITSELF AND THAT THE LAST
ONE WE HAD WE SAID WE WERE GOING
TO DO SOME REFORM IT WAS A LOOK
AT IT CAREFULLY AND THEN WE KIND
OF FORGOT ABOUT IT AND WENT
AWAY. UNTIL IT CAME AGAIN. AND
SO THIS TIME WE DECIDED THAT WE
WOULD IN IN YOUR COMMITTEE WAS
ONE OF THOSE AND SOME OF THE
COMMITTEES TO TALK ABOUT THE
RECALL- I'D- I'D- A SOLICITED
THE SERVICES OF TWO INDIVIDUALS
IN THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO HELP US
WITH. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT IT
OUT. THE ORGANIZATIONS AND- AND
THE THINK TANKS AND WHAT HAVE
YOU BUT PUTS WHAT SHOULD WE DO-
THERE WAS ALSO MUCH DISCUSSION
AMONG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE OF A LOT OF ISSUES OF
WHAT SHOULD THE PERCENTAGE BE
AND WHAT SHOULD. YOU KNOW WHAT
SHOULD WE BASE THE PERCENTAGE I
WAS SAID TO BE BASED ON. ALL OF
THE ELECT ALL OF THE LECTURES SO
SHOULD JUST BE THOSE WHO VOTED
LAST ELECTION WHICH IS WHAT WE
DO IS 12% ENOUGH AND NOT ENOUGH
AND SO. THERE WAS A LOT OF
CONTROVERSY A LOT OF CONCERN
ABOUT ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT
WE COULDN'T NECESSARILY REACH.
CONSENSUS ON THEM AT THAT
PARTICULAR MOMENT BECAUSE IT WAS
TOO FAST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TIME
ENOUGH TO THINK ABOUT IT. BUT
THERE WAS ONE THING THAT WAS
EVERYONE SEEMED TO AGREE UPON.
THAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT.
THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY BE
ELECTED GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITHOUT HAVING A
MAJORITY. THAT THIS WAS THE WAY
IN WHICH PEOPLE COULD GAME THE
SYSTEM LOOKING FOR TIME WE HAD
LOW VOTER TURN OUT. THEN WE HAVE
ALL THESE FOLKS ON THE BALLOT
AND YOU PICK SOMEBODY IN A
BEHALF 30% 220% OF WHATEVER IT
WAS. AND THAT THE DISCUSSION WAS
OFTEN NOT ABOUT FOR THE NOT THE
PERSON SHOULD BE. REMOVED FROM
OFFICE BUT- ARE THEY BETTER THAN
THE PEOPLE THAT WE MIGHT SELECT
AS AN OP. AND SO WE- AFTER. AT
THE- AND LOOKING. IF WOULD HAVE.
ABOUT THIS. WE DO. THAT AND-
AGREE THAT THE- THING TO. DO
WOULD. TO ONE. MAKE THE WHOLE
ELECTION. ABOUT SHOULD. PERSON
BE RECALL. SO THAT THE STATE
LET'S AS DISCUSSION IS. ON THE
MERITS. OF THE RECALL ITSELF.
NOT ONLY IS THERE A BETTER
REPLACEMENT. BUT SHOULD THIS
PERSON BE RECALL HAS THERE BEEN
ENOUGH. INFORMATION AND ACTIONS
TO SAY. HEY THIS PERSON NEEDS TO
GO. AND THEN ONCE THAT HAPPENS
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE A LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
DAN BECOMES. OBVIOUSLY THAT THE-
THE GOVERNOR IF IT'S A POSITIVE
AND THEN WE- FIGURE OUT HOW YOU
CAN BASICALLY HAVE ANOTHER
ELECTION DEPENDING ON WHAT
HAPPENS IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
WELL THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND
THAT WOULD BEEN DETERMINED AND
WE'VE- BEEN THAT WAY WOULD
ENSURE THE FACT THAT WE GET. A
OF SERIOUS CANDIDATES WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS.
WELL WE GET PROBABLY MORE
COMPETITION AMONG THOSE WHO ARE
LIKELY TO WIN BECAUSE DOING
THAT. ALTHOUGH PROCESS WE
CURRENTLY HAVE. THOSE WHO IN THE
SAME PARTY AS AS A PERSON WHO IS
THE GOVERNOR. DON'T WANT TO RUN
AGAINST A PARTY PERSON DAHLE
RUNNABLE DON'T WANT TO. HAVE A
NEGATIVE- DOING THAT AND SO
THEREFORE YOU DON'T END UP WITH
A LOT OF. SERIOUS CANDIDATES
FROM THE PARTY THE PERSON BEING
RECALL. AND WE SAW THAT THIS
TIME IT WAS THOUGHT LAST TIME
SO. AS A RESULT OF THAT WE- WE
DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD BE
BROKEN UP. THIS SHOULD BE IN. A
REFERENDUM ON SHOULD THIS PERSON
BE WHO WE CALL PERIOD. AND THAT
DISCUSSION AROUND THAT WITH
ENOUGH THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH TO
SAY WE SHOULD WE CALL THEM. AND
THEN THE SECOND PIECE OF COURSE
IS- IF THAT. IF THE SUCCESSFUL
WE HAVE A WAY OF SUCCESSION
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR. WHO HAS ALREADY HAD
ELECTION STATEWIDE WHO HAS BEEN
SELECTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO IS A
KNOWN QUANTITY. AND THAT WOULD
BE IN TAKE PLACE TO BECOME THE
GOVERNOR. AND THEN DEPENDING ON
WHETHER THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF
THE LAST TWO YEARS WILL
DETERMINE HOW WE WOULD FILL THE
POSITION. OF THE GOVERNORSHIP IF
THEY HAPPEN TO BE RECALL. PEOPLE
SEEM TO AGREED UPON THAT THAT
THAT SEEMS TO BE. THAT THAT WAS
ONE THING THAT THEY DID NOT
LIKE. THAT WE WERE H. BATES
BASICALLY. HAD THE POTENTIAL OF
SELECTING. A LOOK TO BUY A NEW
GOVERNOR WHO MAY HAVE HAD A
SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF VOTE. THEN
THE GOVERNOR THAT WE JUST
RECALL. AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE REAL
BIG FLAWS. IN THE SYSTEM WE'RE
STILL LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS-
TO MAKE SURE. THAT WE DO SOME
MORE. THINKING ABOUT IT MUCH.
FOR COULDN'T CONVERSE. WITH
PEOPLE ACROSS THE- BUT THIS
SEEMS TO BE THE PEACE THAT MOST
FOLKS AGREE THAT WE CAN MAKE A
CHANGE AND THAT IT WOULD BE TO
PUT. MAKE UP A BETTER SITUATION.
WE WOULD HAVE FOLKS TRYING TO
GAME THE SYSTEM BASED ON THE
NUMBER VOTE TO SOMEBODY GADON.
AND HOW YOU COULD ACTUALLY. GET
ONLY. 20% 30% OF THE VOTE AND
BECOME GOVERNMENT STATE
CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT IN MIND
WE ALSO WE- GOT TOGETHER WITH A
GOOD AUTHOR HERE IN TERMS OF
THIS WAS THE PIECE THAT CAME OUT
OF THE FIRST SECTION. TWELVE OF
ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS ACROSS
THE STATE AND WE THINK IT IS
SOMETHING THAT THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA COULD AGREE UPON THAT
WOULD BE A GOOD THING AND A GOOD
CHANGE. FOR THE SELECTION SO I
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR- AYE VOTE ON.
ON THIS PARTICULAR- ACA. OF KNOW
YOUR S. B. ONE. OKAY AS A ONE.
YEAH THANK YOU. COULD YOU.
CENTERED ON THE U. A SECOND
WITNESS. LARA CAGEY ON BEHALF.
CAL BECAUSE HIS PRESENTS KEEP.
HI THANK YOU TURN THEM. AGAIN
BIRDS- BEHALF OF K. COMMON.
CAUSE WELL STATE RECALLS CALL
FOR THE BELL. ARE ROLLED. RARE
IT'S- FROM OUR PER. THAT THE
PRICE. FROM THEY DO. NEEDED
BEFORE. AS THE SENATOR. SAID SO
ELOQUENTLY. THE ISSUES OF. THE
POLITICAL CIRCUS CREATING
NARRATIVES WHICH CAN DEGRADE.
THE CREDIBILITY OF OUR
DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS AS WELL
THE POSSIBILITY FOR. A SUCCESSOR
TO BE ELECTED WITH ONLY A
PLURALITY OF THE VOTE. INSTEAD
OF A TRUE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
ULTIMATELY THIS ISN'T ABOUT.
POLITICAL PARTIES IN WHICH SIDE
WINS IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY A
PROBLEM. WHEN SOMETHING THAT WAS
INSTITUTED AS A TOOL POPULAR
DEMOCRACY ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
COULD RESULT IN ANTI DEMOCRATIC
MINORITY RULE. HOWEVER THE
RECALL IS STILL AN IMPORTANT
TOOL FOR VOTERS TO HOLD ELECTED
OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. WHICH IS
WHY IT'S TIME TO REFORM THE
RECALL PROCESS IN OUR STATE IN A
WAY THAT PRESERVES THE SPIRIT OF
DIRECT DEMOCRACY. AND MAINTAINS
THE RECALL FOR WHEN IT IS REALLY
NEEDED. MAKING OUR ELECTIONS
MORE REPRESENTATIVE
STRENGTHENING THE INTEGRITY OF
OUR INSTITUTIONS AND MAKING
RESPECTABLE USE OF VOTERS TIME
AND STATE RESOURCES. S. C. A.
ONE WILL HELP AND POLITICIZED OR
UNSERIOUS RECALL ATTEMPTS AND
ENSURE THAT ANY REPLACEMENT
CANDIDATE IS WHAT BROAD MAJORITY
SUPPORT. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT HONESTLY ONE GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH DO WE HAVE
ANY OP OPPOSITION HERE IN THE
ROOM OKAY WE'RE GONNA LEAVE.
ALLOW SOME TIME FOR THE LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES TO TESTIFY
BEFORE US. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME
AND A PHILLY HELLO. MY NAME IS
MIKE MATTINGLY. ON WITH A FUNKY
FATHERS. AND WHO OWNS YOUR BODY
THOSE WHO OWN YOUR BODY IF YOU
OWN YOUR BODY THEN YOU DON'T ON
YOUR BODY AND THAT MAKES YOU A
SLAVE ORGANIZATION. AND IN ORDER
TO- REALLY PUT THIS INTO
PERSPECTIVE. YOU'RE SAYING THAT
YOU KNOW VOTE. ON A REPLACEMENT
BUT HAVE A VOTE LATER SO YOU
HAVE AN ELECTION. TO RECALL
SOMEBODY. AND YOU'RE PUTTING IN
THE- LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN
AUTOMATICALLY- EVEN THOUGH I'M
ASSUMING THAT THE- THE PEOPLE
PROBABLY WANT TO CHANGE SO. I
THINK A BETTER WAY TO DO IT
PERHAPS IS- IF THEY OWN A JEEP A
50% MAJORITY. YOU HAVE A RUNOFF
BETWEEN. WHOEVER IS IN THERE
RATHER THAN ALLOWING BECAUSE
PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE TO RECALL THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR'S WELL AT THE SAME
TIMES NOW YOU'RE REQUIRING
PEOPLE TO MAKE. IN ORDER TO MAKE
A REAL CHANGE TO RECALL THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR AT THE SAME TIME. JOINT
SOMEBODY. WHEN YOU JUST RECALL
SOMEBODY BY THE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ACTUALLY READY TO TAKE
THAT SPOT. AND BE BROUGHT IN BY
THE PEOPLE- MAKES ZERO SENSE TO
ME. THEN THEY HAVE AN ELECTION
LATER SO NOW YOU'RE LIKE PAYING
FOR TWO ELECTIONS INSTEAD OF ONE
- I JUST FIND IT. TOTALLY A
WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME AND
PEOPLE WANT CHANGE THEY WANT IT
NOW BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT'S
REAL. NOT TO WAIT AROUND FOR SIX
MONTHS EIGHT MONTHS A YEAR OR
WHATEVER TO GET WHAT THEY WANT
IN THIS THE- RECALL PROCESS SO
THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY REALLY
BUT- THAT'S MY THOUGHT ON IT. I
THINK YOU GUYS CAN DO BETTER.
THIS ISN'T THE- I'M ASSUMING
THIS ISN'T A FINISHED PRODUCT I
HOPE BECAUSE IT'S TERRIBLE THANK
YOU SIR ANYBODY ELSE HERE IN
OPPOSITION LIKE TO TESTIFY. THE
OPPOSITION. WE ARE WE ALLOWED TO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND LEAD
OPPOSITION. HI CHAIR FOR LASER.
CHAMBERS MY NAME IS RIGHT A LOT
. I'M A MOTHER. A SISTER. THE
NATIVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S ONE THING. THE I REALLY
CHERISH IS THE FACT. THAT WE
HAVE A RECALL PROCESS. RECALL
PROCESS. THAT BELONGS TO THE
PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
. AND ALTHOUGH I MET. AND I
AGREE. SOME OF THESE. PROCESSES
CAN BE. MAYBE TEXT. YOU KNOW
MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON ON SOME OF
THE AMENDMENTS WITH THIS BETTER
WE CAN WE CAN MAYBE. FIGURE OUT.
A BETTER SOLUTION. THEN TAKING
AWAY. CALIFORNIANS VOICE. WE
DON'T TAKE RECALL LATELY HERE
NOBODY DOES. WE'VE ONLY HAD WHAT
. ONE SUCCESSFUL. RECALL I'M
SURE YOU SOME OF YOU PROBABLY
REMEMBER THAT. RIGHT YEAH. SO MY
POINT IS IF WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
THIS SIMPLER. AN EASIER. TICKETS
UP ON THE BALLOT. I THINK IT'S A
BALL ABOUT. DO YOU RECALL
GOVERNOR YES NO TO REPLACE THE
GOVERNOR YES NOPE. IF WE DO
HERE'S THE CANDIDATES. VERY
SIMPLE WHO DO YOU WANT. WE DON'T
NEED TO WASTE. THREE SOURCES WE
DON'T NEED TO WASTE MONEY. RIGHT
I GOT A LOT OF MANY WAYS TO HELP
CALIFORNIANS. MY POINT IS IT IS
NOT YOUR JOBS TO TAKE OUR VOICES
AWAY. WE'RE GOING TO STAND UP
FOR OUR VOICES. AND WITH THAT
SAID. I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
AMENDMENT. I LOVE MY
CONSTITUTION I LOVE CALIFORNIA.
AND THIS SHOULD BE. SOMETHING
THAT IS SACRED. TURN AMAKER SEE
HERE. DON'T TREAD ON IT THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE'VE
HEARD FROM LEAD SUPPORT
WITNESSES AND LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES WERE TO GO TO THOSE
WHO WHEN I JUST PUT THEIR NAME
ON THE RECORD FIRST HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM AND THEN OUR OUR
TELECONFERENCE LIKE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WANT TO
PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. YOU COME
ON UP TO THE MICROPHONE. BUT
YOU'RE COMING UP BY MY REMINDER
ALL THE LISTENERS THAT THIS
MEASURE WERE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IT'S MERELY PLACE IT ON THE
BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA TO DECIDE YES MA'AM.
MY NAME IS KATHERINE MCBRIDE
PLASTER COUNTY I'M WITH THE TWO
POINT TWO MILLION PEOPLE WHO
SIGNED THE GOVERNMENT TOWARD OLD
RECALL AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO HAVE
ANYBODY ELSE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. HI WE'RE GONNA MOVE
TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE
MODERATOR WOULD YOU ASK ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO PUT THEIR NAME ON
THE RECORD IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO S. C. A. ONE TO
PLEASE SO INDICATE. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME.
GO TO LINE THREE SIXTY THREE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO CAN YOU
HEAR ME. YES YES YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE. HELLO MY NAME
IS. ALMOST POINTS FIVE SIX ONE
EIGHT AM THE PREVIOUS.
OPPORTUNITY WITH IT GET AWAY
FROM THE- I DIDN'T LET THAT
GIVEN THESE. ON HOW TO HOW TO
LIVE MY PUBLIC OPINION ITSELF
FOR THE RECORD I IT BUT FREEDIA
. ONE BY BYE NIELLO IS- SUPPORT
OKAY THANK YOU YOU VERY FOR WHAT
RIGHT. UNTIL NOW. ONE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT BILL NOW AND-
MOVES TO ARRIVE WONDERING YOU
ARE SO OKAY. IN OPPOSITION AS CA
ONE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CALLING NEXT PLEASE. THIS IS ON
A C. A. Y. FIND THREE FORTY TO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ANY AND. IF I.
ONE THREE FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES MY NAME COLIN
WRITTEN- WITH ELECTION INTEGRITY
PROJECT CALIFORNIA AND WE
BELIEVE THE CURRENT STUFF SOME.
BILLS SUPPORT SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE. OPPOSITION
THANK YOU SO MUCH NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. LINE THREE SIXTY SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU BUT I
STAY WITHIN THE VISIBLE
CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA STATE
STRONG A COALITION OF OVER
EIGHTY GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WHAT THE
DIGITAL BY CENTER NEWMAN THANK
YOU THANK YOU NEXT CALLER PLEASE
. ONE THREE SIXTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. SORRY IS THAT NEITHER
PROBLEMS WITH THE PHONE THEY
DON'T WORSE THAN. FINE FOR AN
ELECTION SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST
READ CALL. PROP THAT MODERATOR
PLEASE THIS IS YOUR A TIME TO
PUT YOUR NAME AFFILIATION IF
THEY AND YOU'RE UP TO C. A. Y.
THAT CALLER PLEASE. WHY THREE
SIXTY SEVEN PLEASE GO. OKAY
WE'LL POINTS THREE FORTY FIVE IS
GO AHEAD. ASSEMBLY THAT'S YOU.
I'M SORRY AND I'M GOING TO WRITE
THIS DOWN MY NAME IS VERONICA
YUBA COUNTY AND STRONG
OPPOSITION AS IS ONE THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERONICA NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. ONE THREE THIRTY PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS THE MASTER
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS AND
I'M- SORRY THANK YOU FOR TRYING
TO TAKE OUR VOTING RIGHTS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR CALLING IN
NEXT CALLER PLEASE. ONE THREE
FORTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE
MET VERY FAST DOWNEY ELECTION
INTEGRITY PROJECT CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG OPPOSITION FOR THIS BILL.
THANK YOU NICE COLOR. TWENTY
THREE FORTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. NANCY HOUSE INDIANA COUNTY
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
THANK YOU. ONE THREE FIFTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON PRESSURE WILLIAM
NUMBER OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS
UNION COLONY CALLING IN A
POSITION S. C. A. ONE THANK YOU
THANK YOU. WINDS SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ALLEN CHAMPAGNE MOREOVER
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA CO SPONSOR AND IN
STRONG SUPPORTER OF. THANK YOU
THANK YOU.
ONE THREE SEVENTY FOUR PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YEAH DO YOU RECALL YOUNG
AFTER COUNTY MOM. BOB OPPOSITION
. ONE THREE FIFTY PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ONE FIFTY THREE FIFTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LASSEN COUNTY
IN STRONG OPPOSITION THANK YOU
NICE COLOR. ONE THREE SEVENTY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
IS ANDREA HAD STRUM AND I AM
ALSO WITH THE ORGANIZATION WHO
OWNS YOUR BODY DOES THE WHO ON
YOUR BODY IF THE- ON YOUR ON
YOUR BODY AND THAT MAKES YOU A
SLAVE ORGANIZATION. FIVE BROMLEY
STRONGLY STRONGLY OPPOSE
EXPENSIVE UNNECESSARY OKAY ALL
UNITS THANK YOU FOR EVELYN
EXCLUSIVELY TO DO SAYS CALLER
PLEASE. JUST MOMENTS SHARE WE'RE
GOING TO SHOW UP. TOTALING THREE
SEVENTY SIX PEOPLE AT. FOLLOWING
SOME FASTER COUNTY AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE IT PLEASE MATTER
THAT'S THANK YOU THANK YOU. ONE
THREE FIFTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD
. BY THREE FIFTY NINE VISUAL AS
. VERY SUSAN KENNEDY SAN DIEGO
COUNTY OPPOSE THIS BILL THANK
YOU. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE
NO ONE ELSE INSURANCE TIME TODAY
THANK YOU MODERATE THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP
TODAY WILL BRING THE MATTER BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. THAT SENATOR ALAN.
WELL FIVE. THANK YOU EVERYONE
FOR WEIGHING IN- YOU KNOW I HAD
PROPOSED A MEASURE EARLIER THAT-
WOULD IF. JUST A LIMITED THE
FIRST QUESTION ON THE RECALL-
AND ENDED WITH THEN THEN
BASICALLY YOU SAY IF YOU IF YOU
COULD BE COLLECTED ENOUGH
SIGNATURES THERE IT WOULD
TRIGGER KIND OF A SPOT ELECTION.
NOT BECAUSE ONE OF MY MAIN
CONCERNS WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM
AND I THINK YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE
MEASURE CERTAINLY ADDRESSES AS
WELL BUT ONE OF MY CURRENT FROM
THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS IT. YOU
COULD HAVE A SITUATION WHERE ON
UP ON THE VERY SAME RECALL
ELECTION DAY THE PERSONS BEING
RECALL GETS MORE VOTES THAN THE
PERSON WHO REPLACES THEM. IN THE
POSITION AND THAT SEEMS I'M
REALLY DISSATISFIED I MEAN IT
KNOWS AN IDEA THAT WAS RAISED
THAT SAID WELL THEN THERE OUGHT
TO BE A WEEK KIND OF SOME SORT
OF- RUNOFF- NO THAT'S IT THAT'S
A POSSIBILITY- THE MAYBE MAYBE
WE SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME
LOOKING OUT BUT- I THINK THAT.
DOING SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS
. CURRENT SYSTEM WHERE. WHERE
YOU KNOW WHERE WHERE WHERE WHERE
WE'RE BASICALLY OFTENTIMES CRAZY
SITUATION WHERE YOU CAN BE
REPLACED BY SOMEONE WHO GETS
LESS BOTH EVEN ON THAT VERY DAY
SEEMS SEEMS- SEE IT'S IMPORTANT
ACRE FORM AND SO I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU FRAMED IT THIS WAY I
YOU KNOW I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR
YOU IS IT IS THIS. PRETTY MUCH.
WHERE YOU'RE- THIS IS THE SORT
OF THIS THIS LAYS IT ALL OUT AS
TO WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. YEAH I
THINK THERE'S PROJECT I'VE BEEN
LISTENING. TO THE QUESTION SO.
THAT AS THE SECRETARY MENTIONED
YOU KNOW WE HAD TO. THINK TO
JOIN HEARINGS- OF THE ELECTION
THREE THREE HEARINGS AS THAT OF
THE- ELECTIONS AND CONFUSION AS
TO BOTH HOUSES. AND WE WERE. I
THINK YOU PART OF IT WE YOU KNOW
WE HAD. SUBSTANTIAL DISCUSSION
ABOUT. HOW BEST TO GET AT THIS
PROBLEM- AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THAT
A RECALL ELECTION IS ACTUALLY A
REFERENDUM- AND I THINK THAT'S
IMPORTANT- IT'S A REFERENDUM-
ONCE. THE RECALL HAS QUALIFIED
FOR THE BALLOT ON THE INTEGRITY.
AND PROBITY OF THE PERSON. BEING
TARGETED FOR RECALL. THAT IT'S
NOT MEANT TO BE AN ELECTION- WE
HAVE ELECTIONS ON A REGULAR
BASIS AND I THINK. YEAH AND WE
ALL KNOW YOU YOU KNOW YOU GET
ELECTED- QUITE OFTEN ELECTED
OFFICIALS LEAVE OFFICE WITH VERY
LOW APPROVAL RATE. AND SO
MEASURE THAT'S BECAUSE THEY
HAVEN'T DONE A VERY GOOD JOB
BUT- THAT'S NOT THE STANDARD THE
STANDARD IS SUPPOSED TO BE
MALFEASANCE. OR OR SOME OTHER
MATERIAL BREACH OF THE PUBLIC'S
TRUST. AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE
CURRENT SYSTEM. IS THAT IT IT'S
BECOME A AMBIGUOUS RADIO A
LITTLE RECALLS HAVE. ESPECIALLY
RECENTLY. BEEN USED AS A
PRETEXT. FOR TRYING TO GET OUT
OF A SPECIAL ELECTION. WHAT DID
NOT HAPPEN IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN
IN THE NORMALLY SCHEDULED ACTION
. SO IN LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM
AND I THINK THE SECTOR'S FOCUS
WELL. THERE'S A WHOLE HOST OF.
ISSUES THAT THEY PROBABLY ARE
NEED FOR THE DISCUSSION. FOR THE
DEBATE FURTHER EXPLORATION. BUT
BUT- AT ITS BASE I THINK THE
CONSENSUS AMONG. A NUMBER OF. A
VERY THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE ISSUES
THE NEW LET US TRY AND RETURN.
CALIFORNIA'S RECALL TO WHAT ITS
FRAMERS ORIGINALLY INTENDED. AND
THAT IS AS A REFERENDUM ON THE
FITNESS. OF AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
WITHOUT YOU KNOW THE BUT SORT OF
. AMBIGUITY AND KIND OF CROSS
CURRENTS THAT COME WITH. THE TO
QUESTION VERSION BRENT SEVEN
THAT'S YOU KNOW SO IT SHOWED MY
THINKING. IN BRINGING THIS
MEASURE. ESPECIALLY CONCERNING
ALL OF THE OTHER OPTIONS. WHAT'S
THE ONE SINGLE THING THAT YOU
COULD DO. THAT WOULD WOULD BE
MOST EFFECTIVE IN RETURNING THE
RECALL A TWO IT'S A TO ITS
INTENDED PURPOSE. AND I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AMONG YOU
DON'T YOU DON'T INTEND IN
RESPONSE TO SOME OF. THE
OPPOSITION. WE ARE NOT IN ANY
WAY ATTEMPTING TO WEAKEN
CALIFORNIA'S RECALL PROVISION.
MATTER OF FACT IT'S THE OPPOSITE
WE'RE LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN AND
CLARIFY. THE RECALL PROCESS SO
THAT IT IS INDEED ABOUT.
INTEGRITY ABOUT FITNESS FOR
OFFICE ABOUT EFFECTIVE SERVICE
AND NOT ABOUT POLITICS. AND SO I
THINK THAT COMES CLOSE DANCE YOU
QUESTION THEM I THINK I CAN
SPEAK TO THE OTHER. SCENARIO
WHICH IS THIS NOTION A SNAP
ELECTION- THAT I ACTUALLY THINK
I THINK CREATES. LESS CERTAINTY
OR MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN THIS
SOLUTION BECAUSE THAT ACTUALLY
CREATES ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES.
TO QUALIFY THE RECALL ELECTION
TO SIMPLY HAVE A SNAP ELECTION-
AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY
LEAD TO THE SAME RESULT- THAT
FOLKS APPOINTED TO AND I THINK
YOU YOURSELF FORTY TWO ISSUES
WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SHERRY
WHERE. GENERAL ELECTION.
CANDIDATES TO BOTH SIDES. YOU
KNOW THE WHOLE THE WHOLE SORT OF
PROCESS- AND AT THE END OF
MAJORITY WINS. IN A SNAP
ELECTION GOT SOMETHING VERY
DIFFERENT. AND THE WINNER OF THE
ELECTION MIGHT ENJOY VERY LITTLE
SUPPORT- AND MIGHT INDEED
ACTUALLY BE A WORSE. BADLY YOU
KNOW OPTION REPLACEMENT IN THE
PERSON OF BEING CAST OUT OF
OFFICE YEAH. YEAH I MEAN LOOK I
THINK THE ISSUE THAT'S BEEN
RAISED. FIRSOV THOUGHT THIS
DOESN'T BECOME LAW UNLESS THE
PEOPLE TO GET PERSONAL ASSET OR
THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE TWO
THIRDS VOTE SEVERITY TWO. HOUSES
AND THEN IT WOULDN'T BECOME- LAW
UNLESS YOU KNOW IT WAS IT WAS DO
SUPPORT BY THE VOTERS. I WHICH I
THINK WILL BE YOU KNOW CHALLENGE
BUT I THINK ALSO PEOPLE SAW WHAT
A MESS THE LAST RECALL PROCESS
WAS GOING THROUGH AN INCREDIBLY
EXPENSIVE PROCESS JUST TO HAVE.
THAT THE FINAL RESULTS WERE
ABOUT THE EXACTLY THE SAME AS
THE BLAST COULD RETORT RESULTS
MEET. FOLKS VOTED FOR GAVIN
NEWSOM. WHEN HE FIRST GOT
ELECTED VOTER FOR GAVIN NEWSOM
STAND OFFICE AND THOSE WHO
DIDN'T BUT IF. TO IT'S A
PROBABLY A RADICALLY STRENGTHEN
HIS REELECTION PROSPECTS. SO-
YEAH I'M I'M REALLY GOING TO
SUPPORT YOUR- YOU. SEE TODAY- I
YOU KNOW I DO THINK THAT THE
CURRENT SYSTEM IS VERY
PROBLEMATIC AND DONE- YOU KNOW.
OBVIOUSLY THE REGULAR ELECTION.
DATES ARE THE MAIN DATES TO
REALLY CHOOSE. ELECTED OFFICIALS
AND AS YOU SAY THE RECALL IS AN
IMPORTANT PART OF OUR SYSTEM BUT
IT'S THERE. TO GIVE THE VOTERS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO- TURN SOMEONE
OUT IF THERE'S YEAH REALLY
ENGAGED AND IF THEY MAKE BROKEN
A MAJOR PROMISE OR- OR- ENGAGED
IN MALFEASANCE AND- SO IT'S NOT
SPIRIT I I'M I'M I'M HAPPY
SUPPORTER YOUR CA. HEATHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM PANEL
MEMBERS. ASCENA AND I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THAT YOUR BILL TODAY I
THINK IT FOCUSES ON THE CERES
QUESTION OF WHETHER WE CALL. IS
APPROPRIATE OR NOT. AND I THINK
THAT THE- THE- YOU KNOW I THINK
THAT THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN SAID
THAT THE VOTE THAT. YOU KNOW THE
VOTERS ESTABLISH THE TOP TWO.
BUT MOST RECENTLY. AND- THAT
THAT IS- UNDER CUT BY OUR
CURRENT RECALL PROCESS THAT YOUR
BILL. SIX TO RECTIFY. AND I
THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO DO
IT AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY. THAT IS OUR MOTION.
MEMBERS I CENTER AMBERG IS MOVE
THE BILL SENATOR NEWMAN AYE TO
CLOSE. IT WOULD RATED THANK YOU
TO SECTOR WEBER FOR TAKING THE
TIME. NOT JUST TO TESTIFY TODAY
BUT TO BE SO THOROUGHLY INVOLVED
IN THE CONVERSATIONS LEADING UP
TO. THE INTRODUCTIONS MEASURE.
THANK YOU TO COMMENT BECAUSE
ALSO TO LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
FOR. THEIR SUPPORT THEIR
INVOLVEMENT. AND JUST TO
REITERATE THAT THIS BILL IS
ACTUALLY NOT POLITICAL AND NOR
IS IT INTENDED TO WEAKEN THE
RECALL. OR IN AND IN ANY WAY
UNDERMINE THE VOICE OF
CALIFORNIA'S. VOTERS WHAT WE ARE
IN FACT IN DIFFERENT TO DO. IS
TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE
NEED FOR THE EXERCISE OF THIS
PARTICULAR CONSTITUTIONAL
FEATURE. IS THAT IT IS AS CLEAR
AND AS SERVE ETHICALLY FOCUSED
AS POSSIBLE- AND WE THINK THE
BEST WAY TO DO THAT. IS TO
ELIMINATE THAT SECOND QUESTION-
AND WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR CURRENTLY THE MOST FROM
CENTER- BURKE THAT THE BILL. BE
ADOPTED AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SECRETARY WOULD CALL THE ROLL.
SENATORS GLAZER HI GLAZER AYE
WHEN NO ALLEN. ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MANY OF OUR AYE NEWMAN
AYE NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. NUMBER
FIVE. BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO
GET OUT WILL HOLD THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU
SECRETARY WEBER ALWAYS GOOD TO
SEE YOU HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
YOU SURE YOU DON'T TO TESTIFY
AND SENATOR STERN'S BILL COMING
UP. ALL RIGHT I THINK SHE HAS
ANOTHER MEETING- AIRPLANE TO
CATCH NOT SURE WHICH- OKAY BOTH
. WE'RE GONNA MOVE NOW TO-
THEY'VE EVER PATIENTS AND- WHICH
IS MUCH APPRECIATED SENATOR
STERN. THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE S. C. A. TO- CENTER STERN
YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US HERE.
WITH THE COMMITTEE. CAN THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR
DEFERENCE TO. OUR WONDERFUL
SECRETARY OF STATE- AND YOU CAN
BEGIN ANYTIME YOU'RE READY. OKAY
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN THANK
YOU MEMBERS. PRESENTING S. C. A.
TO DO TODAY. REVISITING AN ISSUE
THAT. I WENT BEFORE VOTERS IN
SOMEONE OF A DIFFERENT FORM IN
TWENTY TWENTY- QUESTION OF WHAT
IS THE RIGHT AGE TO VOTE IN
CALIFORNIA- THIS QUESTION'S BEEN
ASKED NOT JUST IN OUR ELECTORAL
SYSTEM BUT ACROSS THE WORLD- ALL
THE WAY FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTION- TO TWENTY SIX
NATIONS ACROSS THIS- WORLD.
WE'VE ALL DECIDED THAT. THE AGE
OF EIGHTEEN IS IN FACT IT'S NOT
JUST AN ARBITRARY AGE TO CHOOSE
FOR THE DATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
VOTING. BUT THAT IN FACT IT'S
STATURE DETRIMENTAL TO BUILDING
CIVIC HABIT IN ENGAGEMENT. WHEN
YOUR FIRST VOTE CAST IS NOT.
ABOUT THE HOME YOU REPRESENT
NECESSARILY IT'S- SAY WHEN YOU
WENT OFF TO COLLEGE LIKE MY
FIRST VOTE WAS AND PROBABLY MANY
OF YOURS WAS. WHEN YOU DON'T-
HAVE TO DRIVE ON LOCAL ROADS OR-
HAVE TO DEAL WITH- EPIDEMICS OF
HOMELESSNESS OR PANDEMICS IN
YOUR BACKYARD. THERE'S A
DETACHMENT THAT GOES WITH THAT.
THAT THIS ENGAGEMENT AND THAT
SORT OF PIVOTAL YEAR. WHEN
YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. AND
YOUR IN CIVICS CLASS AND YOU'RE
LEARNING ABOUT THE ELECTORAL
PROCESS AND THEY SAY YET. YOU TO
LEARN ABOUT IT BUT ONLY PART OF
THIS SENIOR CLASS GETS TO VOTE
ONLY THOSE YOU TURN EIGHTEEN.
THAT WENT TO VOTERS IN TWENTY
TWENTY TO SAY IF YOU'RE
ELIGIBLE. TO VOTE BY GENERAL YOU
CAN VOTED SEVENTEEN IN A PRIMARY
. THE WORDING ON THAT. PROPOSED
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION I
PERSONALLY FOUND. CONFUSING AND
IT CAUSED LOGISTICAL HOST OF
PROBLEMS AS WELL FROM
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE TO
SORT OF PARSE OUT. BUT I ALSO
JUST THINK IT SENDS THE WRONG
MESSAGE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT
NOW TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF TOUGH
STUFF. AND WHETHER YOU'RE
SEVENTEEN YEARS OLDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OLD- YOU'RE STILL HAVING
TO FACE. A VERY UNCERTAIN FUTURE
- OFTEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK
TO PAY YOUR BILLS TO AVOID DEBT
FOR COLLEGE. OR SOME CAN EVEN GO
TO COLLEGE TO. VOID THOSE
PAYMENTS AND TRY TO GET INTO A
HOUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE TWO ON
AFFORDABLE FOR YOU TO GET INTO
TO DEAL WITH THE CLIMATE THAT
IS. GONNA BE TOO HOT TO SURVIVE
. WHEN YOU'RE FACING AN
ONSLAUGHT OF A AYE YOU
THREATENING THE FUTURE WORK LOOK
. SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS HAVE AN
EQUITY STAKE IN OUR FUTURE. MORE
SO THAN. THAT MANY PEOPLE
CURRENTLY VOTE. THERE ARE SOME
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED
I THINK ABOUT. FROM THE
OPPOSITION IN TERMS OF COGNITIVE
ABILITY. AND THOSE OF YOU WHO
DRIVE ON THE ROADS MIGHT OFFICER
TO HAVE THAT EMOTIONAL REACTION
OF LIKE I WAS THE TERRIBLE
DRIVERS SIXTEEN WHY WOULD I. WHY
WOULD I WANT. SOMEONE SIXTEEN OR
SEVENTEEN TO BE- TO BE VOTING.
THE RESEARCH SHOWS AND MORE WILL
TURN HOPEFULLY TO SOME OF OUR
EXPERTS HERE IN THE LEE
TESTIMONY BUT- THE RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT. FROM FROM A
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PERSPECTIVE THERE'S WHAT THEY
CALL SOCIO EMOTIONAL MATURITY
AND THEN THERE'S- THERE'S BASIC
COGNITIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL
FUNCTION RIGHT SO THE ABILITY TO
REACT. IN LONGER VIEW IN
PLANNING- SAY ON FINANCIAL
MATTERS- ON MAKING- YOU KNOW
IMPORTANT DECISIONS- ON SAY AN
APPLICATION FOR A JOB. THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS. VERY DIFFERENT
SET OF SKILLS THAN SAY AN
EMOTIONAL. MOMENT AND TRULY IN A
MOMENT YOU HAVE THE QUOTE
UNQUOTE MATURITY- TO SAY DEAL
WITH SOMEONE WHO'S INCREDIBLY
ANNOYING TO YOU AND NOT GO YELL
AT THEM OR TO- YOU KNOW WHAT I
DID TO MY LITTLE SISTERS. BACK
IN THE DAY- WHATEVER YOU CALL IT
MATURITY. THAT'S A VERY RELATIVE
FUNCTION AND I DON'T THINK-
EVERYONE OVER THE EIGHTEEN
NECESSARILY HAS THAT LEVEL
MATURITY EITHER. BUT WHEN IT
COMES OF THOSE BASIC COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. THAT'S THE
REASON WE GIVE DRIVERS LICENSES
OUT WE LET PEOPLE MAKE MEDICAL
DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR BODIES-
AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER
RIGHTS. SO I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU
THAT WE NEED TO GIVE CALIFORNIA
VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT
LEAST VOTE ON A SIMPLE VERSION
OF THIS QUESTION OF SHOULD
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO VOTE IN CALIFORNIA- NOT
THE SORT OF HALF MEASURE THAT WE
PASSED LAST TIME WHICH I THINK
WAS CONFUSING TO VOTERS AND SO.
I REALLY HOPE WE GIVE THIS
ANOTHER CHANCE I THINK THE
FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY WILL BE
STRENGTHENED DEEPLY BY IT. I
DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE
IMMEDIATE NEAR TERM IMPACT IN
INCIDENTS SUCH A MONUMENTAL WAY
YOU LOOK AT THE TOTAL
DEMOGRAPHICS HERE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT SOMEWHERE AROUND 1% MAYBE
LESS MAYBE POINT SEVEN PERCENT-
BUT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SAY HALF A
MILLION SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
THOSE TO BE ELIGIBLE VOTERS. AND
MAYBE HALF TURN OUT OR MAYBE 25%
OR MAYBE EVEN LESS LIKE WE'VE
SEEN IN RECENT YEARS BUT-
TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW THOSE
NUMBERS SPREAD OVER. MANY
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE I DON'T THINK
I'LL BE THE MARGIN OF VICTORY OR
DEFEAT ANY PARTICULAR ELECTION
BUT IT'LL SEND A SIGNAL THAT.
THE CIVICS CLASSES NOT A
PRACTICE EXERCISE AND THAT. WE
ACTUALLY THINK THAT YOU HAVE IT
IN YOU TO TAKE THOSE REINS. AT
THAT STAGE YOUR LIFE AND THAT'S
AN ARBITRARY DIVISION BETWEEN
ONE CITY KIDS IN A HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR CLASS OR ANOTHER. AND SO
I THINK IT'S CLEAN UP WILL
HOPEFULLY HELP. SET THE
STANDARD- THAT SO MANY OTHER
NATIONS ACROSS THE WORLD OF SET.
AND SHOW YOUNG PEOPLE THAT COME
THEY HAVE AN EQUITY STAKE NOT
JUST A- VOICE ON SAY. YOUR LOCAL
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM MORE CAN
COME TO HEARING LIKE THIS THEY
CAN ACTUALLY CAST A VOTE. THE
LAST THING I JUST SAY FROM AN
ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE I DID
APPRECIATE THE ANALYSIS OWES
VERY RIGOROUS- THERE ARE SOME
LOCAL ELECTIONS- THAT HAVE BEEN
THAT OF AUTHORIZED. YOUNGER
VOTERS TO VOTE AB FOR EXAMPLE IN
BERKELEY AND OAKLAND UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT SEVENTEEN YEAR
OLDS- CURRENTLY HAVE THE RIGHT
TO VOTE IN CULVER CITY THERE IS
ALSO AN EFFORT AROUND THIS.
THERE'S A RISK IN HAVING SORT OF
PATCH WORK I THINK OF THIRTY TWO
BALLOT ELECTIONS WHERE YOU HAVE
ONE SET WHERE YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE
ALLOWED TO VOTE AND ANOTHER NOT.
SUCH A THING WOULD RATIONALIZE
SOME OF THIS PATCHWORK WE DO
HAVE FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE
PERSPECTIVE AND SAVE. SOME COSTS
AND THAT. IN THAT REGARD TO I
KNOW THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATIONS
BUT- JUST WANTED TO KNOW THAT
FOR THE RECORD. AND WITH ME- I'M
HONORED TO HAVE- TWO PEOPLE- DR
LAURA RAY LAKE- PROFESSOR AT
UCLA LUSKIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS. AS WELL AS ESPERANZA
BREWER- FROM CHEN UP. AND
RESPECT FAST TRAVEL. THANK YOU
CENTER STERN WE'D LIKE TO INVITE
THOSE TO LEAD. SUPPORT WITNESSES
TO COME UP WE DO HAVE A GENERAL
COMMITTEE WILL TWO MINUTES EACH
WHICH WE KIND OF. KEPT TO THIS
HEARING BETTER BAKER IS YOU TO.
THAT PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF
WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME
IS LARA RAY LAKE AND I'M A UCLA
PROFESSOR WITH FIFTEEN YEARS OF
RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENT CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. I'M A PROUD
SUPPORTER OF S. C. H. U. BECAUSE
THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE CLEARLY
SHOWS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
CAPABLE OF VOTING. AND THAT
EARLY VOTING CAN BENEFIT YOUNG.
PEOPLE AND OUR DEMOCRACY. BY A
SIXTEEN YOUNG PEOPLE'S
CAPACITIES FOR PLANNING AND FOR
LOGICAL AND REASONED DECISION
MAKING ARE WELL SOLIDIFIED.
DECISIONS LIKE VOTING USE VERY
DIFFERENT BRAIN FUNCTIONS FROM
DECISIONS MADE AND EMOTIONALLY
CHARGED. SOCIAL SITUATIONS WITH
PEERS AND NEUROSCIENTISTS ARE
VERY VERY CLEAR AND HAVE
CONSENSUS ON THIS. ADOLESCENTS
ARE ALREADY LEGITIMATE CIVIC
ACTORS RESEARCH DOCUMENTS MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
ALREADY WORK TO IMPROVE THEIR
COMMUNITIES. THROUGH COMMUNITY
SERVICE AND POLITICAL ACTION.
VOTING IS NO MORE COMPLEX THAN
THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY MAKING TO OUR
STATE AND OUR SOCIETY.
INTERNATIONALLY LOWERING THE
VOTING AGE HAS LED TO INCREASES
IN ADOLESCENCE POLITICAL
INTEREST POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
CONFIDENCE IN VOTING. RESEARCH
HAS ALSO SHOWN THAT LOWERING THE
VOTING AGE CAN INCREASE THE
VOTING RIGHTS OF PARENTS. GIVEN
THE STRENGTH OF THIS EVIDENCE IS
A NATIONAL AND GLOBAL MOVEMENT
TO EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS TO AGE
SIXTEEN. ALLOWING VOTING AT
SEVENTEEN IN CALIFORNIA FOR ALL
ELECTIONS IS FIRMLY SUPPORTED BY
THE EVIDENCE. AGE SEVENTEEN IS A
MORE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
TIME TO INTRODUCE VOTING BECAUSE
YOUNGER PEOPLE HAVE MORE
RELIABLE ACCESS TO SCHOOL FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
CALIFORNIA ALREADY HAS THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE THROUGH
EARLY REGISTRATION AND CIVIC
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS THE OFFER
STUDENTS VITAL PREPARATION FOR
VOTING. THIS PREPARATION IS
ESPECIALLY VALUABLE FOR USE OF
IMMIGRANT PARENTS WHO DON'T HAVE
AS LONG OF A HISTORY OF VOTING
IN THE U. S. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
VOTING EARLY CAN HELP YOUNG
PEOPLE ESTABLISH LIFELONG VOTING
HABITS WHICH HAS LONG TERM
PAYOFFS FOR DEMOCRACY. YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY
MANY POLICY DECISIONS AND
DESERVE TO HAVE A SAY IN ISSUES
THAT AFFECT THEM IN FACT THERE'S
INSUFFICIENT RESEARCH EVIDENCE
TO JUSTIFY DENYING SEVENTEEN
YEAR OLDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
BASED ON THEIR DEMONSTRATED
CAPACITIES AND THEIR HIGH STAKE
IN THE ISSUES IN PASSING SEATO
CALIFORNIA WOULD BECOME A
NATIONAL LEADER IN STRENGTHENING
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND GROWING
LIFELONG VOTERS I WELCOME ANY
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR NEXT
LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS. CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
HELLO MY NAME IS ESPERANZA
BEFORE I GO BY SHE HER PRONOUNS
I'M A SENIOR ROSE MY HIGH SCHOOL
AND A DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZING FOR
GENERATION UP. AND I AM HONORED
TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
BEFORE YOU TESTIFYING IN FAVOR
OF S. C. TO A PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO
EXPAND A LITTLE LEGAL VOTING AGE
IN CALIFORNIA TO SEVENTEEN. IT'S
HEARTENING TO SEE THAT SO MANY
ISSUES THAT AFFECT YOUR LIVES
ARE BEING DICKS. DICTATED AND
DECIDED BY POLITICIANS WERE NOT
REPRESENTATIVE OF ARGUES IN
VALUES NO OFFENSE. DESPITE
BEARING ADULT RESPONSIBILITIES
SUCH AS PAYING TAXES DRIVING AND
WORKING CLASS YOUTH ARE NOT
AFFORDED THE RIGHT TO VOTE UNTIL
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. THIS
EXCLUSION IS NOT ONLY UNFAIR BUT
PERPETUATES A LACK OF
REPRESENTATION AND VOICE FOR USE
IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IT
YOU FACE YOU FACE ISSUES IN
EDUCATION INCOME AND HEALTH CARE
AMONG OTHERS AND ARE MORE THAN
FULLY AWARE OF WHAT ISSUES THEY
NEED ADVOCATED. YET THEY'RE
FORCED TO SUFFER THE
CONSEQUENCES OF THESE ISSUES
WHILE NOT BEING GIVEN THE SAME
ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM AS
ADULTS. YOU ARE. THE ONES WHO
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE ISSUES
FOR YEARS TO COME SO SHOULD YOU
HAVE A SAY IN HOW THEIR
ADDRESSED. THE PASSAGE OF SB TWO
WOULD NOT ONLY BE A POWERFUL
STEP TOWARDS ENSURING THAT YOUTH
VOICES ARC. TOWARDS CREATING A
FUTURE LIKE TORRENT OF ENGAGE
AND INFORM THE LIFELONG VOTERS
FOSTER TOWARDS ENSURING THAT
YOUTH VOICES ARE HEARD AND THAT
OUR DEMOCRACY IS TRULY INCLUSIVE
AND REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL ITS
CITIZENS. FURTHERMORE DESPITE
WHAT OPPONENTS ARGUE IF YOU'VE
TRULY DID NOT HAVE THE MATURITY
OR POLITICAL LITERACY TO MAKE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS. I WOULD NOT
BE EXPLAINING BILLS TO MY MOTHER
DURING ELECTIONS NOT TO MENTION
I'M THE ONE WHO CONVINCED HER
THAT VOTING IS WORTH IT IN THE
FIRST PLACE. I WOULD NOT BE AN
ADVOCATE FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT I
WOULD NOT BE HERE TESTIFYING
BEFORE THIS. IN FACT MANY
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS ARE ALREADY
ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN
PRIMARY ELECTIONS IF THEY TURN
EIGHTEEN BEFORE THE GENERAL
ELECTION MEANING THAT THEY'RE
ALREADY TRUSTED TO MAKE THESE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS. IN
CONCLUSION EXPANDING THE VOTING
AGE TO SEVENTEEN IS ESSENTIAL.
IT WOULD GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SAY AND
POLITICAL DECISIONS THAT AFFECT
OUR FUTURE AND WILL HELP TO
CREATE A MORE INFORMED AND
ENGAGED ELECTORATE. WE URGE OUR
LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT S. C. A.
TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE THE VOICE
WE DESERVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OKAY WE'RE GONNA L.
TO LEE UP. WITNESSES HERE IN THE
ROOM IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO
WISHES TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO SCA TO. HI CENA AND WE'RE
GOING TO ALLOW ANYONE TO TEST.
HIS VERY. ALL RIGHT PLEASE COME
ON UP. HI CAN IDENTIFY YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD PLEASE IN A
MEASURE TO LATCH. MOTHER IF
CALIFORNIANS. AND- AND A AND A
DAUGHTER. AND I AM. MINUSCA HAS
BEGIN BEHALF. ON OPPOSITION OF
S. C. A. TILL NOW I DO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S.
PRESENTATION ON THIS- AND
AMENDMENTS AND HIS- PLACING FORD
- BUT AS A MOTHER- I HAVE A
TWENTY FOUR YEAR OLD. AND WHEN
SHE WAS. SEVENTEEN SHE WAS
WORRIED ABOUT. GRADUATING HIGH
SCHOOL. NOT. PARTICIPATING IN
ELECTIONS. BECAUSE SHE KNOWS. I
KNOW WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR HER
. OKAY I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
READ THIS FROM STANFORD- PART IN
A HEADLINE FROM STANFORD
CHILDREN'S HEALTH. AND IT TALKS
ABOUT. CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT.
OKAY SOME TYPES OF COGNITIVE
GROWTH THROUGH THE YEARS. A
CHILD IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE USES
MORE COMPLEX THINKING FOCUSED ON
PERSONAL DECISION MAKING AND
SCHOOL AT HOME BECAUSE TO SHOW
USE OF FORMAL LOGICAL OPERATIONS
AND SCHOOL WORK BEGINS TO
QUESTION AUTHORITY AND SOCIETY
STANDARDS THEY'RE ALREADY
QUESTIONING US RIGHT. BUT THIS
IS MORE BEHAVIORAL. THAT IS
LOGICAL. BEGINS TO FORM AND
SPEAK IN HIS OWN THOUGHTS AND
VIEWS WHICH IS GREAT I DO I DO.
YOU KNOW I THINK THAT THAT IS
WONDERFUL THAT THAT- TEENAGERS
OR OR- LEHRER YOU KNOW EXPLORING
THE ERROR AND THEY ARE LEARNING
THEY'RE AND THEY'RE BECOMING YOU
KNOW ADULTS I GET THAT- BUT AS
THE CHANGE AND HAS A GROW- ALSO
THE WAY THEY THINK CHANGES. TO
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS
. THAT'S A- AS AS A MATURE AND
HAS A GROWTH. IN THE LATER
DEVELOPMENT- THEY MAY DEVELOP.
INTOLERANCE THEY MAY NOT DEVELOP
INTOLERANCE. AND AS AS A
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD. MOST OF THE
MOST CALIFORNIANS MUST MUST
CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA. ARE NOT
HE'S ME. AGERS ARE NOTS INVOLVES
POLITICALLY IN FACT THERE WAS A
STUDY DONE. THAT SUGGESTED THAT
THERE WAS ONLY TWENTY TWO
PERCENT. OF TEENAGERS INVOLVED.
WITH POLITICS PERIOD EMPTY
RATHER WORK SO WE'RE GOING OKAY
SO WE'RE GOING TO ENTRUSTS. 22%
OF TEENAGERS IN CALIFORNIA. OR
IF THEY ARE IT WE'RE GONNA WE'RE
GONNA TRUST OUR FUTURES INTO 22%
THAT MAKES SENSE. I DON'T THINK
THAT IF YOU CAN WRAP UP PLEASE
SURE WELL ANYWAYS I'M IN
OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL I THINK
THAT I AGAIN APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT BUT I THINK THAT
ADULTS SHOULD BE MAKING
DECISIONS NOT CHILDREN THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GONNA
NOW GO TO THAT PART OF OUR
PRECEDING WE'RE JUST PUTTING OUR
NAME AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON
THIS MEASURE INTO THE RECORD SO
WE'D LIKE TO ASK ANYONE HERE IN
THE ROOM WHO LIKE TO INDICATE
THEIR POSITION ON IT PLEASE COME
TO THE MICROPHONE. NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION. MILLER
SALTZMAN ON BEHALF OF POWER CA
ACTION IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH SIR ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM I WILL
GO TOWARD TELECONFERENCE LINE
MODERATOR CAN YOU ASK THERE'S
ANYONE ON THE LINE I WOULD LIKE
TO INDICATE THEIR POSITION FOR
AGAINST. PLEASE MISTER WITH US
BECAUSE SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
THE FIRST ONE AND ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE'LL GO TO LINE THREE
EIGHTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HE
YOU KNOW ME. WE CAN HEAR YOU
PLEASE YOUR POSITION HELLO OKAY
. YES WELL I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
JENNIFER PLEASE YET SO PART OF
GENERATION. AND WE ARE STRONG.
AT THE AGE. THANK YOU THANK YOU
NEXT CALLER PLEASE. ONE THREE
SEVENTY PLEASE GO AHEAD. IT IS
THE MORAL WITH THE LEGAL OR
BETTER CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
CALLER PLEASE. ONE THREE SIXTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH
THANKS A LOT. CAN YOU HEAR ME.
HELLO YES WE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
AT. OKAY YES MY NAME IS SANDY
UNCOOKED. COUNTY AND WE ARE NOT
ALLOWED TO MARK. WHERE REPUBLIC
SO I AM IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO
THIS THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT
CALLER PLEASE. ONE THREE TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
RACHEL. SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I
AT THOSE. C. H. THANK YOUNG.
NEXT CALLER PLEASE SIGN THREE
ONE THREE SIXTY SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI JENNIFER JOHNSON I
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSE SB EIGHTY TWO
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
. ONE THREE FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS VERONICA
COUNTY AM SORRY IS WRONG BUT-
STRONG OPPOSITION AGAINST YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. ONE THREE EIGHTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
AGE AND I'M A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
IN SACRAMENTO AND I AM CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF STA YEAH
THANK YOU. LINE THREE FORTY SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LEAVE AT MARY
HOSPITALITY ELECTION INTEGRITY
PROJECT CALIFORNIA ONCE AGAIN IN
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL
THANK YOU NEXT CALL. FIND THREE
FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M
NOT FALLING FOR IT TWENTY FIVE
YEAR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. NUMBER
OF ELECTION INTEGRITY PROJECT
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG OPPOSITION
TO THE CELL THANK YOU. NINE
THREE SEVENTY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME AND ANILINGUS
MISTER I'M RIGHT ALEXION
INTEGRITY AND CHANGE THE FILTERS
OF COLD WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AND
CUTE AND SO ON OKAY- BUT I AM IN
STRONG OPPOSITION AND HE- HAD.
HI HEATHER WINE THREE THIRTY
PLEASE AHEAD. MY NAME IS MONSTER
HIGH STRONG STRONG. OPPOSITION
TO PAY NOT ALL. ONE OF THE THREE
FIFTY THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT MY NAME
IS RITA I'M HI SENIOR WITH
GENERATION UP- WE ARE CLOSED ON
CARE AND THEN FROM FARMS SUPPORT
OF SB TWO. THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. NINE THREE SEVENTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
ALISON CHAN I'M A SENIOR AT UCLA
AND WAS DONE UP IN STRONG STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU
THANK YOU. ONE THREE EIGHTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME
IS NICHOLAS HARVEY I'M FROM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY NAME AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF AT IT TOO
THANK YOU NECKLACE NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. ONE THREE FIFTY SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THE CASHIER
WILLIAM FROM CALIFORNIA PARENTS
UNION CALLING IN OPPOSITION TO
S. B. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKS
CALLER. LINE THREE FIFTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. IN KENNEDY SAN
DIEGO COUNTY IN STRONG
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. LINE THREE SIXTY PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JORDACHE FOR WITH
JONATHAN STRONG STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE THREE EIGHTY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH I.
MEAN ALL RIGHT ALL OF THE
PROJECT FOR AGAINST SATAN IS AN
ECONOMIST AND SO OPPOSE CLEARLY
THANK YOU CRISTINA HEIGHTS OLD.
OH GOD THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. WITH THE MESSAGE CARE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE THANK YOU AT
THIS TIME ALL RIGHT WE'RE GONNA
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
HEARING ROOM I WANT TO BE SURE
THERE WAS SOMEONE I THOUGHT IT
TOO RISEN TO TESTIFY. IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION WANT TO GIVE THAT
PERSON A CHANCE. SEE ANYBODY
COMING TO THE MIKE SO WE'RE
GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR. COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS MEMBERS COMMENTS
QUESTIONS TO THE AUTHOR.
CONSIDERED A MENTOR. I JUST
WANNA KNOW THANK YOU SO MUCH
SENATOR I'M A PROUD CO AUTHOR OF
THIS YOU KNOW I THINK UP WE HAVE
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS RIGHT NOW
WHO ARE IN THE MILITARY
SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD WHO GRADUATE
HIGH SCHOOL AT SEVENTEEN-
ENJOYING THE MILITARY SEVENTEEN
YEAR OLDS- BEFORE BEING. SHOT
AND KILLED IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND
I THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO
VOTE FOR INDIVIDUALS WILL MAKE
DECISIONS TO STOP THE SHOOTING
AND KILLING OF THEIR PEERS AND
THEIR SCHOOL SO. AND YOU KNOW TO
THE OPPOSITION IN- THEY LEFT BUT
YOU KNOW IT'S NOT A MANDATE THAT
WE CAN'T FORCE ANYONE TO VOTE
THIS IS OPENS THE DOOR FOR
PEOPLE. TO BOW- I DON'T THINK-
22% OF THE YOUTH THAT SHE
MENTIONED ARE GOING TO VOTE BUT
I THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO ALLOW THEM. TO
PROVIDE A VOICE M. IN OUR
DEMOCRACY AND I'M EXCITED TO GET
THIS ON THE BALLOT. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM THE PANEL. SENATOR STERN
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. YES- UP
TRY TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLY
SAY- I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT. THIS BILL GETS OUT OF THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY HOPE YOU ALL
FIND A WAY TO DO THAT- I KNOW
THAT YOU. DON'T JUST HAND OVER.
A SUFFRAGE RIGHTS- YOU KNOW ****
NILLY EASILY PEOPLE FIGHT AND
PEOPLE DIED FOR THEIR VOTES IN
THIS COUNTRY- BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S SOMETHING THAT. WE AS
LEGISLATORS OUGHT TO. HOLD ON TO
SO CLOSELY OR SORT OF FEEL THAT
WE HAVE. SOME ENTITLEMENT TO
BORROW A WHOLE NEW GENERATION
COMING UP- AND MAKE THEM GO
THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT.
WOMEN WENT THROUGH AND- PEOPLE
OF OTHER RACES AND FAITHS WENT
THROUGH IN THIS COUNTRY. I THINK
THERE'S A BETTER WAY TO GO
THROUGH THIS IN FRANCHISE MEANT
PROCESS AND I THINK THAT
CALIFORNIA'S BALLOT PROCESS
ACTUALLY IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO
DO THAT- SO I DON'T THINK THIS
BILL SHOULD REPLACE ALL THE HARD
WORK AND SWEAT. AND EFFORT- THAT
IT'S GONNA TAKE TO PASS SUCH A
BALLOT MEASURE BUT I HOPE WE DO
THE FIRST VERY IMPORTANT STEP
WHICH IS JUST. OFFER THE
QUESTION. WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH SENATOR STERN AYE
AYES YOU MOTION HEARING THE
COMMITTEE. INTERVENTIONAL ARE.
HI CENTER MENJIVAR MOVES THE
BILL THIS IS TO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER.
WHEN NO ALLEN ALLEN AYE MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. MUCH OF OUR AYE NEWMAN
. UMBERG I WE'RE GONNA HOLD THAT
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS I'D
LIKE TO ASK ALL THE MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. TO IT TO RETURN
TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM SO WE CAN-
CLOSE THE ROLE IN ALL OF OUR ALL
OF OUR- MEASURES THAT WE HEARD
TODAY SO. WE'LL START WITH
MEMBERS THEY'RE HERE WE'RE GONNA
BEGIN BY GOING TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THIS IS NUMBER THREE
FILE ITEM THREE S. C. A. SIX BY
SENATOR ARCH A LETTER TO
SECRETARY WILL CALL THE ROLL.
THIS HAS A CHAIR VOTE OF I AND
IF I SURE VOTE OF AYE. MCGUIRE
AND YOUR- MENJIVAR I AMBER. HI
NUMBER I AM. MCGUIRE OKAY WILL
HOLD THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO. THIS IS STA
THREE BY SENATOR NEW OF THE
SECRETARY WOULD CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. SENATORS MCGUIRE. THE
WHOLE THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL MOVE NEXT TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR SCA ONE. BY
SENATOR NEWMAN SECRETARY CALL
THE ROLL. THIS HAS A CHAIR VOTER
BY ANNA BY SHARE VOTE OF NO
CENTERS MCGUIRE. I WILL HOLD THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
OKAY WE'LL TAKE A SHORT RECESS
WE WAIT FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
OUR VOTES WE'RE GONNA START WITH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE S. C. A. SIX MARCH
ELEVENTH SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL
- SENATORS MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I AM
. NUMBER SEVEN ZERO I THAT BILL
IS AT SEVEN ZERO RENDON NEXT
MOVE TO A FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
S. C. A. TWO BY SENATOR STERN
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATORS GLAZER.
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE NEWMAN
NUMBER PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
AGAIN SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER
FIVE FOR THE ONE THAT DILUTES
OUT FOR TO WIDE WILL NEXT MOVE
TO FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO S. C. A.
THREE BY SENATOR NEW LOW
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS THE MOTION IS THE
ADOPTED AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING I
SENATORS MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE AYE
ZERO THE BILL IS AT SEVEN ZERO
WILL NEXT MOVE TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR S. C. A. ONE BY
SENATOR NEWMAN FOR SECRETARY
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS PLACE
THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED AND
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING I
ADVISED HER VOTING NO SENATORS
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE HI AT SIX
TWENTY THE BILL'S OUT SIX TO
ONE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE
INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN
PUBLIC TESTIMONY TODAY. IF
YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
SENATE COMMITTEE. ON ELECTIONS
AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE YOUR
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY. IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORD THANK
YOU AND WE PUT THIS APPRECIATE
YOUR PARTICIPATION. WHEN I THANK
OUR STAFF HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
INCLUDE OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS IS IT YOUR.