OKAY THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ELECTIONS CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS I WILL COME TO ORDER
WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE A QUORUM
SO WILL BEGIN AS A SUB COMMITTEE
- THE SENATE CONTINUES TO
WELCOME THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE ORVIS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY OUR
PARTICIPANT- CODE ARE
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
877-226-8216 THE ACCESS CODE IS
SIX FIVE ZERO FOUR ONE TWO
THREE. WE'RE HOLDING A COMMITTEE
HEARING IN THE- STREET BUILDING
I HAD TO ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN ROOM
TWENTY ONE HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A CORPSMAN BEGINNER
HEARING WE HAVEN'T NINE- MET
MEASURES AREN'T ON TODAY'S
AGENDA- AND THE ME FIRST
APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATE START TO
EVERYBODY I APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S PATIENCE IS A LOT OF
COMMITTEES GOING ON IN FACT I
HAVE TO BE INTO COMMITTEES RIGHT
NOW- THAT WE'RE GONNA TO FIGURE
THAT OUT AS WE GO. BUT- I DID
DIE I KNOW THAT WE'RE MAKING A
COUPLE DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATIONS
HERE ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON
YOU'RE GONNA GO FIRST AS I
UNDERSTAND IT. ASSEMBLY THAT A
MAJORITY LEADER BRIAN HAS ASKED
TO GO SECONDS AND AS A MEMBER
BONTA HOPE THAT THAT WILL. I'M
SORRY- WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO
THIRD- BUT AGAIN I APOLOGIZE
CREATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE SO-
WITH THAT UNLESS I'M MISSING
SOMETHING- ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. WILSON WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME YOU. AND YOU HAVE TO
MEASURES ON OUR AGENDA- START
WITH EIGHT EIGHT SIX EIGHT THAT
WOULD BE OKAY. YES THANK YOU
OKAY YOU'RE WELCOME AND THANK
YOU CAN YOU CAN BEGIN. GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN. AND
SENATOR- I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB EIGHT SIX EIGHT THE DIGITAL
ADVERTISEMENT TRANSPARENCY
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. THIS TO
CREATE A CENTRALIZED SEARCHABLE
AND USER FRIENDLY PUBLIC RECORDS
OF DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
ADVERTISEMENTS THAT APPEAR
ACROSS MULTIPLE ONLINE PLATFORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPAIGN. OR
ELECTION. THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE
ALL DIGITAL ADS PAID FOR BY
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES AND
SPECIFIED INFORMATION ABOUT
THOSE ADS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES
COMMISSION ALSO KNOWN AS F. PPC.
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES MUST BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT THEY
PRODUCE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION.
LET ME FIRST EXPLAIN WHAT EXISTS
NOW. AB TWENTY ONE EIGHTY EIGHT
SIGNED INTO LAW IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN MAKES ALL MY PLATFORMS
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING
CERTAIN DIGITAL ADS THAT APPEAR
ON THEIR PLATFORMS. AB EIGHT SIX
EIGHT MAINTAINS THAT
RESPONSIBILITY A STATUS QUO WITH
AN ADJUSTMENT TO TRANSFER THE
DATE STATED TO THE FEC ONCE IN
ACTED AB EIGHT SIX EIGHT WHAT
HAVE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING ALL
OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS. ALL MY
PLATFORMS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR SUBMITTING CERTAIN DIGITAL
ADS THAT APPEAR ON THEIR
PLATFORMS. AND WICKS HE'S-
COMMITTEES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT THEIR ADS ONLY IF THEY
SPENT ONE THOUSAND. OR MORE ON
DIGITAL ADS DURING A CAMPAIGN
STATEMENT REPORTING PERIOD AND
THAT INFORMATION WILL BE DUE ON
THE SAME DEADLINES AS CAMPAIGN
STATEMENTS. COMMITTEES WOULD BE
AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT WITH
ONLINE PLATFORMS TO TRANSMIT
COPIES OF THE ADS. AND
INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADS ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE F. PPC TO
MAKE THE ODDS AND ASSOCIATED
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN A
CENTRALIZED. AND PUBLICLY
ACCESSIBLE ONLINE FORMAT. LIKE I
SAID THAT IS USER FRIENDLY AND
SEARCHABLE. NOW THIS EASILY
ACCESSED. PUBLIC RESOURCE WOULD
PROVIDE VOTERS WITH MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT CAMPAIGN
ACTIVITY INCLUDING THE MESSAGING
USED BY CAMPAIGNS AND THE
AMOUNTS AND SOURCES OF MONEY
SPENT ON ADS. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS.
WILL ALSO PROVIDE GREATER
TRANSPARENCY IN OUR ONGOING
FIGHT TO REDUCE INFANT THE
MISINFORMATION DISINFORMATION.
IN THE POLITICAL DISCOURSE NOW
MY OFFICE HAS WORKED CLOSELY
WITH NOT ONLY THE SICK SENATE
COMMITTEE STAFF. AND THANK YOU
FOR THAT WORK. BUT ALSO WITH
CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN
IN THE FBC TO ATTEMPT TO COME UP
WITH THE BEST VERSION OF THIS
BILL POSSIBLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS
IS BROUGHT ON CONCERNED FROM.
THE PLATFORMS HOWEVER AS WE MAKE
OUR WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS WE WILL CONTINUE
DISCUSSIONS TO. ALLEVIATE THOSE
CONCERNS AS I'VE NOTED AT THE
BEGINNING OF MY REMARKS AND I
MAINTAIN FROM THE MOMENT. I
INTRODUCED THIS BILL IS MY FIRM
BELIEF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES
SHOULD. SHOULDER THE ULTIMATE
RESPONSIBILITY LIABILITY FOR THE
CONTENT THEY PRODUCE I WITH ME
TODAY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER IS
LINDSAY MCCONNELL FROM AT BBC.
RATE IN BEFORE YOU SPEAK ME JUST
MENTION FOR EVERYONE THAT. ARE
COMMITTEE PRACTICES BEEN TO-
SUPPORT WITNESSES TO OPPOSITION
WITNESSES TWO MINUTES EACH YES
AND ASK EVERYONE TO TRY TO
ACCOMMODATE THAT AFTER THAT THAT
IS DONE ON EACH MEASURE. ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO DO ME TO THIS BUT THEY
CAN PUT THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION INTO THE RECORD.
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM OR ON
THE PHONE LINES BUT NO FURTHER
TESTIMONY WILL BE PROVIDED.
UNTIL THERE'S QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SO. WELCOME TO START. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR
COMMITTEE ALLEN'S IN THE CONDO
AT THE FTC. THE FULL COMMISSION
HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW
THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS TO AB
EIGHT SIX EIGHT BUT I HAVE A
STATEMENT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMISSION. A MISTER RICHARD
MANAGE THAT I WILL READ NOW
STATEMENT WAS ALSO CO SIGNED BY
FTC COMMISSIONER AT THE WHAT. ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FAIR
POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
WE WANT TO THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILSON- FOR HER STORAGE OF AB
EIGHT SIX EIGHT WHICH WOULD
ENACT THE DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ACT. THE BILL IS BASED ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE F.
PPC'S DIGITAL TRANSPARENCY TASK
FORCE. WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER
ACADEMICS REPRESENTATIVES A
GROUP OF GOOD GOVERNMENT GROUPS
CAMPAIGN PROFESSIONALS AND
REGULATORS. WHO SOUGHT TO
IDENTIFY WAYS TO IMPROVE
TRANSPARENCY OF DIGITAL
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS. WE
BELIEVE AB EIGHT SIX EIGHT BUT
UNQUESTIONABLY IMPROVE VOTERS
ABILITY TO KNOW WHO IS BEHIND
THE MANY FORMS. OF DIGITAL
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS THAT
HAVE BECOME SO UBIQUITOUS IN OUR
LIVES. AND TO HOLD THOSE PERSONS
OR GROUPS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE
CONTENT OF THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS.
EARLIER THIS YEAR THE FCC VOTED
TO SPONSOR SUPPORT AB EIGHT SIX
EIGHT AS INTRODUCED. WE BELIEVE
THE RECENT AMENDMENTS AB EIGHT
SIX EIGHT ARE FULLY CONSISTENT
BOTH WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
OF THE COMMISSION TASK FORCE AS
WELL AS THE COMMISSION SCHOOLS
IN SPONSORING AND SUPPORTING THE
BILL. IN FACT WE BELIEVE THE
AMENDMENTS WILL IMPROVE UPON THE
TASK FORCE'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE
TRANSPARENCY OF SPENDING ON
DIGITAL TRANSPARENCY TO BE
DIGITAL POLITICAL ADVERTISING WE
THEREFORE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
AB EIGHT SIX EIGHT AS AMENDED. I
LOOK FORWARD TO RECOMMENDING
THAT OUR COLLEAGUES AT THE NEXT
COMMISSION MEETING AUGUST VOTE
TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. THANK YOU
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL.
THANK YOU ANYBODY ELSE. SAID
THAT WANTS TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. COME UP. OKAY NOT
ALWAYS ARE. COME ON UP. NOBODY
OKAY. I WILL GO TO OPPOSITION
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM- COME
ON UP TWO MINUTES EACH WOULD BE
THAT. SAME SAME RULES GO AHEAD
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN VERS-
MY NAME'S JASON SHELTERING HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF TECH NET. I
WANNA THINK THE AUTHOR AND HER
STAFF FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT
WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS- I UNDERSTAND THE
SITUATION FOR THAT STICKY. AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE NO LONGER IN
OPPOSITION SHORTLY. AND TO BE
CLEAR WE HAD NO POSITION ON THE
PRIOR VERSION OF THE BILL I IN A
RECENT OPPOSITION IS BASED
SOLELY ON THE RECENT AMENDMENTS
THAT WOULD REQUIRE ONLINE
PLATFORMS. AS DEFINED IN THE
BILL TO REPORT ON BEHALF OF
CANDIDATES AND COMMITTEES. ARE
THE AUTHORS ACTUALLY TODAY I
THINK THE COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE
TODAY MAKE IT PRETTY CLEAR THAT
THE BILLS FOCUSED ON
ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.
I RELATED TO DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
ADS PLACED BY CANDIDATES AND
COMMITTEES. WE'RE NOT HERE TO
EXPRESS A POSITION ON WHETHER OR
NOT THIS TYPE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
IS POSITIVE BUT I WOULD NOTE
THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A POSITION
ON THE PRIOR BUILT. AS WE WORKED
IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRIOR BILL.
HOWEVER WE DO OPPOSE HAVING
ONLINE PLATFORMS WILL FILL THE
BILL'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
THIS IS TYPICALLY THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE
OR COMMITTEE- THAT'S ENGAGING IN
THE SPEECH COVERED BY THE BILL-
IF EIGHT SIXTY EIGHT IS FOCUSED
ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY FOR CANDIDATES AND
COMMITTEES WE THINK IT'S
RATIONAL TO HAVE THEM REPORT TO
THE STATE THEMSELVES. THE
ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES A FEW
REASONS WHY IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE
TO HAVE THE PLATFORMS REPORT I'D
LIKE TO ADDRESS THOSE BRIEFLY IF
I COULD- FIRST THE ANALYSIS
NOTES THAT MOVING THE REPORTING
RESPONSIBILITY TO PLATFORMS. I
WOULD LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
ENTITIES THAT ARE DOING THIS
REPORTING. I WOULD JUST RESERVE
THAT ALL OF THESE CANDIDATES AND
COMMITTEES ARE ALREADY REPORTING
TO THE F. PPC IN ALREADY
REPORTING ON THE BEHAVIOR. SO
WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO IS
ACTUALLY ADDED ONLINE PLATFORM
SO THERE WILL NOW BE MORE
ENTITIES. REPORTING NOT FEWER SO
I WOULD TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT
CHARACTERIZATION IN THE
ANALYSIS- SECOND. THE ANALYSIS
NOTES THE POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
I ONLY ARE OUT HAWKING ONLY
EXIST FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME- I WOULD JUST OBSERVE THAT
THAT DOESN'T STOP THEM FROM
EFFECTIVELY DOING ALL THE OTHER
REPORTING THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED
TO DO UNDER STATE LAW- SO I
DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A
PARTICULARLY GOOD. REASON TO
HAVE ONLINE PLATFORMS STEP INTO
THAT ROLE. AND ULTIMATELY EIGHT
SIXTY EIGHT MOVE THESE
OBLIGATIONS TO PLATFORMS-
BECAUSE THE POLITICAL REALITY IS
THE THESE COMMITTEES AND CAN.
DON'T WANT TO DO THIS THE- SO
JUST OBSERVE THAT WE ALSO. DON'T
THINK THAT'S A PARTICULARLY GOOD
REASON TO PLACE THIS DUTY- ON
THE PLATFORMS OURSELVES. IT'S
SORT OF LIKE REQUIRING
LEGISLATORS AND STAFF- TO REPORT
WHICH LOBBYISTS LOBBY WHICH
BILLS. INSTEAD OF REQUIRING
LOBBYISTS TO DO THAT IT'S JUST
SORT OF MISALIGNED WE DON'T
THINK IT MAKES A TON OF SENSE.
FOR THESE REASONS WERE OPPOSED
TO THE BILL BUT LOOK FORWARD-
HOPEFULLY- NOTHING OPPOSED TO
THE BILL I IN FUTURE- AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU TO
SENATOR GLAZERS WE'VE ACTUALLY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE. AS YOU
PRIMARY WITNESS IN SUPPORT. I'M
SORRY. THE STATE OF OPPOSITION
SO MS ROSE NICE TO SEE A NEW
DESTROYING. ME TO GET ME TO
LET'S DO IT SORRY IS ANYBODY
HERE LIKE TO SIGN UP. THE
MEASURE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
YOUR POSITION PLEASE. TOROS
REMEMBERS CALIFORNIA THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE AMENDMENTS
THEY'RE EXCELLENT WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT WE'RE ALSO
MEMBERS OF DIGITAL TRANSPARENCY
TASK FORCE IN THIS IS. GREAT
THANK YOU. TRAVELING CALIFORNIA
CLEAN MONEY CAMPAIGN ALSO IN
STRONG SUPPORT ALSO APPRECIATE
THESE THESE PERFECT BALANCE
AMENDMENTS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MR NIGHT NEXT WHICH CYNTHIA
SHALLOT REPRESENTING INDIVISIBLE
CALIFORNIA STATE TRUMP STATE
STRONG WHICH HAS EIGHTY CHAPTERS
UP AND DOWN THE STATE SUPPORTING
THIS BILL THANK. THANK YOU.
MISTER JENSEN KELLY JENSEN
REPRESENTS THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WE REMAIN
OPPOSED TO THE BILL BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE OFFICE
. LARA BRZEZINSKI ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE WE HAD A
SUPPORT IF AMENDED PETITION TO
THE PRIOR VERSION OF THE BILL
AND LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING A
LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT. YEAH NEXT
WAS. OUR ROBOCODE. MINESTRONE
SUPPORT. THANK SIR. YES WE DO WE
BOTH SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION.
OKAY I DON'T KNOW THIS THIS OKAY
IS A VERY GOOD LIKE THIS TO
SPEAK ON THE BILL EITHER IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION SEEING
THAT SO WE GOT EVERYBODY. LET'S
GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE I
MISSED MODERATE IF YOU COULD
PROMPT ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY EITHER IN
SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO AB
EIGHT SIX YEARS. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB EIGHT
SIXTY EIGHT YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WE'LL GO TO LINE
TWO NINETEEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
FLYING TO NINETEEN. THE NEW. ALL
RIGHT WE WILL MOVE ON TO TWO
FORTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO THIS IS JACQUELINE DEWAR I
AM A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE AND
I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO AND- I AM
IN STRONG SUPPORT AT THIS
TRANSPARENCY MEASURE. THANK YOU
NEXT WHICH- FIND. TWO FIFTY. BY
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY A LINE IS OPEN
. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE LINE TO
FORTY FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I'M
SO GLAD I WAS IN DELHI
DEMOCRATIC FILED IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
THANK TWO SEVENTY FOR YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. ONE DOCTOR A- CLEAN
MONEY VOLUNTEER FROM PETALUMA IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF EIGHTY EIGHT
SIXTY EIGHT. THANK YOU MOST WISH
. TWENTY TWO FIFTY ONE. YES
MICHAEL LEVINSON. I LIVE IN DALY
CITY SINCE NINETEEN SEVENTY
NINE. AND THE QUEEN MONEY
SUPPORTER. ALSO PART OF THE
SIXTY THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
PLEASE. THANK YOU. EIGHTY ONE-
YEAH HELLO. HELLO PLEASE PROCEED
I'M WRITING. ABOUT MY NAME IS
PAMELA SMITH AND I LIVE IN SAN
FRANCISCO THANK EIGHTY Q. AND I
AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF EIGHTY
EIGHT. EIGHT EIGHT THANK YOU
THANK YOU NEXTWAVE'S. THANK
FIFTY SEVEN. HI THIS IS SURELY
SHALL EVEN PLEASANT HILL ON THE
CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY. AND ALL-
OF MOVEON COORDINATOR AND I'M IN
FORT THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT
PLEASE. THANK YOU THIRTY NINE.
YES THEY NEED I'M OPEN I'M IN I
THANK AND I'M I CLEAN MY- I. AND
BY- I MEAN SUPPORT THANK YOU AND
HAVE AN AWESOME FOR MY NEXT.
THANK YOU LINE SIXTY. MEDINA LOL
IN SUPPORT. BLIND. TO SIXTY.
JEFF TURNING GEAR ADVOCATE
SACRAMENTO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT WHICH- COMPLAIN. TO
SEVENTY. WE WANT TO CREATE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE.
ONE SIXTY NINE. HE ONLY OF
WALNUT CREEK IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU NEXT WHICH- THANK TO TWENTY
SEVEN. YEAH HI JENNIFER TANNER
FOR INVISIBLE CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
THANK YOU. EIGHTY FOUR. HELLO
REBECCA LEN INDIVISIBLE SANTA FE
AND CALIFORNIA'S BIG STRONG IN
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL
THANK YOU THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
ONE TO SIXTY SIX. YES JIM
DAVIDSON WAS HOLDOVERS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU NEXT WAS. FINE
. TWO SEVENTY THREE- CRAIG
DUNKERLEY PRESIDENT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
CLUB IN SAN JOSE IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXT WAS. TWO SIXTY
THREE. WRANGLER SERRA SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE. NINE TWO
EIGHTY. JAMES GERSON CALIFORNIA
CAN MAKE- VOLUNTEER IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. NEXT WEEK'S
THANK YOU EIGHTY NINE. YOU THE
FEEL FROM CLOVIS CLEAN MONEY
VOLUNTEER IN SUPPORT OF AB EIGHT
SIX EIGHT THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
BLINDED. TO NINETY TWO- CHRIS
SAMUELSON FROM- WE MONEY
CAMPAIGN IN BERKELEY. IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL THANK YOU THANK YOUR
NEXT WHICH- THANK YOU HAVE A GO
TO ALIGN IT TO NINETY FIVE.
HE'LL PUT THAT PMR. I DID ONLINE
THE DIGITAL PHONE COUPLE.
EXCELLENT NEXT WEEK'S. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION Q. VERY
GOOD LET'S COME BACK TO THE
DAIS- SYSOON HE DISAPPEARED-
SENATE MAJORITY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR. HI
SOME NUMBER THING IS THE FIRST
TIME I'VE EVER INTERACTED
THROUGH THIS YEAR THIS IS
EXCITING YES EXCITED. WELCOME
EVERYONE TO OUR SHOW. NUMBER
JUST RIGHT ACTUALLY LITTLE BIT
OF TROUBLE JUST UNDERSTANDING
THIS BILL SO IF YOU COULD JUST
AND AYE MR TALKING YOUR OPENING
STATEMENT. IN MY CORRECT IN
UNDERSTANDING OKAY SO- COMMITTEE
ACCOUNTED IT WOULD SUBMITS- THE
DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENT INTO THIS
ON TO THIS ONLINE PLATFORM FOR
CONSUMER THE PUBLIC TO THEN.
RESEARCH TYPE IN PROMETER SOME
LOOKING FOR THEIR X. X. Y. Z.
THEY'LL COME UP IN THE SEA THAT
ACTUAL ADVERTISEMENT NOT JUST-
INDIVIDUAL A PAID THIS AMOUNT.
RENNERT IS A RIGHT YES
ABSOLUTELY SO CURRENTLY ONLINE
PLATFORMS THE BIG THE CALL THE
BIG FIVE BUT THE SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORMS HAVE TO DO THIS AND
THEY DO IT HAVE A PUBLICLY
SEARCHABLE DATABASE ON THEIR OWN
PLATFORM. SO WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS IT TRANSFERS THAT TOO AFTER
PC SO THERE'S ONE PLACE YOU GO
TO AND THEN CANDIDATES ALSO HAVE
TO SUBMIT ALL DIGITAL ADS
OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE MODELS
PLATFORM. SO IF YOU HAD MY LOCAL
PAPERS THE DAILY REPUBLICAN IF I
PURCHASED DIRECTLY WITH THE
DAILY REPUBLIC AND DIGITAL ADS
AT THE TIME THAT I TURNED IN
THE- MY REPORT THAT SHOWED THAT
I SPENT MONEY ON THE DIGITAL I
WOULD ALSO HAVE TO SUBMIT. THAT
DIGITAL AD SO CONSUMERS ARE- THE
CONSTITUENTS WOULD KNOW EXACTLY
NOT JUST YOU PAID YEAH OUT MONEY
FOR DINNER AB ALSO WHAT THAT AD
SAID- UNTIL IT CREATES THAT
GREATER TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE-
WITH THE MAIL PIECE FOR
INSTANCE. IF I SEND YOU A PIECE
OF MAIL AND I SEND YOU KNOW
SENATOR NEWMAN A PIECE OF MAIL
AND THEY CAN BE TWO DIFFERENT
PIECES OF MAIL. THE ONLY WAY YOU
WOULD BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT TO
EVER BE THE BALLOT IS THAT IS BY
COMING TOGETHER BUT AN ONLINE
YOU CAN RESEARCH WHAT KIND OF
INFORMATION. AND WHAT KIND OF
DIGITAL ADS ARE BEING PRODUCED.
I'M SORRY CREATES GREATER
TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO WHAT ARE
PEOPLE SAYING- AND ONE OF THE
WAYS I LOOK AT IT IS WE'VE HAD
IN THE LAST- ELECTION CYCLES A
LOT OF DISINFORMATION OR
MISINFORMATION. WHERE WE'RE
TARGETING DIFFERENT PEOPLE. WITH
DIFFERENT INFORMATION SO IT
ALLOWS FOR GREATER SINCERITY FOR
THAT AS WELL. INTERESTING I MEAN
I'M ALL FOR I THINK AND- I JUST
YOU KNOW I JUST ONE IN IN MY
ELECTION. THERE'S A DIGIRAD RUN
FROM MY OPPONENTS HAD REAL LET.
X. Y. Z. AND HE HAD NEVER. BEEN
IN THE US THE RIGHT FOR. SO THAT
THAT WAS INTERESTING SO VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BILL MY LAST
QUESTION TO YOU IS ON THE
AMENDMENT. WILL BE TAKING IS NOW
TO. MOVE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO
THE ACTUAL CANDIDATE OR
COMMITTEE TO REPORT THIS TO
SBCC. VERSES THE ONLINE PLATFORM
AGGREGATING EVERYTHING AND SEND
THAT UP IS THAT. CORRECT SO
ORIGINALLY THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS
ALWAYS THE CANADA OR THE- CAN.
THE CAMP COMMITTEE. SENDING IT
AT EXIT LAW AB. ONE EIGHTY
EIGHT. HOW TO TOUR THE ONLINE
PLATFORMS ORIGINAL BILL. SHIFTED
THAT BURDEN AWAY FROM THE
PLATFORMS. AND THEN PUT IT ON.
SOLELY ON THE CANDIDATES. THERE
WAS CONCERN THAT THE ORIGINAL
BILL ALLOWED FOR TRANSPARENCY
AND THERE'S THOSE THAT AS YOU
HEARD. FROM TESTIMONY AS WELL AS
PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T SUPPORT. VOTE
LIKE THEY FOUGHT HARD FOR THAT
TRANSPARENCY THAT FIRST TIME IN
THAT COULD THERE BE A COMPROMISE
IN A SENSE OF ALLOWING- ONLINE
PLATFORMS COULD CONTINUE TO DO
THAT TO HELP THOSE SMALL
COMMITTEES. THAT HAVE CONCERNS
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO ADHERE TO
THAT REQUIREMENT IT IS SOMETHING
NEW WE'VE USUALLY DON'T REQUIRE
PEOPLE TO SUBMIT. ANYTHING
EXCEPT THEIR HOW THEY SPEND
THEIR MONEY BUT NOTHING ELSE AND
SO FOR THE WITH SOMETHING NEW
AND IT WAS A SMALL- IT IN AN
EFFORT TO HELP WITH MORE
COMMITTEES. THERE WAS A
COMPROMISE REACH OF LEADS-
CONTINUE AND THE- CONTINUING
ALLOW ALL ONLINE PLATFORMS THE
BIG THE BIG FIVE TO CONTINUE TO
DO WHAT THEY- WERE REQUIRED TO
DO UNDER AB TWENTY ONE EIGHTY
EIGHT. AND SO THAT IS BUT IT
BRINGS UP ADDITIONAL CONCERNS
ABOUT SOMETHING WILL WORK THERE
BUT THE AMENDMENT IS. KEEPING
THE STATUS QUO LAW. KEEPING
MATHEMATICAL IN- SB SIX EIGHT
SIX EIGHT WHICH IS MY BILL
INSTEAD OF BY BILL WOULD HAVE
OVERWRITTEN DIALOGUE OKAY AND SO
THAT'S THE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW
THAT LAW. EIGHT THAT WAS BASED
ON AB TWENTY ONE EIGHTY EIGHT TO
STILL CONTINUE TO EXIST AND SO
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH. ALL THE
CONCERNS AND THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT I'VE ALWAYS DONE YOU KNOW-
AS A PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS THAT I'VE DONE FOR AS AS
AS THEY ALWAYS ONLY THE LAST
SIXTEEN MONTHS THAT I'VE BEEN
HERE- TO. MAKE SURE THE WE GET
THE BILL PA ON THE FLOOR TRYING
TO MITIGATE ALL INTO THE- AND
SOLD. THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO
ENSURE. THAT WE DON'T HAVE AND
IT'S IN THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS
BILL I THINK IS A MEMBER. THANK
YOU- CENTER NEWMAN FOR COVERING
FOR MATT VOTED ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. JUGGLING ACT THAT WE
HAVE HERE SELIM WOMAN THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE IN IT. THE
WORD THAT WE WE'RE GONNA TAKE A
PAUSING AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM
THAT'S A GREAT SERVE THE
SECRETARY WOULD CALL THE ROLL.
SENATORS GLAZER HERE GLAZER HERE
WHEN. ALAN ALLEN HERE MCGUIRE
MENJIVAR. IMAGE OF OUR HERE
NEWMAN. NEWMAN HERE NUMBER. OKAY
SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM- MEMBERS
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS
OR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS ONE
CENTER NEWMAN SB BRIEFLY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WAS NOT DOT
APPRECIATE THE BILL- KNOWLEDGE
WHICH BECAUSE LAST YEAR CARE
SIMILAR BILL- SB NINE TWENTY ONE
WHICH ACTUALLY- HAD SOME ISSUES.
THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED HERE- WHICH
ULTIMATELY DID NOT PASS THE
APPROPRIATIONS STEP IN THE
SENATE SO- LOOKING FOR THE
VOTING FOR THIS I COMMEND. YOU
FOR WORKING ON IT BUT FOR THE
MISTER KIND OF A. B. F. PPC- FOR
BEING CREATIVE AND DILIGENT IN
FINDING A SPACE- TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD TO YOUR POINT. DIGITAL
ADVERTISEMENTS IT'S NO LONGER AS
IMPORTANT. HOW MUCH MONEY SPENT
IT'S ALL SUPPORT HOW THE MONEY
IS SPENT- INTO THE TO THE EXTENT
THAT. DIGITAL MEDIA CAN MORPH-
ENTRANCE FOREMAN BEAT
MICROTARGETING- IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO DIGIT REPOSITORY
SOMEWHERE- TO AT A MINIMUM HOLD
CANDIDATES. ACCOUNTABLE THAT'S
WHAT THE BILL TODAY. THANK YOU
CENTER IN ANY COMMON REQUEST.
SEE NINE US SOMEONE I I'VE YOUR
WORK IN THIS AREA THIS IS
IMPORTANT PART OF THE- UP PUBLIC
ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION
KINDA. CHECKING THAT BOX- THAT
CERTAINLY HAS EVOLVED AS OUR-
CAMPAIGNING HAS EVOLVED I
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN THIS
AREA HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL.
THAT I'M LOOKING FOR A MOTION
FOR MY COLLEAGUES IN THE CENTER
NEWMAN HAS MOVED THE BILL- THIS
WOULD BE A- NUMBER FIVE DO PASS
AND WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON JUDICIARY. RIGHT. AT THAT
RIGHT THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER-
GLAZER. I WENT. ALLEN ALLEN AYE
MCGUIRE MENJIVAR. MANY OF OUR
AYE NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE NUMBER.
OKAY THAT WILL PUT THAT ON CALL
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK
ASSEMBLY WOMAN WE'RE GONNA GO TO
YOUR NEXT BILL THIS IS. FILE
ITEM NUMBER. SIX AB NINE TEN.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. ARMED
SERVICES AS WAS NOTED- AB TWO
NINE TEN AND I'M PLEASED TO
PRESENT- IT WILL ALLOW AS SUCH
CLEAR REQUIREMENT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO RUN FOR
COUNTY AUDITOR CONTROLLER. BY
PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION TO
THE EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION TWO SIX. FOUR FIVE. THIS
SECTION INCLUDES THE
PREREQUISITE EDUCATION AND WORK
EXPERIENCE THAT IS REQUIRED TO
SERVE IN THE POSITION OF COUNTY
AUDITOR CONTROLLER. PORTIONS OF
THAT SECTION ARE EXTREMELY BROAD
AND HAS CAUSED CONFLICT
REGARDING THE LACK OF
QUALIFICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS
WHO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. THIS
BILL WOULD ALSO AMEND ELECTIONS
GO THIRTEEN BY POINT FIVE BY
PROVIDING MORE DIRECTION TO
REGISTRARS TO VERIFY THE
BACKGROUND AND CLAIMS OF THE
CANDIDATE. PRIOR TO PLACING
THEIR NAME ON THE BALLOT. IT IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. WE KNOW THE
INDIVIDUALS ARE INTERESTED IN
RUNNING MEET WEEK IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THAT
INTERESTED. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
INTERESTED IN RUNNING MEET THE
QUALIFICATIONS AND ARE PREPARED
TO FULFILL THE DUTIES OF COUNTY
AUDITOR CONTROLLER ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE VITAL
ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. TODAY MY WITNESS IS
NOT SILVERLEAF SEPT I'M SORRY
SURVEILLING FROM THE STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AUDITORS.
WELCOME ANY OTHER UNITS MISTER
CHAIRMAN CHRIS MATTHEWS I WILL
NOT BE HAVE A STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTY AUDITORS. AS MEASURED
BY THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER WORLD
LOOKING TO CLARIFY AND ADDS A
SPECIFICITY OF THE CODE SECTIONS
THAT I SET UP THE PREREQUISITES
IN ORDER TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE
OF. THE COUNTY AUDITOR
CONTROLLER- WE WANNA PUT AS MUCH
EMPHASIS ON THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
CHOOSING TO SEEK THIS OFFICE TO
UNDERSTAND THE REQUIREMENTS TO
BE ABLE TO. DEFINE THEM MAKE
SURE THEY'RE THEY'RE UP TO DATE
AND ACCURATE AND CAN FACILITATE
THOSE OF UPON REQUEST. AGAIN SO
THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY APPEAR
ON THE BALLOT ARE QUALIFIED IN
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CASTING THE
VOTES. FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS
KNOW THAT- YOU NEED SELECTION ON
THAT ON THE BALLOT IS- IS
SOMEBODY WHO COULD ACTUALLY FILL
THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. OF
THESE REASONS WE ARE DRIVE OUT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR ANYONE
ELSE WANT TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
COME ON UP. GOOD AFTERNOON THIS
CHAIRMAN KAREN ON THE COUNT
ASSESSOR OF TREASURES AND TAX
COLLECTORS. IS ALL OF THE COUNTY
OF SOLANO OF THE TREASURE
TECHSELECT ARE SURE A LOT OF
SYSTEMS WITH THE AUDITORS. AND
I'LL I ALSO HAPPEN TO HAVE THE
DISTINCTION REPRESENTING ABOUT A
COUNTY WHICH IS THE MOST RECENT
COUNTY THAT'S GONE THROUGH THIS.
OF PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS HUMBOLDT
COUNTY AND I WOULD EMPHASIZE THE
CONCERN SHOULD BE ALSO FOR THE
TAXING ENTITIES THAT ARE WAITING
FOR THE APPORTIONMENT- SO
SCHOOLS ARE REALLY RELIANT ON A
QUALIFIED AUDITOR TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE FUNDS GET TO THEM. THE
CITIES ARE THE SAME WAY THE
SPECIAL DISTRICTS AT THE SAME
WAY. AND SO I'M MAKING SURE THAT
THERE'S A PROACTIVE AFFIRMATION
OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND NOT
JUST A PENALTY OF PERJURY
SIGNATURE. I PROMISE YOU THERE
WILL IN THE LEAD TO VOTERS I
DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO
BREAK A SWEAT- WHEN THEY'RE
SIGNING PAPERWORK SO.
AFFIRMATIVELY CHECKING THEIR
QUALIFICATIONS AND THEIR
EDUCATION IS VITAL. THANK YOU
FOR DOING THE BELLE. ISLE
ESCRIBA TO MAKE THANK YOU THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT ANYONE ELSE WHO
WANTS TO PUT THEIR NAME IN THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
PLEASE COME COME ON UP. RIGHT WE
GOT OPPOSITE. HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM ANYBODY HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. ALL
RIGHT SENILE ONE. JUMPING TO
THEIR FEET RING OF THE PHONE
LINES MODERATOR IF YOU CAN ASK
ANYONE LIKE TO. PUT THEIR NAME
ON THE RECORD IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB NINE TEN BY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILSON. THANK
YOU FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. OF
AB NINE TEN YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. I WILL GO ONLINE
TO. THE. FIVE HELLO. YEAH YOUR-
AND I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVOCATES NIGHT REPORT. MEASURE
THANK YOU SO MUCH NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIRMAN FOR THE SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION IN Q. OKAY WILL BRING
THE MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
MEMBERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
C. NINE NINE. THE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR BILL AS WELL
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO GIVE US A
CLOSE IF YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU
WELL I AM RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE AS MY VERY FIRST JOB
IN GOVERNMENT WAS AS AN AUDITOR
CONTROLLER'S OFFICE OF INTERNAL
AUDITOR. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME
AND WE HAD A NEAR MISS WHILE I
WAS SERVING THERE. WITH THESE
TYPE OF ISSUES AND SO GLAD FOR
THIS TO BE. A BILL THAT I GET
TO- SUBMIT TO INTERVIEWS AND
STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY ON.
TERRIFIC LOOKING FOR A MOTION
FOR MY COLLEAGUES. CENTER IMAGE
OF OURS MOVE THE BILL- THIS
WOULD BE A- DO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER
AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN. ALAN ALLEN
IOMEGA. MENJIVAR MANAGE OF OUR
AYE NEWMAN. AYE NEWMAN AYE
NUMBER. ALL RIGHT SO E. S. FOUR
VOTES THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING A PART OF OUR CONVERSATION
TODAY. AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT
THAT UP BILL ON CALL FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS.
OKAY THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYONE
FOR THEIR PATIENCE- WE'RE GONNA
MOVE NEXT TO- ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN. HE HAS THREE MEASURES
BEFORE US TODAY NOVIAS A
PREFERENCE FOR ORDER BUT COME ON
UP. THE ORDER OF MY PREFERENCE-
YES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO START
WITH THE WITH TWELVE FORTY EIGHT
OKAY SO WILL BEGIN THIS IS FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ASSEMBLY BILL
TWELVE FORTY EIGHT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WELCOME IN YOUR- CAN
BEGIN ANYTIME. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR AND SENATORS ARE COME TO
PRESENT TWELVE FORTY EIGHT- THAT
LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD ACROSS
CALIFORNIA GIVE COUNTY CITY'S
CHARTER CITIES. IN ORDER TO THE
CONTAINER WITH THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND RESIDENTS- IT WOULD
FORCE THEM TO ESTABLISH
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS BY TWENTY THIRTY. IT
WOULD ALSO REQUIRE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO COMMUNICATE ALL
AGES THAT CONTAIN OVER FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND RESIDENTS TO
ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION BY
TWENTY THIRTY THIS IS NOT A TOP
DOWN APPROACH IT'S A BOTTOM UP
APPROACH WE ARE EMPOWERING LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO DESIGN FOR
THEMSELVES AN INDEPENDENT
PROCESS EVERYWHERE WE LOOK
ACROSS CALIFORNIA WE SEE
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS THRIVING AND PROVING
THAT THEY ARE THE APPROPRIATE
WAY. TO DRAW POLITICAL
BOUNDARIES WE SHOULD NOT BE
DRAWING OUR OWN POLITICAL
BOUNDARIES AND- FOR THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS CHAIR YOU AND I
KNOW THIS WELL WE'VE BEEN PIECE
MEALING THIS ACROSS THE STATE.
RIVERSIDE FRESNO L. A. COUNTY
SACRAMENTO COUNTY ONWARD AND
ONWARD ORANGE COUNTY- THIS IT IS
AN APPROACH THAT REALLY ANSWERS
THE QUESTION IN THE CALLING
THAT'S COMING STATEWIDE IT ALSO
BRINGS INTO OTHER JURISDICTIONS
BESIDES COUNTIES BECAUSE WE
LEARNED IN MY HOME. CITY OF LOS
ANGELES WHERE WE SAW ELECTED
OFFICIALS OFFICIALS CONSPIRING
TO GERRYMANDER FOR THEIR OWN
POLITICAL PURPOSES TO PRESERVE
THEIR OWN POLITICAL POWER AT THE
EXPENSE. OF COMMUNITIES OF
INTEREST- IN COMMUNITIES THAT
DESERVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROCESS. STATE SOLUTION WITH ME
TO TESTIFY IS LARA BRODZINSKI OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE AND
FAITHFULLY FROM ASIAN AMERICANS
ADVANCING JUSTICE. AFTER MEMBERS
MY NAME IS BASICALLY I'M WITH
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING
JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ALSO
KNOWN AS AG SO CAL WE ARE A
SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATION ALSO
A LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVING THE AAPI COMMUNITY AND
BEYOND IN VARIOUS ASIAN
LANGUAGES- AT THE MOST. A RECENT
REDISTRICTING CYCLE AGES SO CAL
WORKS WITH THE API AND IMMENSE
THAT REDISTRICTING COLLABORATIVE
COOPERATIVE TO CAPTURE
COMMUNITIES DIVERSE CITY OF INCH
AND INTERESTS TO DEVELOP AT A
RESPONSIVE AND EQUITABLE
DISTRICT MAPS. OUR EXPERIENCE IN
MOBILIZING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO
ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES
AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FROM THE
BEDROCK IMPORTANCE OF
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS. THROUGH IRIS THESE
RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO HAVE A
PLATFORM TO SHARE WHAT UNITES
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES
AND THEY'RE ABLE TO LEARN FROM
EACH OTHER. AND IDENTIFIED
DISTRICT LINES THAT REALLY
EMPOWER THOSE MOST OFTEN
DISENFRANCHISED AND UNDER
REPRESENTED BY PARTISAN MAPPING.
I WAS THE ALLOWS FOR
DELIBERATION AND LINE DRAWING
AND PUBLIC SOMETIMES EVEN
ADJUSTING- DISTRICT LINES IN
REAL TIME AND IN RESPONSE TO
COMMITTEE TESTIMONY. I WANT TO
SHARE A CASE STUDY FROM THE
REPORT OF PROMISE OF FAIRFAX.
FOR MAPS IN SAN DIEGO MORE THAN
THREE HUNDRED REFUGEE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE BLACK CARE UP
MIDDLE EASTERN MUSLIM AND SOUTH
ASIAN MUSIC COMMUNITY PRESS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE COUNTY
AND CITY RESISTING PROCESS.
THESE MEMBERS REPORTED ARE
STARKLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE
ORGANIZING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WHICH USED AN R. C. COMPARED TO
THE CITY OF ALCOHOL WHICH WAS
LOCATED IN THE COUNTY BUT DID
NOT HAPPEN ROC. THEY DID NOT
FEEL THAT THEIR TESTIMONY WAS
WELL RECEIVED BY THE CITY AND
SOME SURE THAT THEY FELT
INTIMIDATED BY SUPPORTERS OF
INCUMBENT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE
CITY COUNCIL ENDED UP ADOPTING
EXISTING MAPS WITHOUT ANY
CHANGES BUT ONE DAY I
PARTICIPATED IN THE STAND YOU
SAN DIEGO COUNTY IRC PROCESS
THEY THOUGHT MUCH MORE WELCOME
TO. TO TESTIFY REMOTELY. AND IN
PERSON THE OUR AS THE ALLOWED
TIME WEAPONS. BY THE GROUP AND
REMOTELY AND I'M PER- ED THEY
LIKE MEMBER FELT THAT SAN DIEGO
HOURS WORKING TO GROWING THEIR
UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAYMENTS
THAT COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE EXCITED
TO CO SPONSOR IF YOU TALK FORTY
EIGHT SO MORE CALIFORNIANS ARE
EMPOWERED TO MAKE THEIR VOICES
HEARD AND PARTICIPATE IN DRAWING
DISTRICT LINES THAT SUIT THEIR
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU OTHERS IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LARA BRZEZINSKI ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THE MEASURE. QUITE
SIMPLY VOTERS IN COMMUNITIES
SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE
THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS RATHER
THAN THE ELECTED OFFICIALS
CHOOSING THEIR VOTERS. AND THAT
MEANS PUTTING THE AUTHORITY TO
ADOPT NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
INTO THE HANDS OF AN INDEPENDENT
BODY PUTS COMMUNITIES FIRST- WE
WORK WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
IN THE TWENTY TWENTY CYCLE. TO
MONITOR OVER A HUNDRED DIFFERENT
JURISDICTIONS AND AS MY
COLLEAGUE POINTED OUT I CAME OUT
WITH A REPORT THE PROMISE OF FOR
MAPS. WHICH FOUND THAT YOU KNOW
OVERALL WHILE MANY JURISDICTIONS
MIGHT DO A GOOD JOB ON THEIR OWN
OF CREATING INCLUSIVE AND FAIR
PROCESS MANY DO NOT. WE FOUND IN
OUR OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE
STATE THAT WHEN JURISDICTIONS
UTILIZED AN INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION THEY
WERE MORE LIKELY TO KEEP
COMMUNITIES HOLE IN THE PROCESS.
PARTICULARLY MARGINALIZED OR
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO ENCOURAGE
AND BE RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY
FEEDBACK. MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
TRANSPARENT AND HIGH INTEGRITY
PROCESS SEES AND SHOWED NO
EVIDENCE OF TRYING TO PROTECT
INCUMBENTS. OR DRAW MAPS THAT
ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ONE
POLITICAL PARTY OVER ANOTHER. IN
A PANIC COMMISSIONS ALSO
GENERALLY LED TO SIGNIFICANTLY
HIGHER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
BECAUSE THEY OFFERED MORE
HEARINGS. AND THE PUBLIC AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS ACTUALLY HAD
MORE CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR
TESTIMONY WOULD BE HEARD AND
TAKEN SERIOUSLY COMPARED TO ONE
LEGISLATIVE BODIES WERE DRAWING
THEIR OWN LINES. A. B. TWELVE
FORTY EIGHT MOST IMPORTANTLY
RECOGNISES THAT LOCAL
GERRYMANDERING IS A PROBLEM
ACROSS THE STATE. AND IN NEED OF
A COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO
TRULY EMPOWER CALIFORNIANS. ANY
TOLL FREE EIGHT WOULD REQUIRE
THE USE OF INDEPENDENT
COMMISSIONS IN LARGER
JURISDICTIONS. AT LETTING THEM
CREATE A LOCAL INDEPENDENT
COMMISSION ON THEIR OWN AND ONLY
IMPOSING A DEFAULT COMMISSION
STRUCTURE SHOULD THEY PASSED THE
DEADLINE OF JANUARY FIRST TWENTY
THIRTY. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. ALREADY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH OTHERS IN THE HEARING
ROOM IN SUPPORT PLEASE PRESS
MICROPHONE YOUR NAME YOUR
AFFILIATION YOUR POSITION- GOOD
AFTERNOON DOOR ROSALIE HOOVER IS
A CALIFORNIA CO SPONSOR IN
STRONG SUPPORT I ALSO HAVE THE
PROXIES OF A NUMBER OF OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT.
ALAMEDA COUNTY COALITION FOR
FAIR REDISTRICTING ELLA BAKER
CENTER REDWOOD HEIGHTS
INDIVISIBLE. GEN CAVANAUGH THE
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PIEDMONT
AND API'S FOR CIVIC EMPOWERMENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO SKY
ALLEN WITH INLAND EMPIRE UNITED
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. READ
JOHNSON IS CALIFORNIA ACTION IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON THIRTEEN BERMAN ASKED
WE CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THANK
YOU. RT MARKETS CAN MASON WITH
CALIFORNIA BY MEN OF WORDS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. HI EVAN
MINTON VOICES FOR PROGRESS IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE OF THE HEARING HIM SING
KNOWN APPROACH MIKE WELL ONE
MORE FOR YOU GOTTA BE QUICKER
ALL RIGHT THERE WE GO TWENTY
MINUTE CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE SEE
NO ONE ELSE PROVIDE FOR LET'S
TURN THE OPPOSITION. IF YOU'RE
IN OPPOSITION TO AB TWELVE FORTY
EIGHT PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS I'D JEAN HURST
HERE TO IN BEHALF OF THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA ALONG
WITH A COALITION OF COUNTY
ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED POSITION ON A. B.
TWELVE FORTY EIGHT. I WANT TO
START OFF BY SAYING WE GET IT-
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE WOULD LIKE LOCAL
AGENCIES HAVE INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS THAT
OPERATE A LOT LIKE THE
CALIFORNIA CITIZENS
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. WE GET
IT. I WHERE IT DOES BECOME
CHALLENGING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
HOWEVER IS THE MECHANICS OF
ENSURING THAT THESE COMMISSION
UNDERSTAND ARE OPERATING IN A
MANNER THAT ENSURES
INDEPENDENCE. AND SUPPORTS THE
PUBLIC TRUST IN THE PROCESS AND
IN THE OUTCOME- WE BELIEVE THAT
IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS
MORE MUST BE DONE TO SUPPORT
THESE EFFORTS OF THE LOCAL
LEVEL. THIS INCLUDES FINANCIAL
RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR LOCAL AGENCIES TO
WORK THROUGH THE PROCESS. TO
ENSURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO
EFFECTIVELY DELIVER ON THE
PROMISE OF INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING. WE HAVE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD LIMIT THE
SCOPE OF THE BILL IN- TWENTY
THIRTY ONE TO THOSE CITIES AND
COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OF-
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND. IN TO
INCORPORATE AN INDEPENDENT
ASSESSMENT OF THE TWENTY TWENTY
ONE REDISTRICTING PROCESS IN
THESE JURISDICTIONS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THAT OUTCOMES AND
IMPACTS FACED BY LOCAL AGENCIES.
THEIR INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONS
AND STAKEHOLDERS BEFORE
EXPANDING A MANDATE TO CONVENE
AN INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION TO ADDITIONAL
JURISDICTIONS. WE DO HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAPACITY FOR
COUNTIES IN BETWEEN THAT THREE
HUNDRED TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
IN POPULATION TO EFFECTIVELY
CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THE
MEASURE. AND WE THINK AN
INDEPENDENT STUDY OF THE
PROPOSED REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS BEFORE EXPANDING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE MEASURE.
MEASURE ALLOWS FOR SHARING OF
BEST PRACTICES AND ASSESSMENT OF
NECESSARY RESOURCES AND AN
UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON
CHALLENGES IN ORDER TO HELP
FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION IN SMALLER
COMMUNITIES. IF THESE EFFORTS
ARE TO TRULY BE SUCCESSFUL WE
THINK THE STATE MUST DO MORE TO
ENSURE THAT COUNTIES HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
EFFECTUATE A PROCESS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE EXPECTS. AND THE
VOTERS DESERVE AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF OUR
CONCERNS THANK YOU. MISTER
MEMBERS OF POPULAR WE HAVE THE
FRESNO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS JUST VERY QUICKLY.
IN TERMS OF PIECE MEALING. THE
ANALYSIS DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB
ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER
COUNTIES THAT HAVE HAD ONE OFF
BILLS. THRUST UPON THEM. IF THIS
BILL DOESN'T APPLY EQUALLY TO
ALL OF THE LARGE MEDIUM SIZE
COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. YOU'VE
YOU'VE ENDORSED PIECE MEALING.
AND I WOULD JUST RESPECTFULLY
SUBMIT TO YOU THE FRESNO BOARD
WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE THE BILL
AMENDED SO THAT. INSTEAD OF
BEING SUBJECTED TO THE BILL RUN
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARAMBULA LAST
YEAR THEY CAN JUST BE SUBJECT TO
THIS BILL LIKE OTHER LARGE AND
MEDIUM SIZED COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT WOULD IN THE
PIECE MEALING THAT'S THE REQUEST
OF THE FRESNO BOARD BEGIN THE
ANALYSIS SPOT ON THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND I JUST TO THE AUTHOR
LOVE TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE- I
THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS
AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE- THEN
IT OUGHT TO JUST BE THE LAW. FOR
EQUALLY- SPREAD IT SPREAD ACROSS
THE COUNTY THANK YOU ALREADY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHERS WHO
WERE IN OPPOSITION PLEASE
APPROACH MICHAEL GIVE US YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION YOUR
POSITION. SERIKAT ON BEHALF OF
THE RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDMENT AMENDED LOOKING FOR
WORKING WITH THE AUTHORED
HOPEFULLY SET COUNTIES UP FOR
SUCCESS WITH BY THE REMOTE YOU-
CLERK BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IN
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION WE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED. MARTIN
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT SEE NO ONE
ELSE APPROACH LIFE ALLISTER THE
PHONE LINES MODERATOR PLEASE Q.
OF THOSE WHO ARE. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO AB TWELVE FORTY
EIGHT. THANK YOUR FRIEND
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB
TWELVE FORTY EIGHT YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE'LL GO TO
LINE TWO SEVENTY NINE. I THERE.
FELT SORRY AND I AM PUBLIC ON
BEHALF OF. ON GETTING EXCEL.
ANYWAY ON BEHALF OF INDIVISIBLE
STATE RUN. OF POLLUTION OF
EIGHTY GROUP. INDIVISIBLE
WEBSITE HERE TO WORK. AND EARN
MONEY. DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ALL
INDOORS AT EIGHTY TWELVE FORTY
EIGHT AM IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
NEXT PLEASE. BY TWO FORTY FIVE.
YES CHAPLAIN YOU'RE A PUBLIC
HEALTH ADVOCATE RESIDENT BACK.
AND- YOU THE FOURTH THIS BILL
THANK YOU. LIKE. EIGHTEEN HI
NANCY LEASE THEM FROM OAKLAND
AND INDIVISIBLE EAST BAY
CALIFORNIA STATE TRONG- IN
SUPPORT OF FOUR FORTY EIGHT
THANK YOU. FIVE THREE OH FIVE.
RELATING TO YOUR SHOULD GALA
FROM SAN FRANCISCO IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL THANK YOU. NINE THREE
TEN. I THAT THE DIFFICULT PART
WITH ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING
JUSTICE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS AND WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. FIND TO NINETY FIVE.
THANK YOU WITH A GUN AND THAT
COUNTY COLUSA FOR FAIR DO YOU
THINK THANK YOU A LOT
INDIVISIBLE STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU. NINE TO NINETEEN. RIGHT BAG
IN SAN JOSE I'M IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. NINETEEN NINETY THREE. IT'S
REALLY A PRESSMAN CULVER CITY
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
. THANK YOU FORTY FOUR. I WOULD
RED YOU CAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB FRESNO IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU IN WHICH
YOU HAVE ONE MORE WHAT THEY GET
THEIR LINE NUMBER.
BY. TWO SEVENTY SIX. OKAY ONE
MOMENT TWO SEVENTY SIX YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. ALEXANDER I LIVE IN LOS
ANGELES AREA- RPV- LITORALIS
DISTRICT I SUPPORT THIS BILL
LEGISLATORS OR POLITICIANS
SHOULD NOT CHOOSE THEIR OWN
DISTRICT THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION ALL RIGHT BRING BACK
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNS
SAYING NO- MISTER ALLEN. SIR
JUSTIN THIS BOTTOM OF AND I WANT
TO THANK- US SOME FOR LEADERS ON
THIS I THINK THE POINT WELL
TAKEN THE WAY WE'VE CRAFTED THIS
BILL IS TO PROVIDE. A AT A SET
OF OPTIONS WE GIVE FLEXIBILITY
THAT TO LOCALS BUT WE BUT BUT
WITH THE CORE PRINCIPLE BEING
THAT- THAT THERE THERE ARE TO BE
A FAIR SET A STANDARDS
POLITICIANS SHOULD BE DRAWN ON
THEIR OWN LINES- BUT THERE CAN
BE SOME FLEXIBILITY- WITHIN THE
LOCAL CONTEXT TO CHOOSE
DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND OF COURSE
SOME OF THE ONE OFF BILLS THAT
WE HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY
FLEXIBILITY. AND THAT'S WHY I
JUST THINK THAT THIS BILL- IS
THE RIGHT APPROACH AND- I'M I'M
HOPEFUL ACTUALLY THIS WILL KIND
OF PUT THE ISSUE TO BED WILL
CREATE A MODEL WHERE PEOPLE CAN
FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE
REDISTRICTING SYSTEMS- AND WE
CAN GO FROM THERE BUT I DO THINK
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE
BEEN MADE RAISE INTERESTING
ISSUES WHAT ABOUT THOSE COUNTY
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN- MAN
COVERED BY PREVIOUS LEGISLATION
THAT ARE FAR MORE PRESCRIPTIVE
BUT- THAT'S REALLY NO REASON NOT
SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY IT'S A
VERY IMPORTANT FORM A BOND PROUD
TO BE PART OF IT AND- I'M
PRAYING. THAT INTEGRATES WITH
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
SITE HOW MOVE IT WHEN
APPROPRIATE ALL RIGHT- THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED- THE- S. TO
MISTER YODER'S COMMENT AND
FOLLOW CENTER ALLEN'S COMMENT.
ABOUT HAVING- A- BILL PRESS THIS
BILL SUPERSEDE THE OTHER
PIECEMEAL LEGISLATION-
PARTICULAR DRESS THAT YOU'RE
CLOSE. SURE AT DEFINITELY THINK
IT'S AN INTERESTING. THING TO
TALK ABOUT WE HADN'T RAISED
BEFORE PARTICULAR FOR THE
COMMISSIONS THAT. WERE PUT IN
THE STATUTE AFTER THE LAST
REDISTRICTING PROCESS SO
THERE'S- THE NUMBER OF THESE PRE
DATED THE LINES THAT WERE JUST
DRAWN. FRESNO PARTICULAR CAME
AFTERWARDS- I BELIEVE AND SO
THERE'S A CONVERSATION
POTENTIALLY TO BE HAD ITS THE
FIRST I'M HEARING. OF THIS
PARTICULAR IDEA BUT WE WANT TO
DO THIS RIGHT. NOW WE WANT TO
GROUND THIS IN THE PRINCIPLES
THAT HAVE BEEN. STATE ABOUT THE
WITNESSES AND- MANY MANY PEOPLE
ACROSS CALIFORNIA WE SHOULDN'T
BE DRAWING OUR OWN LINES THE
PEOPLE SHOULD BE DRAWING THOSE
LINES BUT IT SHOULD COME FROM A
GRASSROOTS. EFFORT NOT A TOP
DOWN EFFORT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE
DONE HERE IN THIS BILL I ALSO
WANT TO THANK. MY COLLEAGUE
SENATOR ALLEN FOR ALL OF HIS
LEADERSHIP- IN PARTNERSHIP IN IN
MAKING SURE THAT THIS PROCESS IS
ONE THAT. IS BY CAMEL. IN TERMS
OF HOW WE TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE
IT'S WORTHY OF THAT DISCUSSION.
AND AGAIN I RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL. THANKS AND ASK YOU TO
CONSIDER WHAT WHAT MISTER YODER
SAID SO THAT WE DO HAVE A SORT
OF A STANDARD. PRACTICE IN
CALIFORNIA THE THAT THERE'S SOME
ECONOMIES- WITH RESPECT TO
RESEARCH ANALYSIS EVEN THOSE WHO
ARE IMPLEMENTING SELF. THANK YOU
WITH THAT- MADAM SECRETARY IF
YOU WOULD CALL THE ROLL. THIS IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER. FOUR AB TWELVE
FORTY EIGHT THE MOTION IS TO
PASS- FOR THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE SENATORS
GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN. ALAN
ALLEN I MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE AYE
MENDOZA BENCH OF OUR AYE NEWMAN.
NUMBER I AM BURKE I. ALL RIGHT-
THE VOTE IS. FIVE ZERO RIGHT NOW
FIVE ZERO PUT THAT ON CALL THANK
YOU IN THE PAST TO GIVE A BACK
TO THE CHAIR THANK YOU
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BRIAN ON YOUR NEW FOUND
LEADERSHIP POSITION- TO THE
EXTENT THAT I'VE BEEN AS-
OBSEQUIOUS IN THE PAST I'M
GONNA. UP THAT OBSEQUIOUS THIS
HERE IN THE FUTURE SO. THANK YOU
SENATOR UMBERG FOR- JERRY IN MY
ABSENCE ONCE AGAIN I'D- OTHER
COMMITTEE ALLEGATIONS LED TO
FILL MY APOLOGIES TO. THE MEMBER
- SO WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT BILL
TO YOUR CHOICE AS TO WHAT YOU
WANT TO HEAR NEXT. LET'S LET'S
GO WITH THE SEVEN SIXTY FOUR
OKAY THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE EIGHTY SEVEN SIXTY FOUR
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
WELCOME BACK MISTER CHAIR- AND
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YEARS
AGO. THE LEGISLATURE PROVE THE
FIRST MAJOR CHANGE THE LOCAL
REDISTRICTING RULES IN DECADES
TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FAIR MAPS
ACT. THE RESULT WAS A MORE
TRANSPARENT DESTROYER DISTRICT
PROCESS AND- TWENTY TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. IS A LOT TO
CELEBRATE ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS
THAT CALIFORNIA'S MADE IN THE
REDISTRICTING PROCESS. BUT
THEY'RE STILL. SOME WORK THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE. IN PARTICULAR
WE CONTINUE TO SEE INCUMBENCY
PROTECTION PRIORITIZED. AT THE
EXPENSE OF KEEPING NEIGHBORHOODS
HOLE A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
TOGETHER. FOR THE MORE THE FIRST
ROUND OF REDISTRICTING DUCTED OF
THE FAIR MAPS ACT HIGHLIGHTED
THE POTENTIAL. FOR REFINEMENT TO
FURTHER IMPROVE THE PROCESS. AB
SEVEN SIXTY FOUR BUILDS ON
CALIFORNIA'S GOOD WORK IN
PROMOTING A TRANSPARENT AND
INCLUSIVE REDUCED IN PROCESS.
THE PROHIBITS THE CONSIDERATION
OF INCUMBENCY PROTECTION IN
REDISTRICTING. AND STRENGTHENS
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
AND TRANSPARENCY MEASURES BASED
ON LESSONS LEARNED. FROM THE
TWENTY TWENTY ONE REDISTRICTING
CYCLE. SB SEVEN SIXTY FOUR ALSO
EXTENDS KEY REFORMS FROM THE
FAIR MATH TO ACT TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
FINALLY AB SEVEN SIXTY FOUR
CREATES A CLEAR PROCEDURE
INCLUDING A NOTICING CARE
PROCESS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH THESE IMPORTANT REFORMS.
BEFORE I CONCLUDE I WANT TO
DRESS BRIEFLY THE OPPOSITION OF
THE BILL. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE GOOD WORK OF MANY
JURISDICTIONS IN THE TWENTY
TWENTY ONE REDUCING PROCESS. NOT
WITHSTANDING SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES DUE TO THE COLD
NINETEEN PANDEMIC. AND IN
BUILDING ON THE REFORMS OF FAIR
MAPS ACT AGREE THAT IT'S
ESSENTIAL THAT WE ENSURE THAT
ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HAVE THE
TOOLS TO CONDUCT A SUCCESSFUL
REDUCING PROCESS. IN TWENTY
THIRTY ONE AND BEYOND. MY OFFICE
HAS BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED WITH THE
OPPOSITION ON THIS BILL. AS WE
ARE WITH ALL OF OUR BILLS AND IS
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS
AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES. TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
BILL IS SUCCESSFUL AND CAN BE
SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED.
JOINING ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. ARE LOWER DENSITY WITH
CALIFORNIA COMIC CONS IN SKY
ALLEN WITH INLAND EMPIRE UNITED.
WELCOME THANK YOU COME ON UP.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND- THANK YOU
MAJORITY LEADER FOR INVITING ME
TO SPEAK WITH YOU AND THANK YOU
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE FOR GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE- I
WORK WITH INLAND EMPIRE UNITED
WERE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TABLE
SERVING SAMBAR DINO AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. AS A CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT TABLE WITH A LOT OF
WORK ON BOTH CENTERS AND
REDISTRICTING AND MUST BE
CONCLUDED OUR SENSES OUT REACH.
IMMEDIATELY PIVOTED TO START TO
MEMORIZE ALL OF THE MANY
REDISTRICTING RULES WITH THE
FAIR MAPS ACT BEING OUR NORTH
STAR. THERE ARE A LOT OF MOVING
PIECES TO REDISTRICTING AS WE
ALL KNOW. IN THE ASSEMBLY GAVE
OUR GROUPS A STRUCTURE THAT WE
CAN RELY ON. WE KNEW THAT WE
WOULD HAVE A WEEK NOTICE BEFORE
ANY OF THE HEARINGS. THERE ARE
VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA WHICH TO
DRAW IN THE VIOLATE PROPOSED
MAPS. AND THERE WILL BE AT LEAST
THE OFTEN ONLY. FOR HEARINGS TO
GET OUR PREFERENCES ACROSS. I
BELIEVE THAT ALL OF OUR MAPS ARE
WITHOUT A DOUBT STRONGER THEY
WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE FAIR
MAPS ACT. STILL THERE ARE WAYS
WE CAN STRENGTHEN IT AND FURTHER
PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF
COMMUNITIES AHEAD OF THE NEXT
REDISTRICTING CYCLE. AN EASY
STARTING PLACE I THINK WOULD BE
TO INCLUDE. SPECIAL DISTRICTS
AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE
PROCESS VERY DRY THOSE AREA
SHOULD BE THE SAME AS WE DRIVE
THE CITY. NEXT FACE THEIR
BIGGEST CHALLENGE WITH COUNTIES
IN IN MY AREA WHERE THAT CITIES
WERE TREATED EQUAL TO SEAL WISE-
COMMITTEE PROPOSED MAPS WERE
DISCARDED OFTEN FOR CITY
SPLITTING REGARDLESS OF THIS
YEAR WISE THAT WERE DOCUMENTED
AS REASONS WHY. I'M REGULARLY
CITIES WERE FOR TO ASK
COMMUNITIES OF ADDRESS INSTEAD.
AND IN ORDER CHEST WAY ABOARD.
AWAY FROM COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES
. FURTHER FOR MY- LOCAL
OFFICIAL. DO YOU HAVE A LOT
THEIR GENDER. OF THEIR- NOT
GOING TO BUY AND BEYOND LAWFUL.
SO THEY DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO.
DESPITE THE SIZE OF THE TWO
COUNTIES IN MY REGION. MOST
OFFICIALS DID THE MINIMUM OUT OF
MEANING EACH MAN OFTEN TO NOT
OFFER MORE OPTIONS TO
PARTICIPATE. IN ONLY SCHEDULED
THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF HEARINGS
IF YOU ARE RAISE THE BAR NOW THE
MINIMUM WILL BE A LOT MORE
ACCESSIBLE NEXT TIME AROUND- SO
I HOPE YOU WILL. APPROVE THIS
BILL THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU
LARA BRZEZINSKI AGAIN ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE PROUD
CO SPONSOR. ON AS I PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED COMMON CAUSE ALONG
WITH OUR PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
OF ACLU THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS. AND ASIAN AMERICANS
ADVANCING JUSTICE COMPLETED A
STUDY OF THE TWENTY TWENTY
REDISTRICTING CYCLE. WITH
OBSERVATIONS OF OVER A HUNDRED
DIFFERENT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.
AND AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MENTIONED OVERALL REDISTRICTING
THIS PAST CYCLE WAS A LOT BETTER
THAN WE SAW PREVIOUSLY IN TERMS
OF. PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY
ENGAGEMENT AND KEEPING
COMMUNITIES HOLE. BUT AS WITH
MANY THINGS WITH THE FIRST
IMPLEMENTATION OF A BILL YOU DO
START TO NOTICE LOOPHOLES
DEFICIENCIES AMBIGUITIES. AND
OTHER THINGS THAT WENT WRONG IN
THE PROCESS AND THESE. RANGE
FROM ANYTHING AS SMALL AS NOT
GETTING WEBSITES UP BEFORE THE
FIRST PUBLIC HEARINGS BECAUSE
THERE WASN'T. DEFINED DEADLINES
FOR THAT. TOO YOU KNOW REALLY
ENGAGING IN GERRYMANDERING TO
PROTECT INCUMBENTS BECAUSE IT
WASN'T EXPLICITLY INCLUDED IN
THE FAIR MAPS ACT. SO EACH PART
EACH PROVISION OF EIGHTY SEVEN
SIX FOUR. AS A DIRECT RELATION
TO THINGS THAT WE OBSERVED IN
THE TWENTIES TWENTY CYCLE.
REALLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT
IN THE NEXT DECADE THIS PROCESS
AND BETTER- AND STRENGTHENING
THE FMA AND EXPANDING IT TO
OTHER DRESSED THE CRITERIA TO
OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I THOUGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH SO NOW WILL
OPEN IT UP TO OTHERS WHO WANT TO
INDICATE THEIR POSITION IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. JUST YOUR
NAME AND YOUR AFFILIATION
PLEASE. DOROTHY VOTERS A
CALIFORNIA CO SPONSORS. AND
INSTRUCTS THANK YOU. THE STOCK
NAY SAY CALIFORNIA ACTION IN
STRONG SUPPORT AS CO SPONSORS
ALSO- SUPPORT- SECURE JUSTICE
THANK YOU THANK YOU- DARCHINYAN
BIRD ACTION CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU- I FRANKLY
WITH ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING
JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. PRINT LINE
CALIFORNIA MONEY CAMPAIGN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. WELL NEXT
TURNED OPPOSITION- IN HERE IN
OPPOSITION THAT LIKE TO COME UP
AND TESTIFY UNDER TIME LIMITS. I
THINK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
JEAN HURST HERE AGAIN ON BEHALF
OF THE URBAN COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA- WITH THE COALITION
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS
WITH AN OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON AB SEVEN SIXTY FOUR
LITTLE VARIATION ON THE THEME- I
DO WANT TO START OUT BY
EXPRESSING OUR APPRECIATION FOR
THE OUR REGION ENGAGEMENT FROM
THE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS AS WELL
AS FROM THIS COMMITTEE. I WE
HAVE OFFERED AMENDMENTS IN THE
SPIRIT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND IN THE SPIRIT OF ENSURING
THAT COUNTIES CAN SUCCESSFULLY
EXECUTE NEW REQUIREMENTS
ASSOCIATED WITH FOR MONTHS ACT
TO. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE FOR THE
COMMITTEE THAT- FROM NEARLY ALL
ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL AGENCIES
FAITHFULLY EXECUTED THE ORIGINAL
FOR MAX ACT UNDER EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES I DELAYS FROM THE
FEDERAL CENSUS BUREAU- OBVIOUSLY
IMPACTS FROM THE COVERT NINETEEN
PANDEMIC AND REALLY THE FIRST
TIME- WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS
NEW LAW. I TO OUR KNOWLEDGE
THESE EFFORTS WERE LARGELY
SUCCESSFUL SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT REQUIRING NEW AN
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WITH
LIMITED RESOURCES YOU KNOW
WITHOUT EVIDENCE. OF
SHORTCOMINGS. I THOUGHT SAID WE
APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS GOALS OF
INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND
PUBLIC AWARENESS. OUR CONCERNS
AND SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
FOLLOWING THREE CATEGORIES.
THERE ARE NUMBER OF NEW
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IN AB
SEVEN SIX FOUR WITH STRICT AND
SHORT PUBLISHING DEADLINES THAT
WE THINK WILL MAKE COMPLIANCE
CHALLENGING. I TO THAT AND WE'VE
OFFERED AMENDMENTS THAT WE
BELIEVE RECENTLY EXTEND TIME
FRAMES TO ALLOW US TO
SUCCESSFULLY MEET STATUTORY
REQUIREMENTS. I CONSIDERABLE
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC MEETING OUR
REQUIREMENTS WILL ALSO BE
CHALLENGING TO PLAN TO PLAN AND
EXECUTE WE'VE OFFERED OUR
AMENDMENTS AT A MOST CASES
INCREASE- THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC
HEARINGS. I JUST NOT TO THE
EXTENT THAT SPONSORS HAD
ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. I FINALLY
AND PERHAPS MOST CONCERNING THE-
EIGHTY SEVEN SIX FOUR CONTAINS A
NEW PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION THAT
ALLOWS FOR LITIGATION. FOR
PREVENTION OF FUTURE VIOLATION
OR THREAT OF VIOLATION IN
ADDITION TO AN ACTUAL VIOLATION.
BUT WE THINK THIS IS NOT
ACCEPTABLE A LOCAL AGENCIES
CANNOT AVOID LITIGATION IF THEY
CAN BE SUED FOR ACTIONS THAT
THEY HAVE NOT YET TAKEN. OUT AND
WE BELIEVE EXISTING LAW PROVIDES
FOR APPROPRIATE ROBUST REVIEW OF
LOCAL ACTIONS AND THE COURTS
HAVE NOT HESITATED TO INTERVENE
WHEN THOSE ACTIONS DO NOT COMPLY
WITH APPLICABLE LAW. AS A RESULT
WE REQUESTED THAT THESE
PROVISIONS BE STRUCK FROM THE
BILL. I WELL WE APPRECIATE
SPONSOR'S INTEREST IN IMPROVING
THE FAIR MAPS ACT WE ARE
CONCERNED. I THAT IS CURRENT
VERSION AB SEVEN SIX FOUR
IMPOSES CONDITIONS ON LOCAL
AGENCIES OR MAKE IT MORE
CHALLENGING TO COMPLY.
SUBJECTING OUR MEMBERS TO
ADDITIONAL LITIGATION
POTENTIALLY. UNDERMINING THE
PUBLIC'S TRUST IN THE PROCESS-
WE LOOK FOR TO A DIAL. TO HELP
ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS
THANK YOU GREAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON CHEN
MEMBERS JOHNNY PINA WITH THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND
FOR I GET STARTED I WAS AFTER
THE CHAIR WAS WONDERING IF I
COULD DONATE PART OF MY TIME. TO
A MYSTERY- YOU. WELL THAT'S
GOOD- EMILY OUR PRACTICE HERE
SO. DISCRIMINATE USE YOUR TIME
AS WELL AS YOU CAN USE IT SO YOU
GOT IT OKAY TRYING TO BE FAIR TO
ALL SIDES OF THE RULES OF THE
COMMITTEE. ON UNDERSTOOD- GIANNI
BINI WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES. RESPECTFULLY
IN A POSITION OF OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED. I TOO WOULD LIKE TO
EXTEND MY APPRECIATION FOR THE
AUTHOR- SPONSORS AND THE-
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
US ALL OFF ON THIS BILL. AS
PREVIOUSLY STATED IN THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. ARE IN GOOD FAITH
DID GOOD WORK TO AN EMPLOYMENT
THE FAIR MAPS ACT UNDER
DIFFICULT. CIRCUMSTANCES WHAT WE
CERTAINLY. WANT TO PROCESS THAT
IS TRANSPARENT. TRANSPARENT AND
ENCOURAGES PUBLIC WHAT. PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION AB SEVEN SIXTY
FOUR CREATES A LITANY OF NEW
DEMANDS OF ELECTED. ON ALL
ELECTION OFFICIALS AND WOULD
INCREASE OPERATIONAL COST TO
LOCAL AGENCIES WITH PRINCE
CONSTRAINED BUDGETS WITH NO
STATE FUNDING TO OFFSET. THESE
NEW. THE DUTIES. ADDITIONALLY
BECAUSE PUTTING PARTISANSHIP IS
AMBIGUOUS FOR NONPARTISAN
OFFICES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
NEW PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. BY
SPECIFICALLY AYE AYE NUMERATE
INC- PARTISAN GERRYMANDER FOR
OFFICES THAT ARE
CONSTITUTIONALLY ENSHRINED AS A
NON PARTISAN OFFICES THERE IS
CONCERN THAT ANY INTERESTED
PARTY COULD FILE SUIT AGAINST
THE LOCAL AGENCY BASED PURELY ON
PERCEPTION OF. PARTISANSHIP
AGAIN WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
THE SPONSOR'S INTENT BUT ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE PROPOSED
CHANGES COULD IMPACT LOCAL
AGENCIES WE LOOK FORWARD TO
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS BUT FOR THE
TIME BEING WHERE OPPOSE. LISTEN
MEDITECH VERY MUCH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NOW THE OPPORTUNITY
PUT YOUR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
POSITION. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
PAUL YOUR HOBBY HAVE THE PRESENT
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OPPOSE THE BILL UNLESS MONEY IS
INCLUDED FOR THE COUNTIES IT DID
DO THIS LAST YEAR KERN GUY THINK
THANK YOU SO IN DOLLARS TO
REDISTRICTING FRAZIER THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT ON
THE RECORD NEXT NEXT WEEK
REPLACE. THERE'S A CAT ON BEHALF
OF THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED THANK YOU THANK YOU.
KERKORIAN BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IN
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED RATE ANY OTHER-
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. OKAY WE'RE
GONNA GO TO THE PHONE LINES
MODERATOR IF YOU COULD ASK
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PUT THEIR
NAME. AND AFFILIATION ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION TO AB SEVEN SIX FOUR.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION OF EIGHTY SEVEN SIXTY
FOUR YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. WE'LL GO TO LINE TWO
SEVENTY NINE. THANK YOU SEVENTY
NINE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WILL
MOVE ON LINE AT TWO FORTY FIVE.
YES GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS
JACQUELYN DO A PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVOCATE. IN THE SACRAMENTO
CALIFORNIA. AND I SUPPORT THE-
BILL. THANK YOU LINE TWELVE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. CAN YOU HEAR ME.
YES PLEASE BUT. HI THIS IS YOU
ARE CORRECT OKAY CHECK OUT OF
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
PARTY ON BEHALF OF THE ALLOCATE
A COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY WE
OFFER OUR IN YEAH THE BOARD
THANK YOU. THANK YOU LINE THIRTY
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN TOM SHE HE ON BEHALF OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION IN OPPOSITION TO AB
SEVEN SIX FOUR FOR THE SAME
REASONS AS PREVIOUSLY
ARTICULATED I BELIEVE THAT EVERY
COUNTY THANK YOU NEXT CALLER
PLEASE. THANK YOU NINETY FIVE.
HERE WITH A GRANDMA AND I'M DE
COUNTY CENTS FOR BADLY THE DC
THING AND EVEN MORE INDIVISIBLE
. IN THONGS. THANK YOU. THANK TO
SIX. YES EATEN A QUORUM OF THIS
CLERK'S OF CALIFORNIA OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED- WE ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH THE COUNTY THANK
YOU. NINE THREE FOURTEEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
AGES STEVENS CALLING ON BEHALF
CATALYST CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. BLIND. THREE SIXTEEN.
IT'S A PART OF THE HAPPEN ASIAN
AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE OFF
NOT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AND WE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU NINETY THREE. HELLO THIS IS
THE APARTMENT FROM CULVER CITY
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THREE OH FIVE. HI THIS IS KARLEY
KICKING YOUR SIGNAL FROM
FRANCISCO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE TO FORTY FOUR. ELIZABETH
GLENDALE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB RIGHT NOW IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. BYE TWO SEVENTY NINE
. ISABELLE STORY ON- BEHALF OF
THE SANTA MONICA DEMOCRATIC CLUB
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB. SEVENTY
FOUR. THANK YOU FOR THE LINE
THREE HUNDRED. STANDING ON A
TEAM LEADER FOR GUNS THREE FIFTY
VENTURA COUNTY KIND THAT HAVE
BEEN VERY STRONG SUPPORT THANK.
THANK YOU LINE TO NINETEEN. THIS
IS MIKE THANK IN SAN JOSE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
WE HAVE NO FOR THE SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION IN Q. GRATEFUL THANK
YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO'VE COME TO
PROVIDE THEIR THEIR INPUT WILL
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. CENTER I'M BURKE.
THANK YOU I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE
BILL BUT JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS
IN TERMS OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION IS THAT ONLY FOR
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR DOES IT
PROVIDE FOR DAMAGES AS WELL. I
BELIEVE THAT IT. APPLIES FOR
BOTH- BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK
INTO THAT THE COUNTIES ARE
ALREADY THEY'RE ALREADY BEING
SUED FOR VIOLATIONS UNDER THE
FAIR MAPS ACT RIGHT- WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO ENSURE IN THIS BILL IS
COMPLIANCE. AND SO WE ARE GOING
TO WORK WITH- THE OPPOSITION TO
FIND THE RIGHT LANDING SPOT FOR
THIS BUT THAT'S THAT THAT'S THE
PURPOSE OF THE PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION AND A REMINDER COUNTIES
ARE ALREADY BEING SUED FOR
VIOLATION RIGHT. ALL RIGHT WELL
S. C. HEAD SHAKE IN THE
AFFIRMATIVE- SO IN TERMS OF
DAMAGES IT WOULD YOU MISTER
CHAIR WOULD YOU MIND IF I ASK
SOMEBODY WHAT I'VE I'VE LOOKED
AT THE BILL I DON'T SEE THE
FORMULA FOR WITH ITS STATUTORY
DAMAGES OF THERE'S SOME TROUBLE
DAMAGES OF SUMMER WITNESS YOU
WANT TO CALL BACK UP. SOMEONE IN
OPPOSITION OF SOMEONE OPPOSITION
IS FAMILIAR WITH THE- AND THEN
THE SECOND QUESTION WELL- THEIR
BROACHING THE MICROPHONE IS THAT
ARE ATTORNEYS FEES ARE THEY-
REQUIRED OR THE PERMISSIVE. AND
ALL S. THE DOT BUT THE
OPPOSITION DOES THE IS LOOKING
LIKE IT YOU JUST YEAR RIGHT.
RIGHT WE HAVE A TECHNICAL
WITNESS IN THE ROOM TONIGHT HELP
. OKAY I DON'T CLAIM TO KNOW.
AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF THAT THE
RECORD POLICIES JEAN HER SORRY
AFTER THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA. A WE ARE CURRENTLY
SUBJECT TO A RATE OF MANDATE
UNDER CIVIL COURT PROCEDURE SO
WE AND WE DO GET TO. OKAY WE
HAVE A QUESTION THE QUESTION IS
NOT WHETHER THE WRIT OF MANDATE
APPLIES IT'S WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES AND
I DON'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF
TIME BUT- IT INJUNCTION SAYS HEY
YOU CAN'T DO THIS OR RENT A
MANDATE SAYS YOU MUST DO THIS.
VERSUS SAYING NOT ONLY CAN YOU
NOT DO THIS BUT YOU ARE NOW OUR
ENTITLED TO COMPENSATORY AND
PUNITIVE DAMAGES BECAUSE YOU
DID. THUS AND SUCH AND COULD.
SENATOR CORRECTIVE AMONG THAT
WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON WHAT KIND
OF A LAWSUIT YOU'RE FILING AND
WIN FOR WHAT PURPOSES. UNDER THE
VIOLATIONS UNDER THE FAIR MAPS
AT GREAT FOR THAT FOR INSTANCE
IF YOU HAD- SCHEDULED NOT TO.
HOST A REQUIRED NUMBER OF
MEETINGS YOU COULD BE SUED FOR
THAT AS A IN A- WHICH WOULD. BUT
IF YOU ARE STILL UNDER THE
REDISTRICTING PROCESS. IT COULD
BE INJUNCTIVE IT COULD BE
RECTIFIED WITHOUT DAMAGES HAVE
BEEN DONE BUT HAD YOU. COMMITTED
SOMETHING THAT. IS IN CLEAR
VIOLATION THEY CAN'T BE REMEDY.
THAN A DAMAGE CONVERSATION MIGHT
BE APPROPRIATE NOW. WELL THIS IS
NOT COMING TO. BUT THE NOW
THAT'S WHAT I. CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT IT BUT THE ISSUE WOULD BE
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S- DAMAGES
THAT ARE IN ADDITION TO.
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND HOW THOSE
DAMAGES ARE CALCULATED. AND
THEN- ON THE SECOND PART IS
WHETHER OR NOT. ATTORNEY'S FEES
A PERMISSIVE OR REQUIRED- AND I
THINK FOR. WILL BE I WOULD HOPE
THAT THERE IS NO JURISDICTION
THAT VIOLATES THE FAIR MAPS
ACTED. ANY DEGREE. THAT WOULD
REQUIRE EVEN INAPPROPRIATE
CONVERSATION. OF WHAT DAMAGES
ARE BUT TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT
EVER HAPPENS. I THINK ALL THINGS
SHOULD BE ON THE TABLE. RIGHT
THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING THAT'S
HAPPENING ACROSS JURISDICTIONS
IN CALIFORNIA THAT WE CAN'T FIX
WITH INJUNCTIVE RELIEF- OR WITH-
YOU KNOW SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES
THAT CAN CAN CURE THE PROBLEM TO
THE FACT THAT DAMAGE AN ACTUAL
HARM IS DONE. IN A WAY THAT
WOULD SATISFY THE COURTS TO
AWARD DAMAGES. I COULDN'T ARGUE
IN FAVOR OF WHY THAT WOULDN'T BE
APPROPRIATE. OKAY- ALL RIGHT.
WILL WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
THIS OF THANK YOU. OKAY I GUESS
THE ONE THING WOULD BE THIS THIS
BILL. GOES NEXT TO GOVERNMENT
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE AND MAYBE
IT BUT IN THE MEANTIME YOU CAN.
HAVE A I WOULD LOVE A CUP I LIVE
ON THAT. OKAY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS. COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS. I'M ASSEMBLY
MEMBER I'VE MADE MAYBE YOU COULD
PROVIDE SOME RESPONSE TO THE
URBAN COUNTY IN THE YOU KNOW THE
LOCAL ISSUES THAT THAT THAT THEY
RAISED. THE LS LESS SO ON A
REIMBURSEMENT LESS SO ON THE
PUBLIC HEARINGS BUT- JUST ON
THAT THE BURDENS THEY FEEL IN
BEING ABLE TO DO THIS AND
APPROPRIATE WAY AND ANY THOUGHTS
YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT. ME THEIR
NUMBER OF PARTS- OF THE BILL
INCLUDING THE HEARINGS WHERE WE
TRY TO TAKE A TIERED. APPROACH
TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGE URBAN
JURISDICTIONS VERSUS MORE WORLD
ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE ANOTHER
COMMITTEE WE ARE. MORE THAN
WILLING TO BE WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO CONTINUE TO FINE
TUNE GOOD MADE ADJUSTMENTS THIS
FAR- AND- FEEL PRETTY OPTIMISTIC
WILL LAND IN A LANDING SPOT
THAT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA. THE FACT THAT IT'S-
DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THAT THE
PUBLIC IS ENGAGED IN THIS
PROCESS I THINK IS. IS WHY IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE REQUIRE.
INDEED I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH
THAT AND I THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA
SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY BECAUSE
I THINK IT'S- IT'S HEADED IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. I THINK THAT
SAYS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT. THAT
THE STRESS POINTS- I MEAN THEY
HAVE THE TIME ALSO. TO BE CLEAR
TWENTY THIRTY IS A LONG WAYS
AWAY. AND THERE'S TIME FOR THEM
TO- TO PREPARE FOR THIS.
APPROPRIATELY SO THEY CAN
FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
BILL. I DO THINK AND THIS
RELATES THE BILL YOU HAD EARLIER
THAT. YOU KNOW THERE IS A- SOME
LEVEL A LACK OF SOPHISTICATION
BY SOME OF THESE ENTITIES THAT
YOU INCLUDING YOUR BILL- THAT
LIKELY ARE NOT THAT THE CONCERNS
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ABOUT THAT.
PEOPLE DOING IT INAPPROPRIATELY
BUT- NEVERTHELESS I APPRECIATE
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SET A-
IMPORTANT VALUES STATEMENT ON
THE STATE RECORD HERE. FOR ALL
OF THEM FOLLOW. BUT I DO WORRY
ABOUT SOME OF THESE
JURISDICTIONS AND THE- ABILITY
TO GET THE HELP THEY NEED TO
MAKE SURE THEY DO IT RIGHT. AND
I'VE CERTAINLY BECAUSE YOU YOU
GIVE THEM THAT THE LANDING. TIME
LEAD TIME I AM HOPEFUL THAT
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU'LL STILL
BE HERE. TO WORK TO SOME OF
THOSE ISSUES- IN THAT IN THAT
YEAR ANY ANY OTHER FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEVEN
MEMBER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
NOW I JUST WANT TO THANK- ALL
THE WITNESSES- EVERYBODY'S
COMING IT'S CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT. THAT ALL OF THE
VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA FEEL. ALL
OF THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA FEEL
INCLUDED IN THE DRAWING OF OUR
POLITICAL BOUNDARIES FEEL
INCLUDED AND MAKING SURE THAT
OUR DEMOCRACY IS TRULY.
REPRESENTED OF THE OF THE PEOPLE
AMENDING THE FAIR MAPS ACT TO
FINE TUNE FROM THE LESSONS THAT
WE LEARNED. IN THE LAST REDUCE
REDISTRICTING PROCESS IS NOT
ONLY. APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY
BUT I THINK IT'S A
RESPONSIBILITY- WE HAVE AS A
GOVERNMENT I RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL. MAKE CAN I GET A MOTION.
A CENTER ALLEN- THIS WOULD BE A-
DO PASS AND RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE. THAT SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL SENATORS GLAZER
AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN. ALLEN ALLEN
I AM MCGUIRE. R. I. MENJIVAR.
MEANT OF OUR AYE NEWMAN. NUMBER
UMBERG I. SO WE'RE GONNA PUT
THAT BILL ON CALL FOR- ABSENT
MEMBERS. SO I APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE JUST A SHORT MAYBE
FIVE OR SO MINUTES. OF RECESS SO
WE'LL COME BACK IN JUST A MOMENT
OKAY THANKS EVERYONE AGAIN FOR
YOUR PATIENCE- WE ARE GOING TO
COME BACK AND WE HAVE ONE MORE
BILL I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE
BILL FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BRIAN'S WE WILL MORE BILL WHEN
WE GET ONE MORE BILL THIS IS
FILE ITEM TWO ASSEMBLY BILL FOUR
TWENTY ONE AND FLOOR'S YOURS SIR
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR-
COMMITTEE STAFF COLLEAGUES
COMMUNITY EVERYBODY WHO'S PLAYED
A ROLE IN THIS A MONSTER
IMPORTANT UNNECESSARY TIMELY
PIECE OF LEGISLATION AT FIRST
WOULD LIKE TO- FORMALLY- EXCEPT
THE SUBMISSION OF THE ARE IN
THAT IS NOT IN PRINT BUT IS
REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO.
ADDRESS CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE
HAD WITH THE CHAIR FOR MANY MANY
WEEKS- AND INTO THE LAST THREE
MINUTES- WE HAVE MANY POINTS OF
AGREEMENT AND THE LANGUAGE ON
THE BALLOT QUESTION FOR
REFERENDUMS WILL REMAIN IN THE
BILL BUT WILL BE FINALIZED IN
COLLABORATION- IN IN WORK WITH
THE SECRETARY OF STATE WHO WILL
AGREE TO IT- HER FINAL WRECK.
RECOMMENDATION IS WHAT WE WILL
END UP WITH FOR THE BALLOT
QUESTION- I'LL ACCEPT AUTHOR
MEANS TO REMOVE THE DISCLOSURES
OF THE TOP THREE FUNDED FROM THE
BALLOT ITSELF INSTEAD INCLUDE
THE FUNDERS IN THE OFFICIAL
VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE. SO THE
PEOPLE CAN STILL FIND IT I WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CHAIR-
IN A NEUTRAL PARTY THEY'LL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LANGUAGE ON
THIS DISCLOSURE. IT'LL BE IN THE
VOTER INFORMATION GRABBED THE
CHAIR AND I HAVE ALSO AGREED
THAT. AB FOUR TWENTY ONE WILL BE
THE ONLY LEGISLATIVE VEHICLE TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ABILITY
FOR A REFERENDUM TO BE WITHDRAWN
FROM THE BALLOT AND I
GRACIOUSLY. APPRECIATE THE CHAIR
FOR HOLDING HIS OWN VEHICLE IN
ALLOWING THIS BILL- TO REPRESENT
THE LEGISLATORS FOCUS ON THIS
ISSUE- THE BALLOT REFERENDUM
PROCESS IS A PEOPLE DRIVEN
PROCESS THAT WAS DESIGNED OVER A
HUNDRED YEARS AGO. TO ALLOW THE
PEOPLE TO CHECK THE LEGISLATURE.
WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN RECENT
YEARS IS THAT THAT CHECK HAS
BEEN SUBVERTED. BY A
CONCENTRATION OF VARIOUS SPECIAL
INTERESTS ON BIPARTISAN CROSS
AISLES. IN CALIFORNIA'S BELIEVE
IT AND THEY KNOW IT HAS BEEN
INDICATED BY RECENT POLLING. AND
RECENT ELECTION CYCLES. WE TO
RETURN THIS BACK TO A PEOPLE
DRIVEN PROCESS BY INCREASING
TRANSPARENCY. INCREASING
INTEGRITY AND HONESTY SO THE
PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE TO CHECK THE
WORK THAT WE DO. BUT NOT HAVE
THEIR VOICE. A MANIPULATED
MISUSED OR HAVE OTHERS
MASQUERADING AS THE PEOPLE. OF
PRO CLAIMING TO REPRESENT THEM
THAT IS THE EFFORT OF THIS BILL
THAT IS THE EFFORT. OF THE
CONSOLATION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND
COMMUNITY HAVE COME TOGETHER TO
PUT THIS BILL. TOGETHER AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY.
THAT TERRY BERNARD WITH SEIU
MARQUIS MASON FROM ENVIRO VOTERS
- AND JOAN. SOMEONE CARLINO ONE
OF THEM IS A TECHNICAL WITNESS-
GOOD BECAUSE WE HAD TWO
WITNESSES TWO MINUTES EACH IS
KIND OF OUR CORRECT ONE IS JUST
THE TECHNICAL WITNESS. IT WILL
BE SURE TO ASK THEM A QUESTION
OR SOMETHING SO THEY CAN GET GET
INVOLVED. ALL RIGHT SO YOU'RE TO
WITNESSES COME ON OUT WELCOME
YOU TO COMMITTEE. WELL GOOD
EVENING THE SENATE COMMITTEE
CHAIRED GLAZER MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS JOAN CARD IN THE MAIL.
I'M AN MEMBER I'M AN OAKLAND
RESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF
INDIVISIBLE EAST BAY. WHICH IS
ONE OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE
UP EMPOWER CALIFORNIA VOTERS.
COALITION I'M HERE IS A VOTER
WHO IS ALARMED BY HOW SPECIAL
INTERESTS LIKE BIG OIL FAST FOOD
AND THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY. HAVE
ABUSED THE REFERENDUM PROCESS
AND USE THEIR WEALTH TO SOW
CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION
AMONG VOTERS. I HAVE PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED THIS. LAST FALL I
WAS APPROACHED BY A PETITION
CIRCULATOR. WHO ASKED ME TO SIGN
FAST FOOD AND OIL SETBACK
PETITIONS. I DID THE COMPLETE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE CIRCULATOR
CLAIMED THEY WOULD DO. THE
CONFUSION AND MISINFORMATION SO
IN AMONG VOTERS DOESN'T STOP
THERE. WHEN AN ISSUE WAS FINALLY
PLACED ON THE BALLOT VOTERS ARE
NOT INFORMED WHO OR WHAT
CORPORATIONS ARE BEHIND THE LAW
- BEHIND OVERTURNING A LOT. ON
TOP OF THAT IS IT IS CONFUSING.
OVERTURNED A LAW MAYES SAID IT
WOULD ACTUALLY UPHOLD THE LAW
THIS DOUBLE SPEAK ON OUR BALLOTS
MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT ARE VOTE ACTUALLY MEANS.
THE UC BERKELEY INSTITUTE OF
GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES DONE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR MAKING
REFERENDUM BALLOT LANGUAGE
EASIER TO UNDERSTAND 81% OF
VOTERS DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
ALIKE SUPPORT REFERENDUM REFORM
THAT WOULD CLARIFY LANGUAGE ON
THE BALLOT SO VOTERS KNOW
WHETHER THEY ARE UP. OR
OVERTURNING AN EXISTING LAW.
EIGHTY FOUR TWENTY ONE WHAT ALSO
REQUIRE THAT TOP FUNDERS OF A
REFERENDUM ARE DISCLOSED TO
VOTERS. PASSAGE OF AB FOUR
TWENTY ONE WOULD ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA VOTERS ARE EMPOWERED
WITH THE INFORMATION NECESSARY
TO VOTE THEIR INTENTIONS THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
ON THIS IMPORTANT MATTER THAT
AFFECTS OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR
COMMUNITIES AND I STRONGLY URGE
YOU TO VOTE YES. ON A BEFORE
TWENTY ONE THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT WEEK- EVERYBODY
MY NAME IS MARCUS KING MASON
WITH CALIFORNIA BERMAN OF VOTERS
TO TALK FOR THIS OKAY. YES THE
GOVERNMENT CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENT VOTERS REPRESENTS
OVER HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND
MEMBERS WITH A MISSION TO
PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT HEALTH
OF ALL CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES BY
ELECTING AND MARVEL CHAMPIONS
ADVANCING TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY
AND HOLDING POLICYMAKERS
ACCOUNTABLE. IT'S NO SECRET THE
CORPORATE INTERESTS ARE HEAVILY
INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL
PROCESS NATIONWIDE ESPECIALLY
HERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT IS
REFLECTED NO PLACE BETTER THAN
THE REFERENDUM PROCESS RECENT
POLLING HAS FOUND THAT OVER 95%
OF VOTERS SAY THAT OUR STATE
REFERENDUM PROCESS IS DOMINATED
BY SPECIAL INTERESTS. ARE
CRITICAL SYSTEM IS BUILT OFF OF
A MAJORITY SUPPORT IN BUILDING
BROAD COALITIONS NOT PAYING TO
PLAY. MONEYED INTERESTS RELY
CONFUSION DISINFORMATION. UNDER
THAT ARE OFTEN AT ODDS AT DIRECT
ODDS WITH COMMUNITIES LIKE WE'VE
SEEN WITH OVERTURNING OF OIL
SETBACKS THE TENT OR RETURN ALSO
BACKS. AND THAT THOSE TRYING TO
STOP THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN WHICH
FAST FOOD WORKERS. BIG TOBACCO
OIL COMPANIES FAST FOOD
COMPANIES AND PLUS MANUFACTURES
ABOUT YOU TO UTILIZE REFERENCE
PROCESS IN RECENT YEARS IN
EFFORTS TO BLOCK PROGRESS THE
PROTECTS. PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR
HEALTH LIMITS HARMFUL POLLUTION.
THIS BODIES TAKEN HISTORIC
POLICIES THE FENCE LINE
SOMETIMES ASK MEMBERS TO TAKE
HARD VOTES THE NECESSARY VOTES.
ONLY TO C. CORPORATIONS FARTHER
OUT TO THE BALLOT TO HOLD ANY
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. A
SENATORS YOU HAVE. COMMITTED TO
PROTECTING PROGRESS MAYBE FORTY
ONE IS ACCUSED CRUCIAL PIECE OF
CONTINUE TO HOLD A MENTAL.
ENSURING THAT THERE'S CLEARLY A
LANGUAGE SPELLING OF REFERENDUMS
FINANCIAL BACKERS ON THE BALLOT
AND CERTIFICATION PAIRED WITH
TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT. OF
SIGNATURE GATHERING FIRMS AND IT
INDIVIDUALS ARE GREATLY NEEDED
REFORMS THAT WOULD RESTORE SOME.
OF THE TRUST LEVEL PROCESS THAT
MANY. AND CALIFORNIA LOST. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE CHANGES WILL
HELP WITH THE CRITICAL TO A
DIRECT DEMOCRACY THE REFORM
REFERENDUM PROCESS BACK IN HANDS
OF VOTERS. FOR COMMUNITIES
DOMINATED BY ALL COMPANIES.
PROTECTING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS
WILDER FROM DRILLING IS LEGALLY
FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES. WE NEED
ALL OF YOU IN THIS FIGHT AND WE
NEED IT BEFORE TWO ONE. THREE AS
ROBUST AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE WE
ARE SERVING COMMUNITIES FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. WE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO
BE ABUSED AS I'M ASKING TODAY
FOR ABOUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY NOW WILL
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ALSO HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL TO COME UP AND GIVE
THEIR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
MISTER CHAIRMAN ST. TERRY WE THE
S. YEAH YOU CAL. FIRST TIME EVER
. EVER BEEN DESCRIBES THE
TECHNICAL WITNESS- WELL WE'LL
GIVE IT A SHOT ATLANTA YOU CAN
REFRAIN FROM ANY QUESTIONS OF.
THANKS JERRY. GOOD EVENING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS- JUST K. WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. WHAT ARE GOOD MORNING. GOOD
EVENING CHEN FIBERS ARE TAMPERED
WITH AS WE CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. THANK YOU
MITCH SNIDER WITH CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION ALSO IN SPORTS.
THANK YOU. THREE THOUSAND ITS
VALUE CALIFORNIA ACTION OFTEN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CRISTINA
SCRIPTURE THE CENTER FOR
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THEY'RE A LITTLE WITH
THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT I WOULD ALSO
LIKE TO REGISTER SUPPORT FOR THE
CALIFORNIANS AGAINST WASTE THANK
YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISTER
CHAIRMAN BIRDS A LITHIUM ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION AND
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. DR
COYLE SABA WITH A STRONG SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF THE PHYSICIANS FOR
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTERS
OF CALIFORNIA INCLUDING LA. SFA
IN SACRAMENTO THANK YOU THINK.
CYNTHIA SALAS INDIVISIBLE
CALIFORNIA STATE STRONG IN
SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS. THANK
YOU. A RUBBER COAT SEKHEMRE IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU SIR. I
THINK THE CHALLENGE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CALLS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. DORA'S THE RIVER IS A
CALIFORNIA MOVING FROM SUPPORT
OF AMENDED TO SUPPORT THANK YOU
FOR THE MESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
CAN YOU TELL THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS AND ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT ALSO AUTHORIZED TO- PUT
SUPPORT IN FOR THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS THANK YOU
. GOOD EVENING RECALL ME SEND ON
BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA VIRAL
JUSTICE ALLIANCE IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING VALERIE LOVE WITH
GREENPEACE USA IN STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU. HEY EVAN MAINTAIN
THIS IS ONE OF OUR THREE
PRIORITY BILLS THIS YEAR. THANK
YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. TRENDLINE
CALIFORNIA MONEY CAMPAIGN IN
SUPPORT AS AMENDED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR
ALL THOSE WHO HAVE COME TO
TESTIFIED SUPPORT WILL NOW
PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO COME ON UP SAME
RULES. I THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS KELLY JENSEN
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE
CHAIR. AND THE MAJORITY LEADER
IN THE AUTHOR OF THIS BILL- WE
WERE A LONG WAYS APART- WHEN
THIS STARTED- BUT WE HAVE- COME
TOGETHER ON MOST THE ELEMENTS.
WE STILL WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE
AMENDMENTS OBVIOUSLY AS IT MOVES
FORWARD BUT AGAIN APPRECIATE THE
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE- AND- LOOK
FOR TO SEE IN THOSE MOMENTS AND
WE'LL KEEP TALKING. GREAT THANK
YOU SIR ANYBODY ELSE HERE LIKE
TO REGISTER THEIR POSITION IN
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. ART SCENE NOW WILL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES MODERATOR YOU
CAN ASK THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO.
PUT THEIR NAME AND AN
AFFILIATION ON THE RECORD IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO AB FOR
TWENTY ONE PLEASE. THANK YOU
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB FOUR
TWENTY ONE YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO LINE
TWO SIXTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH IN PALO
ALTO IN SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU LINE TO SEVENTY NINE.
THIS IS ISABEL STORY WITH
INDIVISIBLE WEST SIDE LOS
ANGELES- IN SUPPORT THIS
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU THREE
TWELVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
THIS IS STEVE OR TRACK OF. IT IS
ALSO PART IN MY INDIVIDUAL
CAPACITY AS CHAIR OF THE CUT DAM
ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE. ALSO
WANTED TO ATTACK ON THE SUPPORT
OF. THE ORGANIZATION OF MY
IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR OF OFFICE
I WILL MILLER AND HER
ORGANIZATION. QUITE WELL. THANK
YOU MEXICO. NINE THREE TWENTY
EIGHT. YES THIS IS CYNTHIA HART.
FROM THE OF CULVER CITY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB THE CULVER CITY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB STRONGLY SUPPORT
EIGHTY FOUR TWENTY ONE THANK YOU
. THANK YOU THREE NINETEEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. DAVID SMITH FROM
SAN FRANCISCO SUPPORT WITH
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU LINE
FORTY- LINE- TWO FORTY YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO AT LEAST
COMPLIANT WITH THE GLENDALE
ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE
TO SEVENTY THREE- CRAIG
DUNKERLEY OF PRESIDENT OF THE
DEMOCRATIC TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
CLUB THE IN- SAN JOSE- STRONG
SUPPORT WITH THE MEN. THANK YOU
THREE TWENTY SEVEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI MICHAEL LEVINSON DALY
CITY RESIDENT STRONG SUPPORT
WITH AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU LINE
TO TWENTY SEVEN WORK. HI
JENNIFER JENNIFER INDIVISIBLE
CALIFORNIA- IN STRONG SUPPORT
WITH THE NEW AMENDMENTS THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LINE TO NINETY
SIX YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I KNOW I
GOT THE- ON BEHALF OF THE LOTUS
BUT THE FOUNDATION WE SUPPORT AB
FORTY ONE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE TWO SEVENTY ONE. HI YOUR
PARTNER COULD TAKE WITH WORKING
PARTNERSHIPS USA IN OAKLAND ON
THE RISE IN THE STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU MEXICO NINE THREE
THIRTY ONE. IS A THREE THIRTY
ONE. YES A FEW. YES GANDU TRICK
WITH THREE FIFTY VENTURA COUNTY
CLIMBED IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
WITH THE AMENDMENT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MEXICO LINE TO SIXTY
NINE. I'M THIRTY WHICH- THE
NINE. YES YES AMY HERE WE WITH
CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY IN STRONG
SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU LINE TO SEVENTY. YES MA'AM
HE WOULD WANT TO CREATE A STRONG
SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU LINE TO NINETEEN. THIS IS MY
BAGS AND TURN AWAY FULL SUPPORT
. THANK YOU LINE THREE FIFTEEN.
YES THIS IS A RUSH DAY WITH
CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE THREE THIRTY SEVEN. GOOD
EVENING KASIA STEVENS THE GAN ON
BEHALF OF CATTLE OF CALIFORNIANS
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. NINE
TWO FIFTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS IS ABBY DECKARD WITH
STRONG SUPPORTER ON BEHALF OF
NEED VERSUS OIL AND THEN YOU GO
. THANK YOU LINE. TO NINETY
EIGHT. THANK YOU MARCIA HAVE
COME FROM LOS ANGELES ON BEHALF
OF DEFEND BY IN THE WETLANDS AND
LYFT BY DELAY INDIVISIBLE. THE
PART WITH THE AMENDMENT THANK
YOU. NINE TO FOURTEEN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI WENDY TALBOT INITIATIVE
STRUGGLE AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE TO SIXTY THREE.
HELLO WHAT IS THE BENEFIT. THANK
YOU NINE THREE OH ONE. SEVEN
FROM THE FLOOR I SUPPORT EIGHTY
FOUR TWENTY ONE WITH AMENDMENTS
. THANK YOU FIND TO NINETY FOUR
. HELLO THIS IS DIANA NOW KI¾M A
RESIDENT OF TORRANCE
REPRESENTING THREE FIFTY SOUTH
PLAN THAT YOUR FLIGHT OF
ALLIANCE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
FOUR TWENTY ONE AS AMENDED THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NINE TWO SEVENTY
FIVE. KARATEKA WILSON IN LOS
ANGELES ON BEHALF OF LABOR
NETWORK FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU THREE TWENTY
NINE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THIS IS
NANCY LIKE THEM FROM INDIVISIBLE
EAST BAY AND CALIFORNIA STATE
STRONG IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
FOUR TWENTY ONE. THANK YOU TWO
FIFTY SEVEN. HI THIS IS SURELY
SCHELLING GAKI FROM PLEASANT
HILL- CO LEADER OF- CONTRACT THE
MOVE ON IN SUPPORT WITH
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU LINE TO
EIGHTY. JAMES SPIRITUAL DELROY
SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT. THANK
YOU LINE THREE THIRTY THREE.
HELLO DIANA CURIEL FROM FOSSIL
FREE CALIFORNIA WHERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB FOUR TWENTY ONE.
THANK YOU. TWO SEVENTY EIGHT.
HAMBLIN WITH NEXT GEN POLICY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. TWO EIGHTY
TWO. SALARIES ENTRY HADN'T THREE
FIFTY BAY AREA ACTION IN SUPPORT
AS AMENDED. THANK YOU. TO FORTY
FOUR. ROBREDO CAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
DEMOCRATIC CLUB FRESNO IN
SUPPORT IF AMENDED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU THREE THIRTY FIVE.
LORD ABBETT FAMILY APPROVAL
SUPPORTERS MENDED. THANK YOU
LINE THREE THIRTY EIGHT.
REMAINING ON YOUR MOBILE
GALLAGHER BLACK WOMEN FOR
WELLNESS ACTION PROJECT IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE THREE THIRTY YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. COOLEY AMANDA GO WITH
OAKLAND RISING UP IN CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NINE
THREE THIRTY NINE. I'M THREE
THIRTY NINE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
YES. THANK YOU THIRTY SEVEN
HELLO CANNOT STOCKTON WITH
ORANGE COUNTY NINETY JUSTICE-
PRESIDENT OF SENATE DISTRICT
THIRTY FOUR IN CHILD SUPPORT.
THANK YOU LINE. TO NINETY FIVE.
OKAY MONEY BUT MORE INDIVISIBLE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ONE
SEVENTY. NINE ONE SEVENTY DO YOU
HAVE A SOME YOU. HELLO YES.
HELLO MY NAME IS DAVID WHEN AND
I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF
COMMUNITY COALITION AND WE ARE
IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF AB ONE
TWENTY ONE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE. TO SIXTY SIX. NINE TWO SIX
SIX SIX ZERO ONE IS OPEN. LEVINE
SAID THREE FORTY ONE. LINE.
THREE THIRTY ONE. IT'S GREAT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THREE FORTY ONE
YES PLEASE GO AHEAD THE- PONDING
ON BEHALF. COMMENT EDUCATION
INTO FOUR. THANK YOU. RIGHT TO
EIGHTY ONE ONE OPEN. BY TWENTY
ONE YOUR BECAUSE I HAD. HELLO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD YOUR LINE IS
OPEN OKAY- MY NAME IS PAMELA AND
THEN FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND I AM
IN FRONT SUPPORT AS WELL THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION IN Q. GREAT THANK YOU
MODERATOR THANK YOU FOR DOING
SUCH A GREAT JOB FOR US TODAY SO
SHE YOU. OKAY MATT MEMBERS ARE
GONNA BRING THE MATTER BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE- LET ME- MAYBE
START US OFF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON
THIS FOR ALL THE CONVERSATIONS
THAT WE HAVE HAD MAYBE MANY MORE
THAN YOU WOULD HAVE PREFERRED-
HELLO EVERYONE OF YEAH. IT'S
SHOWING YOUR POKER FACE NOW OKAY
BUT- LOOK AT THE E. RAISE AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE ABOUT THE
ABILITY OF THAT THE VOTERS TO-
TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING- THE
FACT THAT- FOLKS CAN TAKE A LAW
THAT WE PUT INTO INTO A FACT WE
THOUGHT WE PUT INTO EFFECT IN.
AND FREEZE IT AND CHALLENGE IT
AND EVEN IF THE VOTERS AGREE
WITH THE LEGISLATURE HAVE THAT
DELAY OF TWO YEARS. OUT WITH
THAT THAT TO A PARTICULAR. LAW
DIDN'T GO INTO EFFECT AND I CAN
TELL YOU THAT I'VE HAD THE SAME
EXPERIENCE- TWO YEARS AGO I WAS
THE JOINT AUTHOR WITH SENATOR
HILL. ON A MEASURE TO BAN-
FLAVORED TOBACCO AND VAPING
PRODUCTS AND- WE WORKED HARD TO
GET THAT ISSUE THROUGH THE
LEGISLATURE IT WASN'T EASY-
BECAUSE A VERY- WELL INFLUENCED
OPPONENT- AND EVEN AFTER THAT
HARD WORK IN GETTING IT THROUGH
THE LEGISLATURE. LO AND BEHOLD
THOSE INTERESTS DID EXACTLY WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT
WHICH IS TAKEN THEIR WEALTH. AND
AND COLLECTED THE SIGNATURES AND
PUT THAT ISSUE ON THE BALLOT.
AND COURSE IT APPEARED ON THE
BALLOT THIS PAST NOVEMBER. AND
THE VOTERS BY A 63% MARGIN A
FROM THE LEGISLATURE'S POSITION.
SO IT'S LIKE YOU. GOT THROUGH
THAT- BUT IT'S FRUSTRATING I
KNOW THAT. AND I WISH THAT- YOU
KNOW YOU THINK ABOUT THE DAMAGE
THAT HAPPENED DURING THOSE TWO
YEARS AND- AND IT CAN BE
PALPABLE. AND THEY'RE VERY OF
THE OTHER ISSUES CENTER ALLEN
HEAD UP AND ANOTHER MEASURE THAT
GOT REFERENDUM SO WE'VE ALL KIND
OF FACE THAT ISSUE AND IT'S
TOUGH. I DID GO BACK AND LOOK
FOR THE RECORD AT LEAST TO SEE.
HOW OFTEN THIS IS BEEN A FOR A
PROBLEM IN RECENT CALIFORNIA
HISTORY. AND I WENT BACK TO
NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO AND SINCE
NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO- SET FORTY
YEARS. FORTY ONE YEARS AT.
THERE'S BEEN SEVENTEEN MEASURES
REFERENDUM. AND OUT OF THERE THE
RESULTS OF THOSE WERE THAT EIGHT
OF THE SEVENTEEN. THE
LEGISLATURE'S POSITION WAS
AFFIRMED BY THE VOTERS AND NINE
OF THOSE. REFERENDUMS THAT
VOTERS THE ALBUM THE LAWMAKERS
POSITION WAS REJECTED BY VOTERS
TO THERE'S A FACTORY TO PUT ON
THE RECORD SEVENTEEN. I IN THE
LAST FORTY YEARS- BUT I THINK
THAT WE HAVE- FOUND A COMMON
GROUND IN A VARIETY OF THINGS IN
YOUR BILL EVEN SOME THINGS THAT
ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN YOUR BILL
TODAY- BUT WERE IN THE PREVIOUS
VERSION OF THE BILL THAT I
THOUGHT THERE WERE. PLACES THAT
I COULD SUPPORT. BUT I
APPRECIATE THAT THIS ART OF
LAWMAKING IS NOT ALWAYS IN A
STRAIGHT LINE AND WE'VE HAD TO
BOUNCE A LOT OF ISSUES OUT THERE
AND I. APPRECIATE YOUR
PROFESSIONALISM AND TRYING TO
FIND THAT THAT MIDDLE GROUND
THAT CAN FIND SUPPORT FROM THIS
COMMITTEE AND FROM THE
LEGISLATION I THINK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE THAT. WITH THIS BILL I
APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. WAS HIS
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
SENATOR ROBERT- THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR IN THANK YOU MAJORITY
LEADER FOR EUROPE- PASSION AND
YOUR FLEXIBILITY ALSO- I'M GLAD
YOU BROUGHT TECHNICAL EXPERT
BECAUSE OF A TECHNICAL QUESTION
FOR MISTER BRENT- SO. HE'S
EXCITED COMING UP TO WELL I
WONDER IS PAY SO- ON ON ON PAGE
FORTY EIGHT OF THE OF THE BILL.
THERE'S AN UNUSUAL PROVISION IN
THAT UNUSUAL PROVISION PROVIDES
THAT- THERE'S A CERTAIN TIME
LIMIT TO BRING AN ACTION TO.
ADDRESS THE BILL SET ASIDE
VOIDED OR KNOWLEDGE. BUT IT IT
SAYS ANY RELIEF GRANTED BY THE
COURT SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH
THE CONDUCT OF THE NOVEMBER FIVE
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR ELECTION. AND
THAT WOULD SEEM TO ME TO. CREATE
ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
CHALLENGES. SO FOR EXAMPLE IF
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH
SEPARATION OF POWERS WITH
LEGISLATURES TELLING THE COURT
YOU CAN'T EVEN IF YOU FIND A
CONSTITUTIONAL INFIRMITY YOU
CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT- THAT
THAT. IN OF ITSELF FOLLOWS A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE IN THE BILL
THAT IN OF ITSELF COULD BE A
VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN SUPPORT
THE BILL I WANT THE BILL TO
BECOME. LAW IN LAW THAT SAYS
SAME BY THE COURTS. SO I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE
THAT BACK. IN HAVE FOLKS LOOK AT
IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE PRETTY
GLARING- I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I
FOUND THAT BUT ACTUALLY CENTER
ALLEN FOUNDED I'M JUST TAKING.
CREDIT FOR THE QUESTION RIGHT
NOW SO TO WRITE RENDON MIGHT
JUST BE UPSET WITH. THE ALL.
YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THIS WAS. BY
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYERS AND-
THAT THE FIRM OF- OLSON RANCHO
AND I WILL BRING THAT BACK TO
THEM ALL RIGHT- CONSIDERATION
THANKS. OKAY THANKS AND- I'M
CORRECTED KNOWS THE SITTER WAS
APPARENTLY THE CHAIR THAT FOUND
THAT. ISSUE RAISE THAT ISSUE. SO
ALL RIGHT SO I KNOW YOU'LL TAKE
A LOOK AT AND I KNOW YOU'LL MAKE
SURE THAT THAT THE BILL- WOULD
PASS CONSTITUTIONAL MUSTER THAT
THERE ARE NO INFIRMITIES SUCH
THAT WOULD BE GLARING. SO THAT
THAT. A COURT- WOULD NOT HAVE
THE- THE USABILITY OF THE
JURISDICTION NOR THE INCLINATION
TO- FIND TO BE VOIGTS SO NOT
ABSOLUTELY HADN'T.
CONSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARS AND
LAWYERS WHO WERE ONCE HERE I'D
LOVE TO HEAR WHAT THE WITH THE-
WELL. ONE IS NOT HERE BUT I ALSO
I KNOW THAT THE- OKAY THE
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
ALSO DID A- VERY DILIGENT JOB IN
CRAFTING THIS BILL AND- WE'RE
GONNA DO ALL WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
THAT IT. HOLDS THE MUSTER THANKS
THANKS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING
BACK ON THAT THAT ISSUE THANKS
ARE. GREAT ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS- BEFORE
GOING TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN
TO CLOSE ON THE ALSO RECOGNIZE
OUR MAJORITY LEADER IN THE
SENATE MISTER MCGUIRE FOR HIS.
HELP AND GUIDANCE AS WE CONTINUE
THESE CONVERSATIONS- AND WITH
THAT- I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU AS WE ON THE LANGUAGE
WITH THE SECRETARY- IT'S ALWAYS
BEEN MY VIEW IS THAT SHE HAS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT POSITION IN
OUR ELECTION PROCESS THAT. THAT
HER WORD IS GOING TO BE GOOD BY
ME THAT IT'S DONE THE WAY THAT
SHE THINKS IT CAN BE DONE
PROPERLY SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH HER.
WITH THAT WELCOME YOU'RE CLOSE
THANK YOU ARM. MY FIRST THOUGHT
IS ABOUT THE THAT THE SEVENTEEN
REFERENDUM. AND I THINK ABOUT
THE- NINE THAT. THE LAW WAS
OVERTURNED. YEAH- THINK ABOUT
THE EIGHT WHERE THE LAW WAS
AFFIRMED. THE DAMAGE DONE IN
THOSE TWO YEARS FOR THE EIGHT.
STILL HAS A COST THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S WORTH COUNTING. I THINK
THERE'S A COUNTERFACTUAL HAD THE
LAW BEEN OVERTURNED. WITH THAT
DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN AS WELL
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A- COSTLY
PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC AND I
DON'T JUST MEAN FINANCIALLY I
MEAN OUR- ENTIRE SOCIAL GOOD-
SOMEBODY ASKED ME TODAY WHEN DID
THE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE BECOME
THE POWERFUL BIG IMPORTANT
COMMITTEE. AS I SAID NGUYEN
STEVE GLAZER BEGAN TO CHAIR BUT
- IS THE PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE
BECAUSE THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S
HOUSE. I AND THIS IS A PEOPLE
DRIVEN PROCESS THAT WAS DESIGNED
OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO IN THE
LEGISLATURE LOOK DRASTICALLY
DIFFERENT. THE LEGISLATURE TODAY
HAS MORE WOMEN THAN IT'S EVER
HAD BEFORE. IT HAS MORE LGBTQ
FOLKS AND IT'S EVER HAD BEFORE
IN FACT PARITY WITH THE STATE
HAS THE LARGEST BLACK CAUCUS.
THAN IT'S EVER HAD. BEFORE IT'S
A PLACE WHERE SOMEBODY GREW UP
IN FARM WORKER HOUSING CAN
BECOME SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
WHERE FORMER FOSTER KID CAN BE A
MAJORITY LEADER. IT'S A BODY
THAT ACTUALLY REPRESENTS THE
FORTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE
DIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IF YOU
WERE GOING TO OVERTURN. THE WORK
OF THIS BODY IN THE PEOPLE
SHOULD HAVE THE POWER TO
OVERTURN. THAT WORK THEN YOU
BETTER BEAT THE PEOPLE. NOT
SPECIAL INTERESTS MASQUERADING
AS THE PEOPLE MANIPULATING A
PROCESS THAT WAS DESIGNED. TO BE
CONFUSING THAT WAS DESIGNED TO
BE MANIPULATED WILL. THIS IS A
BILL THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO
A BETTER PLACE I'M GRATEFUL TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL THE WORK
THAT'S BEEN DONE I'M GRATEFUL TO
ALL THE COMMUNITY MANY WITH
CAN'T. COME HERE AND CALLED IN
TODAY WE'VE GOT WORK TO DO WE'RE
GOING TO GET THIS BILL. ACROSS
THE FINISH LINE BUT ONLY. IF YOU
SUPPORTERS TODAY I RESPECTFULLY
ASK RIVAL. CRITIC LOOKING FOR A
MOTION. SENATE ALLEN MOVES THE
BILL. THE CITY EIGHT DO PASSES
AMENDED AND WE REFERRED. TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THAT
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
SENATORS GLAZER HI GLAZER HI
WHEN. WHEN NO ALLEN. ALLEN AYE
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I MAJORITY.
MEN'S OF OUR AYE NEWMAN. NUMBER
NUMBER FIVE. THAT HAS AN EFFORTS
TO GET OUT WILL BE THE ROLE OF
AN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS THANK YOU
SIR. ALL RIGHT WE HAD THE VERY
PAY VERY VERY PATIENT ASSEMBLY
WOMAN BONTA HERE. AND MY
APOLOGIES AS YOU COME UP. AFTER
THE RE ORDERING OF THE AGENDA
TODAY I KNOW THAT THAT. CAUGHT
YOU BY SURPRISE AND I APOLOGIZE
FOR THAT AGAIN. WE WELCOME YOU
TO THE COMMITTEE AND THIS IS A
FILE ITEM ONE. ASSEMBLY BILL
THIRTY SEVEN. THANK YOU HAPPY TO
DEFER TO MY- BLACK CAUCUS
CHAIRMAN MAJORITY LEADER. SHE
THE PREFERENCE TO THEM. THANK
YOU CHEN MEMBERS OF FIRSTLY I'D
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AS OUTLINED ON PAGE
SIX OF THE ANALYSIS WHICH IS
REFLECTIVE. OF CAREFULLY DRAFTED
LANGUAGE BETWEEN MY OFFICE THE
F. PPC. AND COMMITTEE STAFF. I'M
TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF THE TIME
SPENT ON THIS LANGUAGE BECAUSE
AB THIRTY SEVEN. IS THE FIRST
BILL I INTRODUCED THIS YEAR IN
RESPONSE TO THE ALARMING
INCREASE IN POLITICAL VIOLENCE
DIRECTED TOWARDS ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICE. IN THE LAST YEAR FOUR OF
OUR COLLEAGUES WERE TARGETS OF
INTIMIDATION TACTICS. OR THREATS
INCLUDING A DEATH THREAT. IN
APRIL WE WERE EVACUATED BECAUSE
OF A CREDIBLE THREAT HERE
INVOLVING A SHOOTER AT LARGE.
FIRST AB THIRTY SEVEN PROTECTS
CANDIDATES ELECTED OFFICIALS
THEIR FAMILIES AND STAFF. BY
AUTHORIZING PERSONAL SECURITY.
AS A CAMPAIGN EXPENSE AND
EXPANDING WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR
THAT SECURITY. SECONDLY THE
MEASURE ALSO REMOVES THE FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR LIFETIME CAP ON
SECURITY EXPENSES. USING
CAMPAIGN FUNDS WHICH HAS NOT
BEEN ADJUSTED FOR THIRTY YEARS.
THIRDLY AB THIRTY SEVEN REMOVES
THE NEED FOR THERE TO BE A
VERIFIED THREATS BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO REIMBURSE A
SECURITY EXPENSE. WITH ME TODAY
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL IS AUDREY RECHECK WITH THE
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND YOU GREW UP AND BEGAN
GIVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD EVENING
TURN MEMBERS AUDREY RETIRED
CHECK FROM CRUISE STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY TODD SPITZER.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT AB
THIRTY SEVEN BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
BONTA AND BANKER FOR BRINGING
THIS MUCH NEEDED LEGISLATION
FORWARD. THIS BILL PROVIDES
NECESSARY CHANGES IN LAW TO
PROTECT THE SAFETY OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
UNDER CURRENT CALIFORNIA
CAMPAIGN LAWS THERE IS A FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLAR LIFETIME CAPS ON
CAMPAIGN SECURITY EXPENDITURES
THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR
INFLATION OR COST OF LIVING. THE
CAP NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO
REFLECT THE CURRENT COST MARKET
FOR HOME ALARM SYSTEMS AND OTHER
SECURITY PROTECTION MEASURES
WHICH EASILY EXCEED THAT CAP. SB
THIRTY SEVEN EXPAND ACCESS TO
SECURITY BY ALLOWING ADDITIONAL
TYPES OF SECURITY EXPENSES TO BE
A LOT FOR REIMBURSEMENT.
REMOVING THE CAP AND EXPANDING
ELIGIBILITY TO INCLUDE FAMILY
MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE ELECTED
OFFICIAL OR CANDIDATE. AS AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL FOR OVER TWO
DECADES DA SPITZER IN HIS FAMILY
HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS
CONCERNING THREATS INCLUDING A
STALKER THAT HAS SHOWN UP AT HIS
HOME WITH MULTIPLE TIMES.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER HE HAS HAD
TO IMPLEMENT A NUMBER OF
NECESSARY SECURITY PROTECTIONS
THAT FAR EXCEED THE CAP ALLOWED
UNDER CURRENT LAW- WE ARE
REQUESTING AND WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE AUTHOR. ON A VERY
NARROW CAR ABOUT TO ALLOW AN
OFFICE HOLDER TO RETAIN THEIR
SECURITY AFTER LEAVING OFFICE IF
THERE IS A SERIOUS THREAT THAT
IS VERIFIED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I'M WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND WITH THE F. T. P.
C. ON THAT. SO FOR THESE REASONS
THE ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S IN SUPPORT OF AB
THIRTY SEVEN AND- DOES YOUR
SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER. FOLKS
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM THAT.
WOULD LIKE TO PUT THEIR NAME ON
THE RECORD IN SUPPORT. OR
PROVIDE TESTIMONY IF YOU WISH
I'LL BE BRIEF. ISSUES MAKE.
JOHNNY PINA WITH LEGAL
CALIFORNIA CITIZENS ON SUPPORT
THANK RIFIC THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANYBODY ELSE WANNA PUT THEIR
NAME ON THE RECORD IN SUPPORT. I
WILL GO TO OPPOSITION ANYONE
HERE IN OPPOSITION. SEE NOW WILL
GO TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
CONCEIVE ANYONE WANTS IT. BUT
THEIR NAME ON THE ON THE RECORD
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION AB
THIRTY SEVEN. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB
THIRTY SEVEN YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO
LINE TWO TWENTY YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD EVENING MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS YOU'RE A ROCK ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU LINE TO FORTY FOUR.
ELIZABETH WE'RE BLESSED AND
WALKING DOWN THE- FIVE FRESNO IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
NO FOR THE SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
AND HE'LL BRING THE MATTER BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS DISCUSSIONS. DEBATES
ANYTHING MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AT I THINK YOU
FOUND THE RIGHT BALANCE IN THE
BILL FIRST OF ALL. I SHARE YOUR
OWN FRUSTRATION ABOUT THE
SECURITY ISSUES. THE AND EVEN
PRESENTS AND HOW FRUSTRATING
THAT IS. FOR SO MANY OF OUR ART
GOOD. ELECTED LEADERS AND OTHERS
WHO- JUST TO AND THEY'RE THEY'RE
THEY'RE JUST THEIR JOBS AND THAT
TO FEEL THAT THREAT. IS A
TERRIBLE THING. BUT I THINK YOUR
BILL AS FAR AS FOUND THE RIGHT
BALANCE APPRECIATE THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE WITH THE F. PPC ON
THIS. YOU KNOW. IT IT CAMPAIGN
FUNDS CAN BE ABUSED. BUT THE FOR
THE FOLKS THAT DECK YOU KNOW
COLLECTED AND HALF TO ACCOUNT
FOR IT AFTER. A BE TRANSPARENT
ABOUT HOW THEY USE IT IT'S
REALLY THAT THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY
IS RIGHT THERE ON THERE AND
THEY'RE AND THEY'RE LAUGHED. AT
THERE'S ABUSES UNDER THIS THAT
YOU KNOW THEY'LL BE TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THAT HOPE
THAT WON'T BE THE CASE. BUT I
THINK YOUR BILL FINDS THE RIGHT
BALANCE I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT
TODAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS LOOKING
FOR MOTION. SENATOR MENJIVAR
MOVES IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO
CLOSE THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS
BILL IS AN UNFORTUNATE NECESSITY
OF THE TIMES WE LIVE IN. AND
WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
ARRIVAL THANK YOU THANK YOU SO
MUCH THE SECRETARY THIS IS A- DO
PASSED AS AMENDED AND RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER
HI GLAZER I WENT. WHEN I ALLEN.
ALLEN HI MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE AYE
MAJEURE. MANY OF OUR AYE NEWMAN
. TWO MEN AYE AMBER. AYE AMBERG
AYE. FULL HOUSE AT BILLS OUT
SEVEN ZERO REGULATIONS AND THANK
YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENCE
TODAY. OKAY WE HAVE ANOTHER
AUTHOR HERE IN THE HOUSE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOW. WE WELCOME
YOU TO THE COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE
TO BILLS BEFORE US TODAY- WHEN
WE START WITH ASSEMBLY BILL
TWELVE TWENTY SEVEN. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MISTER CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FILAMENT
RESENT SOME BILLS TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN WHICH ALLOWS THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA TO EMBARK. ON A
VOTER ADOPTED. RANKED CHOICE
VOTING IN COUNTY ELECTION I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. RIFIC
I'D GIVE ME WITNESSES HERE IN
SUPPORT YES PRIMARY. YES I DO AT
I WOULD CHOOSE A- ON BEHALF OF
THE CANYON STONE DOOR ROSE WITH
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.
TERRIFIC HE WELCOME COME ON IN
THANK YOU AWESOME THANK YOU SO
MUCH GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
ALLIE HUGHES AND I'M
REPRESENTING IT I CAN IT'S NO
CONSULTING FOR OUR CLIENT CAL
RCV. AND I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT
OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. I'M
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF AB TWELVE
TWENTY SEVEN AS AMENDED WHICH
WILL GIVE SANTA CLARA COUNTY THE
OPTIONAL HOLD GREAT CHOICE
VOTING ELECTIONS FOR COUNTY
OFFICES THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHERIFF AND
ASSESSOR. IN NINETEEN NINETY
EIGHT THE VOTERS A SANTA CLARA
COUNTY OR SEC APPROVED MEASURE
F. WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR RANKED
CHOICE VOTING IN SANTA CLARA
COUNTY FOLLOWING IT. A VOTE OF
IMPLEMENTATION FROM THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. AND ONCE THE
TECHNOLOGY HAD CAUGHT UP. DUE TO
THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY BEING A
CHARTER COUNTY COUNTY COUNCIL
FELT IT WOULD BE BEST TO GET
EXPLICIT AUTHORITY- FROM OUR
STATE FOR OUR COUNTY TO RUN A
RIGHT CHOICE ELECTION. THE
LANGUAGE IN AB AT TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN AS AMENDED IS MORE BROAD
THAN THE LANGUAGE IN MEASURE F.
TO GIVE THE COUNTY THE
FLEXIBILITY. TO IMPLEMENT THE
TYPE OF RANKED CHOICE VOTING
SYSTEM THAT WORKS BEST FOR US.
AND WE KNOW THAT IF THE COUNTY
CHOOSES TO INCORPORATE. UP
PRINT. CHOOSES TO INCORPORATE
PROVISIONS THAT WERE NOT IN THAT
MEASURE AFTER THAT WE WOULD HAVE
TO GO BACK TO A VOTE OF THE
PEOPLE FOR ANOTHER VOTE OF THE
PEOPLE MAY BE REQUIRED. A RIGHT
CHOICE IS ALSO BEEN USED TO US
OF. ACROSS THE COUNTRY SINCE THE
EIGHTEEN SIXTIES AND IS NOT A
CONFUSING US SYSTEM WHICH IS
BACKED BY DATA AND VOTER DATA.
AND ADDITIONALLY ANY SPORTS FAN
WOULD UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN FIRST SECOND AND THIRD
PLACE. ADDITIONALLY TO THAT-
BUT- MANY OF OUR OVERSEAS
MILITARY PERSONNEL CURRENTLY USE
RANKED CHOICE BALLOTS. AND IT'S
BEEN USED IN ORDER TO OF OUR
LARGE- NORTHERN JURISDICTIONS
SAN FRANCISCO AND OAKLAND. IN
ADDITION SANTA CLARA COUNTY ALSO
HAS A CITIZENS ADVISORY
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO
OVERSEE THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
AND TO ENSURE. ACTUALLY MEANT TO
ADVISE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ON ELECTIONS. AND THIS
COMMISSION HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED
A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE
TABULATION SETTINGS AND TO
ENSURE THAT A RANKED CHOICE
VOTING ELECTION IN OUR COUNTY
WILL BE DONE PROPERLY. MOREOVER
ARE REGISTERED VOTERS IS
PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT RANKED
CHOICE VOTING AND I'VE ALREADY
SUBMITTED A PLAN TO THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. RIGHT CHOICE VOTING
IS A SAFE PROVEN AND EFFECTIVE
VOTING SYSTEMS THAT ARE COUNTY
VOTERS HAVE ASKED FOR. PLEASE
GIVE LOCAL DEFERENCE TO OUR
VOTERS AND VOTE IN SUPPORT OF
DISTRICT BILL AB TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LOOKING FOR
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
DORA'S THE RIVER CALIFORNIA HERE
IN SUPPORT OF AB TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN AM THE NEXT TO LAST THING
BETWEEN YOU AND DINNER- SO TRY
TO GO FAST. THIS LEGISLATION
EMPOWERS SANTA CLARA COUNTY TO
IMPLEMENT A PROVEN DEMOCRACY
REFORM THAT'S BEEN SHOWN TO
INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT. AND THE
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN PEOPLE
OF COLOR. RANGERS FOOTINGS BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY USING CALIFORNIA
ELECTIONS FOR ALMOST TWENTY
YEARS NOW IT'S GOT A NUMBER OF
ADVANTAGES. WINNING CANDIDATES
CAN BE ELECTED WITH A MAJORITY
SUPPORT IN A SINGLE ELECTION
WITHOUT THE NEED OR THE EXPENSE
OF A RUNOFF. ELIMINATES THE
SPOILER EFFECT SO THE WINNER IS
A BETTER OF REFLECTION OF VOTERS
ACTUAL PREFERENCES. AND THERE'S
NO NEED FOR PRIMARY SO LOCAL
ELECTIONS CAN BE HELD WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION WHEN
TURNOUT HIGHER. AND MUCH MORE
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE BAY AREA
WE'VE SEEN OUR CV LEAD TO MORE
WOMEN AND CANDIDATES OF COLOR
BEING ELECTED TO LOCAL OFFICE
THAN WITHOUT RCV. THE LEAK
MONITORS ALEXION'S VERY
CAREFULLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
AREN'T. IMPLEMENTING REFORMS
THAT CONFUSE VOTERS AND CAUSE
THEM TO MAKE MISTAKES RCV RCV IS
VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. VOTERS
JUST INDICATE THEIR FIRST SECOND
THIRD CHOICE POLLING SHOWS OF
BOTH VOTERS UNDERSTANDING OF RCV
IN OVER VOTE ERROR RATES ARE NO
DIFFERENT. THAN WHAT WE SEE WITH
PLURALITY AND TOP TO BOTTOM
MOREOVER. VOTERS HAVE INDICATED
THEY PREFER RCV IN THIS TO THE
SYSTEM THAT IT REPLACED. STRONG
EVIDENCE OF OUR COMFORT WITH THE
SYSTEM. SANTA CLARA VOTERS HAVE
SPOKEN VERY CLEARLY WAITED A
VERY LONG TIME FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE. TO BE ADOPTED
THAT ALLOWS THEIR PREFERENCES TO
BE ENACTED. LEGISLATURE SHOULD
NOT OVERRIDE THE WILL OF THE
VOTE LOCAL VOTERS TO ADOPT PRO
DEMOCRACY REFORMS. AND TO
IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS THAT ARE GOING
TO IMPROVE ELECTIONS THAT ARE
SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITY. SO THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA
THANKS ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOW FIRST
LEADERSHIP HERE. AND WE STRONGLY
URGE AN IPHONE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WILL LOOK FOR PEOPLE TO
COME UP IN. FAVOR OF THE MEASURE
WITH JUST YOUR NAME AND YOUR
AFFILIATION. JOSH TELLS ME ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON PAUL
LOUIS CALIFORNIANS FOR ELECTORAL
REFORM IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HI
ALLIE HUGHES WEARING THREE HATS
TODAY- SPEAKING AS THE PRESIDENT
EMERITUS OF THE SILICON VALLEY
AND DEMOCRATS AND AS A BOARD
MEMBER FOR BAY MAC BOTH IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN THE ROOM. IN
SUPPORT OF HILL GOT OPPOSITION
ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. SEE NOW WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES MODERATE IF YOU CAN
ASK IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO
INDICATE SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.
TO ASSEMBLY BILL TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN. THANK YOUR FRIENDS FOR
OPPOSITION OF AB TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN YOU MADE PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. BILL GOLDSTEIN TWO
EIGHTY THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MY NAME IS KAREN BECKER I'M A
RESIDENT OF FALLOUT FROM. THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS THANKS MY
ORGANIZATION. AND I WANT STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE MEASURE. OKAY
THANK YOU FOR LINE. THREE OH
SIX. NINE THREE OF SIXTY TOOK
YOURSELF OUT YOU'LL HAVE TO PUSH
ONE AND THEN ZERO THERE YOU GO.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU MY
NAME'S DOCTOR FORCED PETERSON I
LIVE IN PALO ALTO AND I SUPPORT
AB ONE TWO TWO SEVEN THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALIGN AT THREE THIRTY
ONE. THIS IS CANDY TRICK IN
VENTURA COUNTY. ONE IN STRONG
SUPPORT THE NEW THIS AND EVERY
COUNTY. THANK YOU LINE TO FORTY
FOUR. THANK YOU ELIZABETH HER
BREATH AND LOOKING DALY
DEMOCRATIC CLASS AND ALSO INSIDE
NOW MUCH JOHN BEFORE TO FILL.
THANK YOU TO ALL FIVE ZERO ONE
IS OPEN. STEVE JOHNSON I LIVE IN
MOUNTAIN VIEW AND I'M A STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB TWELVE TWENTY
SEVEN THANK YOU. THANK YOU TWO
SIXTY THREE A LINE IS OPEN.
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE TO SEVENTY SEVEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD EVENING
AUTUMN YOUNG ON BEHALF OF LARRY
STONE COUNTY SANTA CLARA COUNTY
ASSESSOR URGING NO VOTE AS IT
RISKS VOTER CONFUSION AND
DISENFRANCHISEMENT. THANK YOU
LINE THREE FIFTY A LINE IS OPEN
. HI THIS IS MIKE BUCHANAN FROM
SUNNYVALE WITH COLORS TV IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU LINE
THREE FORTY SEVEN. HI THIS IS
BETTY CHRISTOPHER HAVE BEEN LOS
ALTOS AND I SUPPORT TWELVE
TWENTY SEVEN THANK YOU. THANK
YOU MISTER TERRY OF NOT FOR THE
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN Q. OKAY
THANK YOU AGAIN MODERATE IF YOUR
HELP TODAY TODAY. MEMBERS AT ANY
COMMENTS QUESTIONS. THE CENTER
OF ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS AT
CENTER US SENATOR LOW ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LEFT I THANK YOU FOR.
YOUR YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL I
HAVE TO TELL YOU- I'VE- I'VE
ALWAYS HAD A MIXED THE MIXED
VIEW OF- RANK CHOICE VOTING- NO
NEED TO GET INTO IT HERE I THINK
WHAT TRUMP'S THAT ISSUE IT FOR
ME IS A LOCAL CONTROL ON THE
RIGHT OF. ANY COMMUNITY DECIDE
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM AND IN THIS
CASE A YEAR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF
OF THEM IS OBVIOUSLY. EXTREMELY
COMPELLING TO ME I'M HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY SO THANK
YOU I GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO CLOSE
IF YOU WISH JUST SIMPLY PUT
THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF
THIS BEING A DISTRICT BILL NINE
THE VOTERS TO DECIDE I KNOW THAT
THERE. ARE INCREASING
OPPORTUNITIES HELP EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC- AND- SHOULD THE SUPPORT
TERRIFIC I THAT RECOGNIZE A
MOTION FROM CENTER NEWMAN THIS
IS DUE PASS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS GLAZER
AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN. ALLEN ALLEN
AYE MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE MEASURE
FOR. MEASURE OF OUR AYE NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE NUMBER. NUMBER I AM
TAKE THAT AS AT CLOSE THE ROLE
THAT'S A SIX ZERO. RIGHT SIX
ZERO VOTE THAT BILL IS OUT-
ASSEMBLY MEMBER YOU HAVE ITEM-
EIGHT A CA FIVE AND THE FLOOR IS
YOURS THANK YOU VERY MUCH RICHER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS IT'S ALWAYS
THE RIGHT TIME FOR LOVE. THIS IS
A CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT TO
ENSHRINE MARRIAGE AND LOVE IN
OUR STATE CONSTITUTION. AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL GREAT ANY
WITNESSES HERE- MAIN WITNESSES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT PLEASE COME
ON UP. A GOOD EVENING CHAIR
MEMBERS CRIPPLES FROM BEHALF OF
THE QUALITY CALIFORNIA PROUD
BECAUSE BONSER. WE'RE NO DOUBT
FORTUNATE THAT MARRIAGE EQUALITY
IS CURRENTLY THE LAW OF THE LAND
THANKS TO SEVERAL. PREVIOUS
DECISIONS BY THE US SUPREME
COURT. HOWEVER AS YOU ALL KNOW
WELL IT'S BECOME INCREASINGLY
CLEAR THAT THE FAR RIGHT
MAJORITY IF THE CURRENT COURT.
CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO UPHOLD THE
RUN PRESIDENT OR PROTECT OUR
CIVIL RIGHTS. LAST YEAR THE
COURT OVERTURNED FIFTY YEARS OF
PRECEDENT AFFIRMING THE
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO AN
ABORTION. AND JUST LAST WEEK THE
COURT DECIDED TO ONCE AGAIN
IGNORE YEARS OF PRECEDENT. AND
ALLOW CERTAIN BUSINESSES TO
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ
PEOPLE. A CA FIVE IS AN
IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY
SAFEGUARDING CASE THE COURT WERE
TO ONCE AGAIN IGNORE YEARS OF
PRECEDENT. AND ROLL BACK
PROTECTIONS FOR SAME SEX OR
INTERRACIAL COUPLES TO MARRY.
THE MEASURE WILL PUT A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BEFORE
VOTERS TO REPEAL PROPOSITION
EIGHT. A RAISING A DARK PART OF
CALIFORNIA HISTORY AND PROTECT
ONCE AND FOR ALL THE FUNDAMENTAL
FREEDOM TO MARRY. AS WAS STATED
SO ELOQUENTLY BY ONE OF OUR
BOARD MEMBERS AND A PREVIOUS
COMMITTEE. LOVE KNOWS NO
BOUNDARIES NO GENDER AND NO
RACE. LOVE IS THE MOST PROFOUND
AND SACRED EMOTION THE TWO
PEOPLE CAN SHARE. IT'S A FORCE
THAT UNITES US IN TRANSCEND
SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND
PREJUDICE. AND YET DESPITE THE
STRIDES WE'VE MADE TOWARDS
EQUALITY THE SHACKLES OF
DISCRIMINATION STILL PERSISTS IN
OUR STATE CONSTITUTION. THIS
MEASURE COMES TO THE TIME WHEN
THE LGBT COMMUNITY IS UNDER
ATTACK ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
EVEN HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WITH
OVER FIVE HUNDRED ANTI LGBTQ
BILLS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR
ALLOWING. MAJORITY WHICH TARGET
TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE. A CA FIVE
WILL CERTAINLY NOT END ALL
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQ
PEOPLE. NORMALISTAS UP THESE
HATEFUL ATTACKS. BY L. ANTI
LGBTQ POLITICIANS AND
EXTREMISTS. HOWEVER IT IS AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO
REAFFIRM THE FREEDOM TO MARRY IS
A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT. AND PROTECT
SAME SEX AND INTERRACIAL COUPLES
WHO DESERVE TO HAVE THEIR
MARRIAGES RESPECTED UNDER THE
LAW. WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL
TO A CELL NUMBER LOAN CENTER
WIENER FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD. AND RESPECTFULLY OR
DRIVE VOTE. THANK IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN THE HEARING
HEARING ROOM. LIKE TO SPEAK OUT
IN SUPPORT. THANK A KRAMER
MATTER ON BEHALF OF ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION PROUD CO
SPONSORS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. D'EUROS GIVEN THE VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA IN VERY STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. KAREN SO ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NURSES
ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS NARAL PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING
GENESIS GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF
THE TECH GOVERNOR LENNY CAN A
LOCK IS AS A PRACTICAL SPONSORED
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT-
IT WILL GO TO THE OPPOSITION
SATURDAY THE I'LL HEAR ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE
PLEASE COME ON FOR. HIDE YOUR
MEMBERS HOW MY NAME IS GREG
BURCH I WORK FOR THE CALIFORNIA
FAMILY COUNCIL THIS IS ONE OF
THE- MAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT WAS
A PROPONENT OF PROPOSITION
EIGHT- AT ITS CORE EASY FOR. A
FIVE IS ABOUT CHANGING THE
DEFINITIONS OF ONE OF THE MOST
FOUNDATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF
HUMAN SOCIETY. SOMEONE ARGUE WE
NEED TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE IN A
WAY THAT MAKES. THE DOESN'T
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE OR
LEAVE ANYONE OUT. YET THIS IS
NOT POSSIBLE. ANY TIME YOU TO
FIND A WORD LIKE MARRIAGE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE
RELATIONSHIPS. THAT ALIGN WITH
THE DEFINITION AND THOSE THAT
DON'T. EVEN THOUGH ACA FIVE
EXPANDED DEFINITION. INCLUDE
SAME SEX COUPLES IT'S STILL
DISCRIMINATES AGAINST POLYGAMOUS
MINERS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN
GROUP MARRIAGE JUST TO NAME A
FEW. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE IS
SPELLED OUT IN OUR STATE
CONSTITUTION SHOULD REMAIN A
COVENANT BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE
WOMAN. BECAUSE OF THE VITAL ROLE
MARRIAGE PLAYS AND CIVILIZATION.
EVEN THOUGH DEATH DIVORCE OR
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES MAY PREVENT
THE IDEAL. EVERY CHILD LONGS AND
DESERVE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE
RAISED BY THEIR BIOLOGICAL
MOTHER AND FATHER IN A LIFELONG
UNION. SINCE THE DAWN OF
CIVILIZATION GOVERNMENTS HAVE X.
THE STORE COOLEY IT KNOWLEDGE
THAT A UNION BETWEEN A MAN AND A
WOMAN CREATES THE OPTIMAL FAMILY
ENVIRONMENT FOR UPBRINGING OF
CHILDREN. DESPITE RECENT COURT
RULINGS FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS
REMAIN STEADFAST IN THEIR
COMMITMENT TO GOD'S DEFINITION
OF MARRIAGE WHICH HAS BEEN A
SOURCE OF SOCIETAL STABILITY FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS. WE BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUELY
BEAUTIFUL DIVINELY INSPIRED
ABOUT THE MALE FEMALE
RELATIONSHIP. MARRIAGE IS NOT A
MAN MADE IN. MARRIAGE IS NOT A
MAN MADE INVENTION BUT A FIXED
FEATURE IN THE NATURAL ORDER.
TAMPERING WITH THIS ORDER
INVITES HEARTACHE AND PAIN AND
ANYTHING THAT COMPROMISES OUR
FAMILY COMPROMISE OUR FUTURE FOR
THE REAP THESE REASONS WE ASK
YOU TO VOTE NO ON A C. FIVE.
THANK YOU SIR ANYBODY ELSE HERE
IN IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE
. SEE NOW WILL GO TO THE PHONE
LINES MODERATOR YOU COULD ASK
ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO PUT THEIR
NAME AND AFFILIATION ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO A CA FIVE PLEASE. PLEASE DO
SO THANK YOU ORDER OPPOSITION
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
. WE WILL GO TO ALIGN THREE
FORTY FIVE. GOOD EVENING SHARING
MEMBERS JACK I HATE WITH A
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NINE THREE
TWENTY FOUR. GOOD EVENING THAT
THE MOTHER OF THE MESSIAH. OF
CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXAVAR
LINE TO SEVENTY NINE. THIS IS
ISABEL'S STORY ON BEHALF OF THE
SANTA MONICA DEMOCRATIC CLUB- WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A CA.
FIVE THANK YOU LINE TO FORTY
FOUR. THAT'S A BETTER VALUE
DEMOCRATIC FIVE FRESNO IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LINE. THREE FIFTY ONE. ANY
HEARING HIM FROM SAN DIEGO
COUNTY IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
. THREE OH SIX. THIS IS DOCTOR
FORCED PETERSON WILL RADIATE
FOLLOW ALSO IN STRONG SUPPORT
FOR EIGHTY EIGHT FIVE THANK YOU
. THREE FORTY SIX A LINE IS OPEN
. JOHN CALAR FROM CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU NINE THREE
FIFTY THREE. AFTER READING CAMEL
FROM THE CALIFORNIA CAPITAL
CONNECTION- IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU NINE THREE FORTY NINE. KAREN
ENGLAND CAPITOL RESOURCE
INSTITUTE IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU LINE UP TO SIXTY THREE.
HELLO STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
LINE THREE FIFTY FOUR. THOMAS
KING NEW TESTAMENT BAPTIST
CHURCH IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
A LINE OF THREE FIFTY TWO. DRAN
REYES FROM THE SALT AND LYFT
COUNCIL STRONGLY OPPOSE. THANK
YOU LINE THREE FIFTY FIVE. THIS
IS JOHN STRUGGLING WITH THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES IN SUPPORT
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
IN Q. THANK YOU MODERATOR WHO
WILL BRING THE ISSUE BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS CENTER BINGE OF OUR-
ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR- WORKING ON THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION PROD CO
AUTHOR OF THIS YOU KNOW I THINK
THAT WOULD BE YOU KAKISSIS DONE
AMAZING WORK THIS YEAR- EVEN IN
THE FACE OF SO MUCH HATE THAT'S
GOING ON IN THE NATION- AND YOU
KNOW TO THE OPPOSITION I WOULD
ASK YOU KNOW WHERE AND READ. IN
THE BIBLE DID WE GET A QUOTE
FROM GOD OR JESUS JESUS- THAT HE
SAID MARRIAGES BETWEEN A MAN AND
A WOMAN. KNOWING THE ENTIRE
BIBLE WHO IS A KOREAN RED
BECAUSE THAT'S THE QUOTES OF
JESUS DOESN'T SAY THAT I WOULD
SAY THAT'S NOT FACTUAL SIR- AND
I WOULDN'T ASSUME. TO SAY WHAT
JESUS SAID. ALL THOSE YEARS AGO-
IN FACT YOU KNOW STUDIES SHOW
THAT ONE- CHILDREN ARE SMALL
SUCCESSFUL IN THE HOMES OF
LOVING PARENTS WHETHER THEIR
SINGLE PARENTS OR- QUEER PARENTS
WERE RAISED BY GRANDPARENTS OR
REYES BY COUSINS OR SIBLINGS AS
LONG AS THEY'RE- IN THE HOME OF
A LOVING INDIVIDUAL THAT'S WHERE
KIDS SUCCESS ONE SO HAPPY THAT I
HAVE COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE DIE
IS. NOT AGREE WITH THAT
SENTIMENT AS WELL IN THE WORLD
BE VERY EXCITED TO VOTE ON THIS
ON THIS BILL UNLESS SOMEONE
SURPRISES ME BUT I DON'T THINK
SO. THANK YOU OTHER COMMENTS ARE
. COMMENTS CENTER LOW THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS
SPACE ALSO A PROUD CO AUTHOR I
KNOW IT AS MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES
HERE ARE AS WELL. AND I WANT TO
GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISTER KERR
AND COLLEAGUES- MANY OF YOU ON
THE DICE ARE A PROUD CO AUTHORS
OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
AND WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SOLIDARITY. AND ALSO COMMITMENT
TO LOVE A JUST VERY SPECIFICALLY
THOUGH FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC
DISCOURSE. JUST EVEN ON THE BILL
ITSELF WHERE THE COURTS HAVE
RECOGNIZED THAT SAME SEX COUPLES
IN INTERRACIAL. COUPLES HAVE THE
RIGHT TO MARRY THIS PROPOSAL
BEFORE US AS IN TRAINING
CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE. AS WELL AS
SAME SEX MARRIAGE SO IF ANY
MEMBER OF THE DICE IS AN
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU HELPED IN
TRYING. CONSTITUTIONAL
PROTECTIONS FOR INTERRACIAL
MARRIAGE AS WELL AS SAME SEX
COUPLES SO AGAIN FACTOR OF
CONSIDERATION FOR ANY MEMBERS.
OF OUR LEGISLATURE WHO MAY BE AN
INTERRACIAL. RELATIONSHIP
ADDITIONALLY OUT FOR PUBLIC
RECORD- AS THIS BILL HAS MOVED
FORWARD THROUGH THE PROCESS. I
KNOW THAT THIS IS OFTENTIMES
SEEN AS A PARTISAN ISSUE- MENDER
MEMBERS NEW LOW AND WILK HAVE
SUPPORTED THE PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AS REFLECTED IN THE
CANALIS THIS OF. A UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT IN SENATE JUDICIARY AS
WELL AS OVER EIGHT MEMBERS OF
THE ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN. CAUCUS
AND PART OF THAT WAS BECAUSE OF
THE CONTINUED EFFORT. TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONCERN OF
RELIGIOUS PROTECTIONS IN
INFRINGEMENT THAT MAY OCCUR. AS
WE STATED IN THE- STATE ASSEMBLY
A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL
SPECIFICALLY- IF I MIGHT THROUGH
THE CHAIR JUST READ.
SPECIFICALLY THAT NO MEMBER OF
THE FAITH COMMUNITY OR
EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY- SHALL
PERFORM MARRIAGE THAT IS.
CONTRARY TO THE TENANTS OF A
PERSON'S FAITH. THIS REMAINED
UNCHANGED FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL
OF ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT FIVE SO IN ADDRESSING
THE RELIGIOUS CONCERNS THAT THIS
WAS INFRINGE UPON RELIGIOUS
PROTECTIONS WE CLEARLY STATE.
THE PROTECTIONS IN THE RIGHTS
AFFORDED TO THOSE IN THE
EVANGELICAL AND RELIGIOUS
COMMUNITY SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
THEN THE ARGUMENTS THAT STILL
LIE. AFTER THE FACT THAT WE
WILL. HELP ENSURE THE PROTECTION
IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL
PROTECTIONS. THIS IS NOT
REDEFINED THE DEFINITION OF
MARRIAGE NEVER HAS KNOWN MEMBER
OF THE CLERGY HAVE EVER BEEN
FORCED TO PERFORM AMERICA'S. AIR
QUALITY BEING MADE LAW OF THE
LAND THE DEFINITION HAS NOT
CHANGED TO INCLUDE POLYGAMY
EVER- SO THESE ARE FALSEHOODS
AND IT'S IMPORTANT AGAIN FOR THE
PUBLIC DISCOURSE TO SPEAK TRUTH.
TO THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD
AND SO AS REFLECTED IN THE
GROWING SUPPORT OF
BIPARTISANSHIP AND RECOGNIZING
THAT LOVE IS LOVE I'M HOPEFUL
THAT. MANY MEMBERS WHO STILL
HAVE RESERVATIONS CAN FIND IT
DEEP IN THEIR HEARTS AND
RECOGNIZING THE EXPANSION OF
RIGHTS THAT WE SHOULD BE
AFFORDED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA I RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL. THANK YOU SALLY MEMBER
I'M GLAD YOU- THAT PUT THOSE
POINTS ON THE RECORD I KNOW THIS
BILL IS. JUST ONE STEP IN THE
PROCESS YOU HAVE AHEAD. AND THIS
ISSUE OF- DEALING WITH
FALSEHOODS AND
MISREPRESENTATIONS WILL. NOT BE
TOO FAR BEHIND- AS THIS THING
MOVES FORWARD AYE I DID NOT KNOW
ABOUT- INTERRACIAL MARRIAGES AS
A AN ISSUE HERE I AM IN ONE SO
IT'S A THANK YOU FOR.
ELIMINATING THAT FOR ME AND
OTHERS ALL RIGHT WE LOOKING FOR
A MOTION CENTER MENJIVAR WAS
THAT EMOTION CERTAINLY. WE HAVE
A MOTION THIS WOULD BE- TO PASS
. IT. THIS IS JUST SIMPLY
ADOPTED THAT'S RIGHT. I THOUGHT
SO THIS IS A- BE ADOPTED IN RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. WITH THAT THE
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SENATORS GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE
WHEN. ALAN ALLEN I MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE AYE MENJIVAR. MANAGE OF
OUR AYE NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE
NUMBER. NUMBER I. SIX TWO ZERO.
BY THAT BILL HAS SET SIX ZERO
NET BILLS OUT GRADUALLY
CIGARETTES THANK YOU SIR. I WILL
MOVE TO OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR
AGENDA AGAIN PRESHEAF THE
PATIENCE OF EVERYONE HERE. THIS
PARTICIPATED IN OUR HEARING
TODAY CERTAINLY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANCHEZ THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. YOU HAVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE THIS IS ASSEMBLY
BILL SIXTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT. AND
YOU CAN BE A- THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR I AM HAPPY TO PRESENT AB
SIXTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT TODAY WHICH
WOULD HELP PROVIDE CALIFORNIA'S
ELECTION OFFICIALS WITH MORE
DATA TO IMPROVE LIST MAINTENANCE
EFFORTS. AND ENSURE THAT OUR
ELECTIONS RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS
POSSIBLE. VOTER REGISTRATION
LIST MEANS IS AN IMPORTANT DUTY
FOR OUR ELECTION OFFICIALS IT IS
FEDERALLY REQUIRED AND HELPS
ENSURE THAT OUR ELECTIONS
FUNCTION AS WELL AS POSSIBLE. A
VITAL PART OF OUR LIST
MAINTENANCE RICK IS REFERENCING
CREDIBLE DATA TO DETERMINE IF
SOMEONE HAS DIED. AND SHOULD BE
REMOVED FROM THE VOTER ROLLS
CURRENTLY CALIFORNIA USES
MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR MAINTAINING
ITS DATABASES BUT IT DOES NOT
USE THE DEATH INDEX MAINTAINED
BY THE- SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION. USES STATE LEVEL
DATA AND THE DEATH INDEX WHICH
IS REQUIRED IN STATES LIKE
MARYLAND MINNESOTA WASHINGTON
AND MULTIPLE OTHERS. AB SIXTEEN
EIGHTY EIGHT HELPS PROVIDE
CALIFORNIA'S ELECTION OFFICIALS
ACCESS TO THIS DATA WHICH WOULD
HELP THEM HAVE A BETTER IDEA AS
TO WHO IS AND IS NOT DECEASED.
ULTIMATELY BY EQUIPPING OUR
ELECTION OFFICIALS WITH MORE
TOOLS AB SIXTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT
WILL IMPROVE OUR VITAL LIST
MAINTENANCE EFFORTS. EIGHT IS
DONNA JOHNSON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF CLERKS
AND ELECTION OFFICIALS. RIFIC
THANK YOU WELCOME TO THIS. ARE
COMMITTEE YOU CAN BEGIN. GOOD
EVENING MEMBERS- YES I'M GONNA
JOHNSON I'M IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF COURSE SELECTIONS
OFFICIALS CO CHAIR OF THE
CERTIFICATION OR TRAINING.
COMMITTEE FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS
IN CALIFORNIA AND A MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE FIFTEEN
YEARS I'VE BEEN THE REGISTRAR OF
VOTERS FOR SUTTER COUNTY. VOTER
REGISTRATION LISTS ARE
FUNDAMENTAL TO ENSURING. THAT
WELL WE HAVE WELL RUN ELECTIONS
LIST MAINTENANCE IS CRUCIAL TO
ENSURING. THAT LIST UP TO DATE
AND THAT WE AS ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE
INFORMATION. STATES THAT
MAINTAIN VOTER REGISTRATION
LISTS FULFILL FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS ARE ABLE TO HELP
THEIR ELECTION AGENCIES MORE
APPROPRIATELY PLANET BUDGET. FOR
THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF BALLOTS
VOTING MACHINES FULLY PLACES AS
WELL AS POLL WORKERS. ONE
IMPORTANT WAY FOR STATES TO
ENSURE THEIR VOTER ROLLS ARE
UPDATED IS FOR ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS TO REFERENCE OF VALID
AND VITAL STATISTICS. COLLECTED
BY STATE AND FEDERAL THE AGENCY
DATABASES. THESE DATABASES HELP
INFORM ELECTIONS OFFICIALS SUCH
AS MYSELF AS TO WHO IS
INELIGIBLE TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY
ARE DECEASED. THIS IS PRACTICED
IN ALL UNITED'S IN ALL ACROSS
THE UNITED STATES. SO CURRENTLY
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT PERMIT THE
SECRETARY OF STATE TO REFERENCE
DATABASES MAINTAINED. BY THE
FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS A COMMON
PRACTICE THROUGHOUT MANY STATES
INCLUDING MARYLAND MINNESOTA AND
WASHINGTON AS THE AUTHOR HAD
MENTIONED. AB SIXTEEN EIGHTY
EIGHT PROVIDED THROUGH MEANS OF
HELPING CALIFORNIA BETTER
MAINTAIN IS VOTER REGISTRATION
LISTS ARE PERMITTING THE
SECRETARY OF STATE TO ANALYZE
MORE DATA FROM THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. TO HELP
BETTER EVALUATE OR SOMEONE IS
DECEASED AND WE RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS
MEASURE THANK YOU SO MUCH ANYONE
ELSE IN THE HEARING ROOM THE
LIKE BUT THEIR NAME ON THE
RECORD IN SUPPORT PLEASE COME ON
UP. BUT NOT IN SUPPORT MR CHAIR
BETTER TEN MILES ARE BEHALF OF A
SECRETARY OF STATE DOCTORS
RELIEVE AND WEBER. WE SHOULD THE
AUTHOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE
ON THE MEMBERS DON'T HAVE AN
OFFICIAL POSITION POSITION BUT
ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFFER- HELPING COORDINATE
THAT. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT C. NINE ANYBODY
HERE IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME
FORWARD. SEE NOW WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES MODERATOR IF YOU
COULD ASK IF ANYONE WISHES TO
PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO AB
SIXTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION OF AB
SIXTEEN EIGHTY EIGHT YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT IS ONE AND ZERO FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION. AMATEUR WE
HAVE NO ONE IN Q. OKAY TERRIFIC
THANK YOU BRING THE MATTER BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. SENILE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER THANK YOU FOR YOUR-
ENGAGEMENT IN THIS SPACE. AND
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL
ANYONE SAYING CLOSING I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NIGHT OKAY
I HEARD A MOTION SENATOR NEWMAN
- THIS SHOULD BE A PRETTY PASS
AND WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. SENATORS
GLAZER AYE GLAZER AYE WHEN I
ALLEN. ALLEN I'M MCGUIRE.
ACQUIRE I MANAGE OF OUR- MEASURE
OF OUR AYE NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE
NUMBER. AMBERG I. ARE THE BILLS
OUT SEVEN ZERO WE'RE GONNA GO
BACK THROUGH OUR- AGENDA MAKE
SURE BATES HAD A CHANCE TO VOTE
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE- FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B. THIRTY SEVEN
FOR THOSE WHO OF. LET'S SAY WHAT
I WANT. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE AT.
COMPLETED THEIR WORK TODAY
CENTER IMAGE OF OUR PARTICULAR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK ALL
DAY TODAY SORRY FOR THE LONG
HEARING. SHE ADDED EVERYBODY
OKAY AT A. B. SO WE'RE GONNA
FILE ITEM TO THAT'S- AND AB FOUR
TWENTY ONE BY BRYANT'S SECRETARY
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AS AMENDED AND RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I AM THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO SENATOR
NEWMAN. NEWMAN FIVE. SIX THE
BILLS AT SIX TO ONE WILL MOVE
NEXT TO FILE ITEM. THREE THIS IS
A B. SEVEN SIXTY FOURTH
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING ICE SENATORS WENT.
WHEN NO NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE SIX
THE BILL IS OUT SIX TO ONE WILL
MOVE NEXT TO. FILE ITEM NUMBER
FOR A BEEF TWELVE FORTY EIGHT
BYTES ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN
PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE. THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I
SENATORS WHEN. WHEN NO NEWMAN.
NEWMAN AYE SIX OF THE BILLS OUT
SIX TO ONE WILL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A. B. NINE
TEN BY NO. FILE ITEM. WHICH WE
JUST DID FIVE- WHAT IF WE JUST
IF WE DID TWELVE FORTY. US OR
ANY OTHER ITEM FIVE SORRY OKAY
THIS IS A V. SIX EIGHT SIX EIGHT
BY. WILSON PLEASE OPEN THE ROLE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
I SENATORS WHEN NO MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE AYE NUMBER. NUMBER I
SIXTEEN THAT BILLS AT SIX TO ONE
THIS IS FILE ITEM SIX. EIGHTY
NINE TEN BY WILSON PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I SENATORS WENT. ON WHEN
I MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE HI NUMBER.
NUMBER HI. AT BILLS AT. SEVEN
ZERO. MEMBERS THAT COMPLETES OUR
WORK TODAY THEN WE JUST NOTICE
WE FINISH THAT. TODAY'S THE
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF SCOTT
WORKING HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
GOT MASSIVE MOTO SO. WISH HIM
OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS I
DON'T KNOW IF HE GETS A RING OR-
SOMETHING. GOOD LUCK ON THE NEXT
YEAR OR SO. ALL RIGHT- I ALSO
WANT TO THANK ACCURATE FRENCH
AND CLEAR OUR OTHER STAFF WHO
HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB IN OUR
AGENDA TODAY THIS SHOULD BE OUR
LAST HEARING. AT LEAST UNTIL THE
SUMMER. OF I WANT TO THANK ALL
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED
TODAY. YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS
AND SUGGESTIONS BY WRITING TO
OUR COMMITTEE- AT OUR WEBSITE
YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT. AND THANK YOU FOR
ALL ALL THAT WHO DID
PARTICIPATE. AND WITH THAT WE'VE
COMPLETED OUR AGENDA THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS- IS A
JERK.