Bill Text: CA SB1063 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Voter registration: juvenile detention facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 624, Statutes of 2014. [SB1063 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1063-Chaptered.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1063	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  624
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 26, 2014
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 18, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 14, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 12, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 12, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 6, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 29, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Block

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2014

   An act to add Section 2105.7 to the Elections Code, relating to
elections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1063, Block. Voter registration: juvenile detention facilities.

   Under existing law, a person is entitled to register to vote if he
or she is a United States citizen, a resident of California, not in
prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony, and will be at
least 18 years of age at the time of the next election.
   This bill would require state and local juvenile detention
facilities to identify individuals housed in those facilities who are
of age to register to vote and not in prison or on parole for the
conviction of a felony, to provide affidavits of registration to
eligible voters, to assist those individuals with the completion of
the affidavits of registration, and to assist individuals in
returning the completed cards to the county elections official or to
transmit completed voter registration cards to the county elections
official.
   By requiring local officials to perform additional duties, this
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2105.7 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

   2105.7.  (a) A state or local juvenile detention facility,
including, but not limited to, a juvenile hall, juvenile ranch,
juvenile camp, or a facility of the Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, shall do all of the
following:
   (1) Identify each individual housed in the facility who is of age
to register to vote and not in prison or on parole for the conviction
of a felony.
   (2) Provide an affidavit of registration to each individual housed
in the facility who is of age to register to vote and not in prison
or on parole for the conviction of a felony by doing either of the
following:
   (A) Providing the individual a paper affidavit of registration.
   (B) Directing the individual to an affidavit of registration
provided on the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State.
   (3) Assist each individual housed in the facility who is of age to
register to vote and not in prison or on parole for the conviction
of a felony with the completion of the affidavit of registration,
unless the individual declines assistance.
   (b) A facility providing paper affidavits of registration pursuant
to subdivision (a) shall do either of the following:
   (1) Assist the individual who completed the voter registration
card in returning the completed card to the county elections
official.
   (2) Accept any completed voter registration card and transmit the
card to the county elections official.
  SEC. 2.  If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local
agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant
to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.