BEAUTIFUL. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME
TO THE AUGUST 31ST 2022 HEARING
OF THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE. IS NOT PRESENT. SO
WE'RE GONNA BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MONITORING THIS
HEARING. PLEASE COME TO ROOM
444. SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. WE
CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITH
MODIFIED COMMITTEE PROCEDURES.
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WAS
PRESENT IN THE HEARING ROOM IS
ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A MASK. TWO
OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC TESTIMONY IN
TODAY'S HEARING, IN PERSON OR BY
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE
COMMITTEE HAS ONE BILL ON ITS
AGENDA. IT'S A FRIENDLY BILL.
THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF TWO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
WITH A LIMIT OF TWO MINUTES PER
WITNESS. AFTER WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THE PRIMARY WITNESSES THE
PUBLIC LAB UP TO 15 MINUTES IN
TOTAL TIME FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT. OTHER WITNESSES ARE
LIMITED TO PROVIDING THEIR NAME
THE ORGANIZATION THEY REPRESENT,
IF ANY OF THEIR POSITION ON THE
BILL. ALL OTHER COMMENTS WILL BE
RULED OUT OF ORDER. IF YOU ARE
UNABLE TO GET THROUGH ON THE
PHONE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. CERTAIN TESTIMONY WILL
WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. FOR THOSE
WHO ARE WATCHING THIS HEARING
REMOTELY AND WHO WISH TO CALL
AND REGISTER POSITION. THE
CALLING NUMBER FOR THIS HEARING
IS 87769 TO 89 57. THE ACCESS
CODE IS 13154. 44. YOU CAN ALSO
FIND THAT NUMBER ON THE ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IF
YOU'RE CALLING IN, PLEASE
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE.
AND IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY
PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATED
PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN CALL THE
COMMITTEE AT 916319 2094. AND
OUR STAFF WILL BE THERE TO TRY
TO HELP. THANK YOU FOR BEARING
WITH US WHILE WE IMPLEMENT THE
SAFETY MEASURES. EVEN THOUGH IT
CORN IS NOT PRESENT. WE CAN
START TO MAKE THE MOTION. ACH
LET'S LET'S NOT JUMP TO GET HERE
. COULD YOU ALL PEOPLE ON THE
RIGHT FRAME OF MIND? SO
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE COLLEAGUES,
LET'S DO IT. WELL YOU ARE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO BEGIN. IF
YOU'D LIKE, OR YOU CAN WAIT FOR
SOME OF THEM TO JUMP IN AT THE
GOOD SUIT TIE COMBO TODAY. I
YEAH, I LIKE IT. THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND COLLEAGUE AND VICE
CHAIR AND SOON TO BE MORE. I
WANT TO JUST SAY I APPRECIATE
Y'ALL SETTING THE TEMPERATURE
HERE TO IGLOO BECAUSE THAT WILL
PREPARE US FOR THE NEXT 15 HOURS
IN THE MEAT LOCKER. THAT IS THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. AH BUT IN ALL
SERIOUSNESS, I WANT TO THANK YOU
WANT TO START OFF. I THINK
COMMITTEE STAFF WHO I KNOW HAVE
WORKED VERY TIRELESSLY ON THIS
BILL, AND ON THIS ISSUE THAT
ENDED UP BEING A LOT MORE
COMPLICATED THAN WE ANTICIPATED
FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
LAST YEAR EARLY LAST YEAR. THE
NEW YORK TIMES RELEASE AN
INVESTIGATION INTO THE PRACTICE
OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. USING
PRE CHECKED BOXES TO AUTHORIZE
RECURRING DONATIONS ONLINE. AS A
RESULT OF FAILURE BY A DONOR TO
THE SELECTOR KIND OF SELECT PRE
CHECK BOX COULD RESULT IN THAT
DONOR MAKING AS MANY AS SIX
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS IN A
MONTH. CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL
CAMPAIGNS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
OR NEED TO DECEIVE OR TRICK
DONORS TO RAISE MONEY. AND I
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
HAPPENED ON BOTH PARTIES.
CANDIDATES WERE DOING THIS. IN
RESPONSE, A B 775 WOULD END THIS
DECEPTIVE PRACTICE BY
PROHIBITING POLITICAL CANDIDATES
OR COMMITTEES FROM PRE CHECKING
OR RECURRING CAMPAIGN DONATION
BOX CAMPAIGNS WOULD STILL BE
ABLE TO ASK DONORS TO SIGN UP TO
MAKE RECURRING CONTRIBUTIONS,
BUT THE DONORS WOULD HAVE TO
TAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE STEP TO
ENROLL THEMSELVES IN RECURRING
CONTRIBUTIONS. SO THEY HAVE TO
CHECK THE BOX. UM THEY HAVE TO
OPT IN, ESSENTIALLY, INSTEAD OF
OPTING OUT. MAYBE 775 WILL
ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE NOT
MISLED INTO MAKING REPEATING AND
UNATTENDED CAMPAIGN DONATIONS.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY
LINDSEY NHÀ CANO WITH A FAIR
POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
WHO ARE THE BILL'S SPONSOR. GOOD
MORNING, LINDSEY. GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS AGAIN, LINDSAY
MCCONNELL AT THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION. 87 75 IS
AN IMPORTANT BILL THAT ENSURES
THAT CALIFORNIANS HAVE FULL
CONTROL OVER WHEN AND HOW OFTEN
ARE WIN AND HOW MUCH RATHER THEY
DONATE TO POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS IN
THE STATE. THE BILL ALSO ENSURES
THAT THERE IS A CLEAR PROCESS
FOR RETURNS OF IMPROPERLY
SOLICITED CONTRIBUTIONS. THANK
YOU TO MR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
VERMIN AND THE STAFF AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR HEARING THE BILL
TODAY. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. AFTER HEARING
SUPPORT WITNESSES. ARE THERE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? I DON'T SEE ANY IS
THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WHO
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER A
POSITION ON THIS BILL AND
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
BEAUTIFUL. AH, YEAH. MADAM
MODERATOR. IS THERE ANYBODY ON
THE PHONE LINES WHO WISHES TO
REGISTER A POSITION ON THIS
BILL? IF SO, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME AGAINST 10. GIVE US
JUST A MOMENT HERE. DO YOU HAVE
ONE IN QUÊ? NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION ON THE BILL. YOU GOT TO
MAKE YOU LET ME GO AHEAD AND GO
TO THE FIRST LINE. LINE NUMBER
EIGHT. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
EIGHT. YOU'RE OPEN. JOSHUA DO
BANG ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER
FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU, JOSH. AND ONE
MORE COMING UP HERE. JUST A
MOMENT. WE'LL GO TO LINE NUMBER
SEVEN. HI MY NAME IS JULIE
SEVERAS VEGAS WITH THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. CURRENTLY IN AND
FURTHER IN QUÊ. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
COMMITTEE MEMBER. NO. LIKE I
SAID, WE HAD FOUR I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO THINK OF A THOUGHTFUL
AND ELONGATED QUESTION THAT
COULD KEEP YOU HERE. UM BUT IT'S
A IT'S AN INCREDIBLY WELL
THOUGHT OUT, BILL. I KNOW IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT AND I
APPRECIATE YOU DOING ALL THE
WORK NECESSARY TO GET THIS. OUT
OF THIS COMMITTEE. HOPEFULLY,
TODAY AND ONTO THE FLOOR WHERE
WE SHOULD DEBATE IT FULLY. UM
WITH THAT, YOU MAY YOU MAY CLOSE
, MR BERMAN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
, AND, UH, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
THE LAST BILL THIS COMMITTEE
HEARS THIS YEAR. UH AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU ALL
DO AND APPRECIATING. I VOTE WHEN
THE TIME COMES. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. WANT ME TO GO GET ANY
COLLEAGUES IN THE SWING SPACE OR
YEAH, IF YOU SEE THEM. YES
SURVIVED. YEAH, YEAH. YEAH, I
KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE
WE GOT ONE MORE.
FAVORITE NOW YOU ARE WARM IS NOW
PRESENT. THANK YOU, MR RUBIO.
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, CROWDED
MORNING. FOR CORN. BRIAN HERE,
BRIAN HERE, SARTO HERE. BENNETT
BENNETT HERE LOW. MAY'S MULLEN
BLANCA RUBIO BLANCA RUBIO IS
HERE. MOST OF THE MOVE BY
SEYARTO SECOND BY MS RUBIO. THIS
BILL IN CHOICE OF DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. MEDICINE YOU
TAKE YOU WILL CALL THE ROLL. THE
MOTION IS FROM COMMITTEE WITH
RECOMMENDATION THAT SENATE
AMENDMENTS BE CONCURRED IN BRIAN
. BRIAN, I SEYARTO TOÀN ARTO
BENNETT BENNETT. I LO MAY'S
MULLEN BLANCA RUBIO. BLANCA
RUBIO. AYE. THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND COLLEAGUES AND WITH WITH
THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. UH,
IN A JOURNEY.