GOOD AFTERNOON. AND WELCOME TO
THE JULY 5TH 2023 HEARING THE
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. WE
DON'T HAVE A CORN PRESENT, BUT
WE WILL BEGIN AS A SUBCOMMITTEE.
IF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE
MONITORING THIS HEARING, PLEASE
COME TO ROOM 447, THE STATE
CAPITAL, SO THAT WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. WE HAVE TWO
OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO
TESTIFY AT TODAY'S HEARING IN
PERSON OR BY MODERATED TELEPHONE
SERVICE. THE COMMITTEE HAS NINE
BILLS ON ITS AGENDA. THERE IS
NOTHING ON CONSENT. FOR EACH
BILL. THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND TO PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION WITH THE LIMIT OF
TWO MINUTES PER WITNESS. AFTER
WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE
UP TO 10 MINUTES IN TOTAL TIME
FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON
EACH BILL, STARTING WITH THE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE
HERE IN THE ROOM. OTHER
WITNESSES ARE LIMITED TO
PROVIDING THEIR NAME. THE
ORGANIZATION THEY REPRESENT, IF
ANY, AND THEIR POSITION ON THE
BILL. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL
BE RULED OUT OF ORDER. IF YOU'RE
UNABLE TO GET THROUGH ON THE
PHONE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. THIS WRITTEN TEST MONEY
WILL BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL
RECORD OF THE BILL. FOR THOSE
WHO ARE WATCHING THIS HEARING
REMOTELY AND WHO WISH TO CALL IN
TO REGISTER YOUR POSITION. COLIN
NUMBER FOR THIS HEARING IS 877.
692895. AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
131544. YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS
NUMBER ON THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON
YOUR TV OR COMPUTER SCREEN. IF
YOU'RE CALLING IN, PLEASE
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE.
THIS INCLUDES MUTING YOUR
LIVESTREAM BROADCAST AND YOU'RE
SMART DEVICES TO REDUCE THE
SOUND DISTORTION. YOU'RE HAVING
ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE MODERATOR
RISK YOU CAN CALL THE COMMITTEE
AT 916319. AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF WILL BE THERE TO TRY TO
HELP. THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH
US AS WE IMPLEMENT METHODS TO
CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BEFORE
WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE
AGENDA. I HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE. FIRST I
HAVE A LETTER FROM SPEAKER REVIS
APPOINTING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ISAAC BRIAN TO FILL THE
DEMOCRATIC VACANCY ON THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
TODAY'S HEARING ONLY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN, WHEREVER
YOU ARE. THANK YOU FOR HOPEFULLY
JOINING US TODAY AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PRIVATE PRIOR SERVICE
AS CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE.
ADDITIONALLY WE'VE BEEN INFORMED
THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SALIH IS
UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY'S HEARING
, AND THAT VACANCY HAS NOT BEEN
FILLED. FINALLY THE ASSEMBLY
RULES COMMITTEE HAS DETERMINED
THAT THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF
SPH 24 BY SENATOR UMBERG SHOULD
BE ANALYZED IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
DESPITE THE BILL BEING KEYED,
NON FISCAL AS A RESULT, ANY
MOTION TO APPROVE SB 24 AND
COMMITTEE TODAY WILL INCLUDE A
RE REFERRAL TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. WITH
THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT OF THE
WAY WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
COMMITTEE'S AGENDA. AND WE LOOK
LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SENATOR DOG
WILL BE HERE TO PRESENT SP 3 TO
8. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU
THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL.
APPRECIATE IT S P 3 28 ADDRESSES
HOLE IN OUR CURRENT CAMPAIGN
FINANCE THAT ALLOWS UNLIMITED
DONATIONS FOR LOCAL OFFICES LIKE
SCHOOL BOARDS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BOARDS, COUNTY BOARDS OF
EDUCATION AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
THIS BIPARTISAN BILL SETS
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR THOSE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE
SAME RATE AS A LEGISLATIVE
CANDIDATE. SIMPLY PUT, YOU
SHOULD NEED MORE MONEY THAN A
STATE LEGISLATOR TO RUN FOR
THESE REALLY LOCAL OFFICERS.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE LOCAL RACES
BECOME OVERLY POLITICIZED
DESPITE BEING NONPARTISAN
OFFICES. THIS BILL ALSO ALLOWS
THESE CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO BE
MODIFIED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD.
OR BY THE VOTERS. THIS ALLOWS
FLEXIBILITY AND JURISDICTIONS
WERE THE COST OF CAMPAIGNING MAY
BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE
LIMITS SET IN THIS BILL.
ESTABLISHING THESE LIMITS PUTS
ALL LOCAL ELECTIONS ON A EVEN
PLAYING FIELD AND WILL HELP
RESTORE PUBLIC TRUST. I WOULD
LIKE TO INTRODUCE LINDSEY
CHICANO, THE SENIOR LEGISLATIVE
COUNSEL FOR THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES. COMMISSION AND
JONATHAN STEIN, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMON CAUSE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS, BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE LINDSAY MCCONNELL WITH
THE F P. P. C IN 2019. THE
LEGISLATURE PASSED A B 571,
WHICH EXTENDED THE POLITICAL
REFORM ACTS, CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
TO CITY AND COUNTY CANDIDATES OR
ALLOW THOSE JURISDICTIONS TO
ADOPT THEIR OWN LIMITS. SB 3 TO
8 WOULD FURTHER EXTEND THAT
REQUIREMENT TO CANDIDATES FOR
ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ELECTIVE
OFFICE IS LIKE A B 571
JURISDICTIONS THAT ADOPT THEIR
OWN LIMITS OR HAVE ALREADY
ESTABLISHED LIMITS WOULD NOT BE
SUBJECT TO THE STATE LIMITS
ESTABLISHED IN THE BILL.
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS SERVED THE
IMPORTANT PURPOSE OF REDUCING
CORRUPTION OR THE APPEARANCE OF
CORRUPTION. IN OUR ELECTIONS.
AND IMPOSING LIMITS ON
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL CANDIDATES
FOR ALL LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICES
WILL FURTHER THAT PURPOSE AND
WILL PROMOTE GREATER PUBLIC
TRUST IN OUR ELECTIONS AND
GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS. THANK
YOU TO SENATOR DODD FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS BILL, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY.
CALIFORNIA COMIC CAUSE LOOKS
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
CHAIR IN THE YEARS TO COME. MY
NAME IS JONATHAN MITCHELL STEIN.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE.
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSES
DEDICATING TO BUILDING A
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRACY THAT
INCLUDES EVERYONE WE WORK ON
VOTING RIGHTS, REDISTRICT REFORM
, MEETING DEMOCRACY ISSUES AND
MONEY IN POLITICS TO END
STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES IN OUR
STATE AND LOCAL DEMOCRACIES. SP
3 TO 8 WILL APPLY THE CURRENT
FRAMEWORK OF LOCAL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS IN THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT. TWO
CANDIDATES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND
SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS,
CLOSING A GLARING LOOPHOLE.
ALLOWING UNLIMITED CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS HAS A CORRUPTING
INFLUENCE ON OUR LOCAL
DEMOCRACIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO
VOTER SERVICES. UM, ABOUT
GOVERNMENT. WHENEVER A CANDIDATE
IS FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT ON JUST
A HANDFUL OF CONTRIBUTORS, THERE
IS A RISK THEY WILL VALUE THE
VIEWS OF THOSE CONTRIBUTORS OVER
THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. MOREOVER
REQUIRING CANDIDATES TO SEEK
SUPPORT IN SMALLER AMOUNTS,
BROADER NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS
HAS A DEMOCRATIZING EFFECT AND
CAN HELP COMPETITIVENESS AND
COMMUNITIES OUT THE
COMPETITIVENESS OF COMMUNITIES
SUPPORTED CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO WEALTHY DONORS.
FOR THESE REASONS. CALIFORNIA
COMMON COST SPONSORED AND
STRONGLY SUPPORTED PRIOR
LEGISLATION THAT ESTABLISHED
DEFAULT CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION
LIMITS FOR CITY AND COUNTY RACES
IN RESPONSE TO THE FACT THAT
MANY CITIES AND COUNTIES ALLOWED
UNLIMITED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
AND AFTER FINDING NUMEROUS
EGREGIOUS EXAMPLES OF MASSIVE
SPECIAL INTEREST CONTRIBUTIONS
TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND
COUNTY SUPERVISORS. UNDER THE
CURRENT LAW, CITY AND COUNTY
RACES NOW OBSERVED THE SAME
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AS
YOU DO, AND STATE LEGISLATIVE
RACES UNLESS THE CITY OR COUNTY
ADOPTED OAN CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION, WOMEN OUR DATA
SHOWS THAT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF
571 470 OUT OF 482, CALIFORNIA
CITIES NOW HAVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS, WHICH IS A
SEA CHANGE FROM BEFORE THE
PASSAGE OF THE LAW. THIS LAW
WOULD EXTEND THAT APPROACH TO
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS CURRENTLY
WITHOUT LIMITS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
, COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS
AND SPECIAL DISTRICT ELECTIONS,
THUS PUTTING REASONABLE ANTI
CORRUPTION LIMITATIONS IN PLACE
WHILE RESPECTING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AUTONOMY TO SET
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TAILORED TO
THEIR NEEDS. THANK YOU AND WE
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. AS A REMINDER. EACH
PRIMARY WITNESS HAS A MAXIMUM OF
TWO MINUTES. HIGH CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
TIFFANY MARK, REPRESENTING CFT,
A UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS, CFT
ENGAGES IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
SCHOOL BOARD RACES BY
AGGREGATING THOUSANDS OF SMALL
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONTRIBUTE TO
CANDIDATES THAT ARE SUPPORTING
OUR COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING
HIGHER HEALTH EDUCATION IN
CALIFORNIA. CFT REGRETS AND
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSES 3 28
BECAUSE WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS
WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM. UH, THE
BILL SEEKS TO ADDRESS BETTER,
BUT IT WILL MAKE THE PROBLEM IT
SEEKS TO ADDRESS WORSE, THE BILL
WILL NOT LOWER THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY SPENT OVERALL IN AN
ELECTION AND THAT THE
CONTRIBUTORS THEMSELVES BECAUSE,
UM WE'LL STILL SPEND THE SAME
AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE WHOLE
CAMPAIGN CYCLE, BUT INSTEAD OF
GIVING DIRECTLY TO THE CANDIDATE
WILL GIVE THE MONEY TO
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. SECOND
TO THE POINT OF THE BILL, SINCE
THERE WON'T BE LESS MONEY SPENT
IN THE ELECTION. COLLECTIVELY WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL NOT REACH
THE GOAL OF CREATING MORE
FAIRNESS OR ENCOURAGING MORE
GRASSROOTS CANDIDATES. FINALLY,
WE OPPOSE THE BILL BECAUSE WE
THINK THE PRACTICAL OUTCOME WILL
LEAD TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
OF REDIRECTING THE MONEY TO
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES, WHICH
WILL LEAD TO LESS DISCLOSURE AS
TO WHO IS FUNDING THE CAMPAIGN
ADS. AND WILL LEAD TO MORE
NEGATIVE CAMPAIGNS, WHICH WILL
ALSO LIMIT THE ABILITY FOR A
CANDIDATE TO LIMIT THOSE ADS. IF
A CANDIDATE DOESN'T CONTROL THE
FUNDS THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE ADS
THAT ARE CREATED. WITH MORE
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. WE
BELIEVE THIS WILL CREATE A
NEGATIVE TONE AND WILL NOT REACH
THE GOALS THAT WE ALL SEEK AS A
DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION.
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OF OUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL
AS A REMINDER THE PUBLIC WILL
HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 10 MINUTES FOR
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES ARE LIMITED
TO PROVIDING THEIR NAME THE
ORGANIZATION THEY REPRESENT, IF
ANY, AND THEIR POSITION ON THE
BILL. WE'LL START WITH THOSE WHO
ARE IN THE ROOM. SHOPPING
TOMORROW WITH THE LEGAL BOOM
VOTERS. THANK YOU. HELLO ADRIANA
CHAMPAGNE TOMORROW WITH THE
LEAVE WHEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. HÌNH OUT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE A WATCH
POSITION. CAN I EXPAND ON THAT
FOR TWO SECONDS? YES OKAY. WE
ALIGN OUR COMMENTS TO SEE FTS
COMMENTS. UM WE AGREE WITH THE
INTENT AND THE SPIRIT OF THE
BILL. WHAT MR DOT IS TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH WE AGREE THAT WE MUST
LOWER THE TEMPERATURE AND
ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL BOARD RACES
. HOW ARE SIMILAR TO CFT? WE
JUST THINK THAT THAT WILL
INCREASE THE VITRIOL, ESPECIALLY
WITHIN THE ICE SPACES. WE WILL
NOW MOVE. WE WILL NOW OPEN THE
PHONE LINES FOR ADDITIONAL
TESTIMONY ON SB. 328 BY DOG
MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON
THE LINE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THE
MEASURE? YES I'VE BEEN SO SRI NO
LAST CALL IN SOME PLASTER
COUNTY. UM, I'M COMPLEX ABOUT
THIS BILL, BUT I NO POST UNLESS
AMENDED. I THINK THAT THERE
SHOULD BE SOME WORK DONE ON
THIS. TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT
INFRINGING UPON. WE JUST NEED
YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION AND
IF YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE
MEASURE, PLEASE. WELL, I JUST
DID IF YOU LISTEN TO ME. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHER
CALLERS? WE HAVE, LIKE 12 NEXT,
MADAM CHAIR. 12. GO AHEAD. HI.
MY NAME IS ANDREA HAS SERMON
CALLING FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY.
AND YOU LEFT. THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION HAVE A FEW
MORE SECONDS TO SPEAK. BUT
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO EXTEND THE
SAME COURTESY TO THE CITIZENS
WHO ARE TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
BECAUSE MY COMMENT WOULD BE. WE
DON'T LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRACY IS MOB RULE,
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED PUBLIC?
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THAT
THERE'S ADDITIONAL PEOPLE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO JUST
GIVE US YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER YOU'RE
A SUPPORTER OPPOSED. YOU'RE
WELCOME TO SUBMIT WRITTEN
TESTIMONY ON OUR PORTAL. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE OTHER COLORS? YES
MY NAME IS CAPTAIN MCBRIDE,
PLASTIC COUNTY AND REBUILD
CALIFORNIA STRONGLY OPPOSED THE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL SP 3 TO 8.
THANK YOU. PLEASE DON'T KNOW.
AND MADAM CHAIR. YOU MAY
CONTINUE. WE HAVE NO OTHER
RESPONSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
SENATOR DODD OH, SORRY. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
SANE AND HEARING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SENATOR
DODD, YOU MAY CLOSE APPRECIATE.
UH YOU KNOW THE WORK THAT THE
COMMITTEE STAFF IS DONE ON THIS
BILL ALREADY? THIS IS A BILL.
WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT WE
HAVEN'T DONE TO CITY COUNCILS TO
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS. WE
HAVEN'T NOTICED THE BIG ISSUES
THAT ARE THE BIG CONCERN. YOU
KNOW, HERE TODAY IN TERMS OF
ALLOWING UM ALLOWING IT TO GO
BACK TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COURT
CASES THAT REQUIRE US TO DO
THAT, SO THIS BILL IS NOT AND
CONSTITUTIONAL WITH THAT. I
APPRECIATE BEING YOUR FIRST BILL
EVER AS COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. SO UM, SO YEAH. THIS
BILL HAS A DO PASS, AND WE REFER
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
UH AND, UM I AM. I APPRECIATE
THE BENEFITS OF LIMITING THE
SIZE OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CANDIDATES AND CAN THAT THEY CAN
ACCEPT DIRECTLY AND WITH THAT
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND SUPPORT.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE
CORN. WE CAN'T DO THAT YET,
OKAY? SO CALLING UPON ALL THE
MEMBERS OF THE ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE, PLEASE COME TO ROOM
447 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS.
CAN WE MOVE TO SENATOR GLASER? I
KNOW YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR CABRIO. THANK
YOU. CHAIR PROPELLER IN WHICH
BILL? DO YOU WANT ME TO HEAR
FIRST? LET'S START WITH
WHICHEVER ONE YOU LIKE. YOU
PICK. OKAY LET'S LET'S LET'S
BEGIN WITH SP 5 69 IF THAT WOULD
BE THE THIS IS, UH IF WE'RE GOOD
THERE, OKAY? UM. THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS THIS PAST
MARCH, THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS, WHICH I CHAIR HELD
AN OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE
STATUS OF LOBBYING AUDITS DONE
BY THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD. UH,
NOW BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
REGISTERED LOBBYING FIRMS AND
LOBBYISTS, EMPLOYERS POLITICAL
REFORM ACT REQUIRES THAT THAT
THERE WOULD BE AT LEAST 300
AUDITS BE DONE. 300 AUDITS BE
DONE. UM DURING THESE PAST TWO
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. YET. WHEN
YOU, UH. LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED.
AND WE DID IN OUR HEARING THAT
IN THE 17 18 YEAR. WE'RE ALMOST
300 LOBBYING FIRMS ARE ELIGIBLE.
THEY DID ZERO AUDITS NONE. AND
IN THE 2019 2020. LEGISLATIVE
YEAR WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO
BE MORE THAN 300 AUDITS. THEY
DID FOUR THEY DID. FOUR. SO IT
WAS CLEAR THAT, UH. THE WORK
WASN'T BEING DONE AND WHAT WE
ALL CONSIDERED TO BE AN
IMPORTANT AUDIT. AND OVERSIGHT
RESPONSIBILITY. THE FRANCHISE
TAX BOARD TESTIFIED THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES
TO CONDUCT THESE AUDITS. UM THEY
FURTHER TESTIFIED THAT THE STAFF
THAT THEY HAVE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR AUDITS IN 17 DIFFERENT
WORKLOADS. AND THAT IT GENERALLY
IN THE LAST SIX FISCAL YEARS
THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET
BETWEEN 10 AND 50% OF THOSE
AUDITS DONE. BUT IN THE CASE OF
THE AUDITS THAT THIS BILL SPEAKS
TO ONLY 3% OR LESS, SOME CASES
ZERO OR EVER DONE SO IT HASN'T
BEEN PRIORITIZED. THEY HAVE A
LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY
HAVE A LOT OF STAFF AND
RESOURCES, BUT THEY'VE NEVER
PRIORITIZED THE OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY OF OUR LOBBYING
COMMUNITY TO ANY GREAT EXTENT.
WHICH IS WHY THE BILL YOU HAVE
BEFORE YOU THIS WOULD TRANSFER
THE RESPONSIBILITY. OF THAT
THOSE OF THAT WORK THAT AUDITING
WORK FROM THE FRANCHISE TAX
BOARD AT THE FAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICES COMMISSION. IT WOULD
ALSO REQUIRE THAT LOBBYING FIRMS
AND LOBBYISTS EMPLOYERS THAT
HAVE LESS THAN A DOLLAR IN
PAYMENTS. CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE
EXCLUDED FROM BEING SELECTED FOR
AN AUDIT. AND IT DOES REQUIRE
THE F PPC TO ADOPT REGULATIONS
AND POLICIES TO ENSURE
OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF THE
AUDIT PERSONNEL AND THE
ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. MEMBERS
OF FOR A SYSTEM OF TRANSPARENCY
TO WORK. THE TASK MUST BE
COMPLETED TO FUNCTION TO FULLY
AUDIT AND FULFILL THESE
REQUIREMENTS. UM SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ARRIVAL
TODAY. I HAVE HERE FOR TECHNICAL
, UH, INFORMATION LINDSEY NHÀ
CANO FROM THE AFFAIR POLITICAL
PRACTICE COMMISSION, WHO I KNOW
IS HAPPY TO ANSWER TECHNICAL OR
OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS. ARE YOU
ALSO GOING TO BE TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT? TODAY THE COMMISSION
DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE
BILL, BUT I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. SENATOR DO
YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? SO SEEN IN. ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES IN THE ROOM WHO
ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL?
JUST A REMINDER THAT YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. DO YOU WANT TO SIT
HERE AT THE TABLE? THANKS
ANYWAY. HERE IS GREAT, TOO, SO
MEMBERS SILVIO FERRARI IN HERE,
ACTUALLY, IN MY PERSONAL
VOLUNTARY CAPACITY AS THE CHAIR
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL
ADVOCATES, SO I KNOW THAT'S A
MOUTHFUL. BUT WE ARE THE
PROFESSIONAL LOBBYING
ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS
LOBBYISTS AND LOBBYISTS,
EMPLOYERS AND, AS THE ANALYSIS
SAID IN OUR LETTER SAID, WE HAVE
TAKEN AN OPPOSED POSITION. YOU
KNOW, I THINK OUR FEELING IS
LARGELY THAT SINCE THE P R A WAS
ENACTED THAT THERE'S A PRETTY
CLEAR AND THOUGHTFUL DIVISION OF
RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN IT COMES
TO THE SO S THE F T B, THE F PPC
EACH HAVING A ROLE AND AUDITING
AND FOR NOT JUST LOBBYISTS, BUT
A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS. UM WHAT WE I
THINK ARE ULTIMATELY CONCERNED
ABOUT IS THAT THE SHIFTING TAKES
PLACE AND WE DILUTE THAT
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES
THAT HAS BEEN THERE AND AS FAR
AS WE CAN TELL, HAS WORKED
PRETTY WELL. AND THE HEART OF
THIS BILL IS THAT IT'S A
RESOURCE ISSUE. THERE ARE NOT
RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING
PROVIDED TO THE F P F T B TO DO
. I THINK WHAT THEY NEED TO DO,
WE WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU THAT
REGARDLESS OF WHO ULTIMATELY
GETS THE RESPONSIBILITY, DOING
THE AUDITING THAT RESOURCES HAVE
TO GO HAND IN HAND. WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE THE F T B B,
APPROPRIATELY RESOURCED TO DO
WHAT THEY ARE STATUTORILY
OBLIGATED TO DO. AND WE THINK
THEY CAN DO IT AND DO IT WELL,
SO WE ARE OPPOSED. WE DON'T
THINK THE BILL IS NECESSARY AND
WHEREVER IT ENDS UP RESOURCES
ARE GOING TO BE INSTRUMENTAL. I
WILL SAY THE ANALYSIS DID A
REALLY GOOD JOB OF ACTUALLY
POINTING OUT SORT OF KIND OF THE
TUG AND GIVE OF WHAT WE DO HERE
. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
POINTED OUT IS THAT THIS WAS
ACTUALLY CONSIDERED IN 2021 IS
PART OF THE BUDGET. AND THERE
WAS A BUDGET TRAILER BILL
CONSIDERED AND ALL OF THAT
ULTIMATELY ENDED UP BEING
REJECTED. UM AND SO I DON'T HAVE
INSIDE INFORMATION AS TO ALL OF
THE REASON THAT WAS, BUT I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD DATA POINT TO HAVE
IS YOU CONSIDER THIS BILL SO WE
ARE OPPOSED. THANK YOU. LET'S
MOVE ON TO ANY ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF OUR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL AS A
REMINDER THE PUBLIC 10 MINUTES
FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT,
AND WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION.
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM. SEINEN
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE
PHONES. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY? ANYBODY ON THE LINE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
OUR OPPOSITION TO SB 569? THANK
YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT, YOU MAY
PRESS 10 ON YOUR TELEPHONE
KEYPAD AT THIS TIME. AND MADAM
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE. YOU MAY
CONTINUE. THANK YOU ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY ABSENT A
QUORUM. WE CANNOT TAKE A MOTION
AT THIS TIME. BUT I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. UM AS THE SENATE
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
FOR BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS
ISSUE THROUGH THE OVERSIGHT
HEARING THAT YOU CONDUCTED
EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND, UM AND I
WOULD BE RECOMMENDING SUPPORT
FOR THIS MEASURE TODAY, SO I
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ONTO
YOUR NEXT BILL. CAN I JUST MAKE
A COMMENT AND CLOSING CHAIR JUST
RESPOND TO THE COMMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT THE BUDGET?
I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT. THIS
IS A POLICY COMMITTEE VERSUS A
BUDGET COMMITTEE. I THINK THE
GOOD NEWS THERE IS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS RECOGNIZED
THE PROBLEM IN TERMS OF ITS A
LOW PRIORITY FOR THE F T B AND
IT SHOULD MOVE TO THE BBC, SO
THAT'S A POSITIVE STEP. AND THIS
BILL HAS A PHASE IN OF TWO YEARS
TO ALLOW FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS
TO RUN ITS COURSE WITH THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, AND THE PPC HAS
THE EXPERTISE AS WELL. BUT THEY
DO INDEED. SO YOUR NEXT BILL IS
SB 7 TO 4. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. UM SO THIS BILL CAME OUT
OF A VERY UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED WITH SIX MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATURE LAST YEAR. UM
AND WHAT IT TRIES TO DO IS CLOSE
THE DISCLOSURE GAP. THAT'S ALL
IT TRIES TO DO THAT CLOSES THE
DISCLOSURE GAP AND LET ME GIVE
YOU THE FACTS. THE UNDERLYING
FACTS HERE. UNDER CURRENT LAW
DISCLOSURES REQUIRED FOR
COMMUNICATION THAT CLEARLY
IDENTIFIES A CANDIDATE FOR STATE
OFFICE. UH HUH. BUT DOES NOT
ADVOCATE FOR THEIR ELECTION
DEFEAT. UH OR ELECTION WITHIN 45
DAYS OF THE ELECTION, SO IF
YOU'RE OUTSIDE THAT 45 DAY
WINDOW, THEN THERE'S NO
DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT. IF
YOU'RE A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE.
AND THE SECOND UNDERLYING FACTS
ARE THAT IN TERMS OF DISCLOSURE
FOR LOBBYING. WHAT IF YOU'RE
TRYING TO LOBBY THE LEGISLATURE?
THERE'S ALSO STANDARDS THAT ARE
PLACED IN CURRENT LAW. THAT SAYS
THAT IF YOU IF YOU CLEARLY
IDENTIFY THE MEASURE IN WHICH
YOU'RE LOBBYING, YOU HAVE TO
DISCLOSE, BUT IF YOU DON'T
IDENTIFY, THEN THERE'S WIGGLE
ROOM FOR YOU NOT TO DISCLOSE. UH
AND I MENTIONED THIS EVENT THAT
HAPPENED LAST YEAR. SIX MEMBERS
OF THE LEGISLATURE. WORD, UH,
ATTACKED IN THE SUMMER. RIGHT
BEFORE WE CAME BACK INTO SESSION
OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW OF
REQUIRED DISCLOSURE AND DIDN'T
ADVOCATE SPECIFICALLY FOR OR
AGAINST A PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. AND SO THAT
INTEREST GROUP SPENT HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ATTACKING
SIX MEMBERS AND NEVER DISCLOSED
ANYTHING, NOT A SINGLE THING WAS
EVER DISCLOSED, AND THAT'S THE
GAP. THAT THIS MEASURE ATTEMPTS
TO CLOSE THAT IF YOU MAKE A
PAYMENT OR PROMISE OF PAYMENT OF
25,000, OR GREATER UH, THAT
AFFECTS THE LAW. THE LAWS THAT
ARE IN PLACE TODAY IN TERMS OF
THE DISCLOSURE, YOU'LL NOW HAVE
TO DISCLOSE IF IT'S DONE WITHIN
150 DAYS OF AN ELECTION. I THINK
THAT AND I THINK WE ALL AGREE
THAT PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY
WANT TO SAY. DO WHAT THEY WANT
TO DO. AH IN TERMS OF LOBBYING
CAMPAIGN, WHATEVER IT IS BUT
THAT WE HAVE DISCLOSURE RULES IN
PLACE FOR A REASON THAT YOU
SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HIDE. AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL GETS AT.
LET ME JUST SAY THAT IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, THEY RAISE
SOME CONCERNS REGARDING A
SUFFICIENT FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS, AND I'M HAPPY TO
MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL TO
SUPPORT THAT CONCLUSION. THEY
ALSO RAISED THE ISSUE OF WORKING
WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BILL.
IN TERMS OF WHERE THAT
DISCLOSURE GOES TODAY, AND I
CERTAINLY COMMIT TO DOING THAT.
AS WELL. THE SECRETARY OF STATE
IS ALREADY EQUIPPED TO AH TO
RECEIVE AND DISCLOSED THOSE
DISCLOSURES THAT OCCUR WITHIN 45
DAYS. THIS JUST EXTENDS THAT
WINDOW A LITTLE EARLIER AND I'M
HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE SECRETARY
TO MAKE SURE THAT CAN BE DONE IN
AN EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE WAY.
THAT DOES PROVIDE THE DISCLOSURE
THAT I THINK WE ALL WANT. THIS
BILL CERTAINLY WOULD REQUIRE
THANK YOU BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO
WITNESSES WERE GOING TO CALL THE
ROLL AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
PELLERIN HERE, PELLERIN HERE.
LACKEY MACKEY HERE, BENNETT.
THEN IT HERE IS A LI LI LI HERE
LOW BLANCA RUBIO. RUBIO HERE,
BRIAN. WE HAVE A QUORUM. YOU. SO
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. DO YOU HAVE ANY
SENATOR HERE? OKAY. DO WE HAVE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL? SEE
YOU. NONE IN THE ROOM. UM LET'S
GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE
PHONE LINES. MODERATOR. DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE
WANTING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? JUST AS
A REMINDER IF YOU HAVE
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT PRESS 10
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND WE WILL
GO TO LINE 10, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON INSURANCE.
YOUR MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TRINA
LATCHED FROM PLASTER COUNTY AND
I DISAGREE. ON THIS BILL
OPPOSITION BECAUSE I THINK
GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE,
NOT THE LOBBYISTS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. YOUR AIM ORGANIZATION
AND SUPPORTER OPPOSED. PLEASE.
YEP, SURE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
LINE 12, PLEASE GO AHEAD. SO YOU
LET THE LAWMAKERS AND THE
SPECIAL INTERESTS SPEAK. BUT YOU
DON'T LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK. YOU
DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPOSING WITNESS
LIKE TO ACT AS THAT OPPOSING
WITNESS AND ECHO THE PREVIOUS
CALLER, BECAUSE GOVERNMENT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT
MODERATOR. LET'S MOVE ON. WE
JUST NEED YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
. UH REPORTER OPPOSED BECAUSE
YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR CLEARLY.
MODERATOR. ANYBODY ELSE ON THE
PHONE? YES WE WILL MOVE ON TO
LINE 13 GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
CAPTAIN MCBRIDE, PLASTER COUNTY
AND REBUILD CALIFORNIA. STRONGLY
OPPOSED THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND MADAM CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE YOU MAY
CONTINUE. HUSING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM
WE ALL? AH! GET INTO POLITICS,
UH, HAVE SOME DEGREE OF
EXPECTATION THAT THAT, UH WE'RE
GOING TO BE EITHER SUPPORTED OR
OPPOSED BY ANY GROUP. AND I'M UH
IN SUPPORT, BECAUSE THE
DISCLOSURE WE'VE DONE A REALLY
GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO DISCLOSE
EVERYTHING. UM I'VE BEEN IN THIS
COMMITTEE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS
. AND THE INTENT ALWAYS IS
DISCLOSURE. ANYBODY CAN SAY
WHATEVER THEY WANT. BUT IF THERE
IS NO DISCLOSURE, THEN THEN WE
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING
FROM. AND WE THE REASON THAT
THERE IS A THE DISCLOSURES ON
EVERYTHING IS SO THAT WE ARE ALL
AWARE WHO'S WHO'S DOING THE
SUPPORT OR THE OPPOSITION? I'M I
WAS ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS THAT
WAS ATTACKED, AND, UH I'M USED
TO IT. I AM USED TO, YOU KNOW,
BEING OPPOSED BEING CALLED NAMES
. IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT I'M USED
TO IT. AND I THINK THAT IF WE
ALL WANT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD, THAT DISCLOSURE HAS TO BE
EQUAL FOR EVERYBODY TO, UH, SOME
ARE SENATOR GLASER'S POINT, UM
THE FACT THAT WE CAN HIDE BEHIND
OF DIFFERENT INTEREST GROUPS. IT
IS CONCERNING BECAUSE WHAT STOPS
YOU KNOW, BIGGER GROUPS, UH,
FROM DOING THE SAME, SO I WANT
TO JUST OFFER MY SUPPORT TO
SENATOR GLACIER AS LEGISLATORS
OR ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL AGAIN.
WE ARE USED TO THE WHAT HAPPENS
DURING CAMPAIGNS AND AS LONG AS
PEOPLE DISCLOSE. I THINK IT
SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM. BUT I,
UH I WOULD ENCOURAGE AND I KNOW
HE STATED IT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE
DON'T WANT TO CREATE MORE WORK.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE
SUPPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
STATE. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD,
UH, MOVE THE BILL WHEN I MOVE
THE BILL, BUT ALSO THANK SENATOR
GLACIER FOR OFFERING TO WORK
WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO
MAKE IT WORK A BOOK THAT I
UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICALITIES ON
TRYING TO GET SOMETHING LIKE
THIS TO WORK, SO AS LONG AS IT
WORKS, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT. WELL
I WOULD HELP IN ANY WAY THAT I
CAN IN THIS CASE BY MOVING THE
BILL, BUT WOULD ALSO UH LIKE TO
LEAN ON THE ON THE COMMITTEE TO
HAVE SOME HELP FOR THE SENATOR.
BEING THAT I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
INVOLVED, BUT, UH, MADAM CHAIR.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE
A LONG TIME. AND SO I'M LEANING
ON YOU TO HELP HELP THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, BECAUSE I KNOW IF
ANYBODY KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE
THIS, IT WOULD BE USED. I REALLY
APPRECIATE UM, THE SUPPORT FROM
FROM STAFF, OBVIOUSLY, BUT, UH,
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS SENATOR SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK IN AN
APPROPRIATE MANNER. THANK YOU A
SECOND OR SECOND. THE BILL. UM
BUT THEY DO HAVE ONE IMPORTANT
AREA NUMBER ONE. I REALLY I TO
REALLY APPRECIATE DISCLOSURE,
AND I THINK EVERYTHING WE CAN DO
TO HAVE APPROPRIATE DISCLOSURE.
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT,
PARTICULARLY IN READING IN THE
ANALYSIS IS THAT THE IT'S SO
BROAD THAT WE COULD HAVE LOTS OF
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES HERE,
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT
TO TRYING TO WORK ON THIS, BUT
WE IT NEEDS TO GET. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE WE GET THE APPROPRIATE
LANGUAGE WORKED OUT. UM YOU
KNOW, THE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM RIGHT NOW, THE
WAY THE BILL IS WRITTEN. PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT COULD
TRIGGER THIS IF SOMEBODY PAID.
IN FACT, AS ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER HAD, UH, WELL
MORE THAN $25,000 SPENT ON
TOURISM ADVERTISEMENTS WANTING
PEOPLE TO AVERAGE, YOU KNOW,
WANTED PEOPLE TO COME TO
CALIFORNIA GLOBAL TOURISM, THOSE
WOULD BE THOSE WOULD BE
EXPENDITURES THAT WOULD TRIGGER
THIS DISCLOSURE. I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT YOUR INTENTION. UM BUT THE
QUESTION IS, HOW DO YOU WRITE
THE LANGUAGE SO THAT IF WE COVER
THE RIGHT THINGS, AND NOT THE
WRONG THINGS AND THAT'S
PARTICULARLY TRUE WHEN YOU THINK
IT'S NOT ALWAYS JUST NEGATIVE,
BUT IT IT COULD BE SOMETHING
POSITIVE FOR YOUR OPPONENT. THAT
ALSO JUST HAPPENED. SO I'M NOT
CERTAIN THAT YOU CAN GET THERE.
BUT I REALLY SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO AND BELIEVE THAT
YOU HAVE GOOD CAPABILITIES TO BE
ABLE TO GET THERE. AND SO I JUST
WANTED TO ADD THAT WITH MY
SECOND TO GIVE YOU THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP WORKING. TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN. AND WITH THE
CHAIRS DO PASS RECOMMENDATION
WITH THE SAME CAVEATS, ALTHOUGH
HER CAVEATS SIMPLY REFERRED TO
WORK WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE
TO ADDRESS THE IMPLEMENTATION
CONCERNS THIS IS THIS
SPECIFICALLY, IS THE
IMPLEMENTATION CONCERNED THAT
I'M MOST CONCERNED WITH IS JUST
THE BROADNESS OF THE BUILDING.
THANK YOU. AND ON THAT NOTE, WE
HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
WITH LOVE FOR YOU TO COME UP.
AND JUST SHARE WITH US YOUR
THOUGHTS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS BILL. ERIC. MADAM CHERRY,
ERIC HARRIS ON BEHALF OF
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT AS
THIS ARE CAROL ACCESS SYSTEM
CAN'T CURRENTLY BE CONFIGURED TO
IMPLEMENT THIS CHANGE. IT WOULD
HAVE TO BE ALIGNED WITH OUR
UPDATE TO OUR PROJECT SYSTEM FOR
OUR CARS PROJECT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS
EFFICIENTLY. CAN I ASK A FOLLOW
UP TO THAT? PLEASE THAT YOU GO
RIGHT AHEAD. YOU CURRENTLY
COLLECT THIS INFORMATION FOR
THOSE, UH. ACTIONS THAT HAPPEN
TO SOMEONE WHO'S WITHIN 45 DAYS
OF ELECTION, SO ALL I'M DOING IS
EXTENDING IT SO THAT JUST THE
SAME DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
HAPPENS IN A LONGER PERIOD
BEFORE, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE OPERATIONAL
ISSUES BECAUSE I'M VERY
SENSITIVE TO CAL ACCESS. WE'VE
HAD ESPECIALLY HEARINGS ON THIS
PROBLEM. AH BUT ALL WE'RE DOING
IS EXTENDING THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT ADDITIONAL DAYS, SO
IT'S NOT REALLY CREATING A NEW
CONFIGURATION IN THEIR SYSTEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
CLARIFICATION ON THAT. I'D LIKE
TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE CHAIR AND
THE SENATOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION.
AND THE SENATOR HAS COMMITTED TO
WORK WITH YOU TO DO THAT. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SEE NONE.
SENATOR YOU MAY CLOSE. I
APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION,
AND I YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT YOU
KNOW MY SPIRIT ON THIS. WE WANT
TO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
PROCESSES CAN ALL WORK AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT WAS
EVER CHALLENGED THAT IT WOULD
HAVE WITHSTAND CHALLENGE BUT
LISTENING TO FOLKS THAT DO THESE
THINGS. THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY
TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE. SO THEY'RE
NOT JUMPING UP TO SAY I'M GOING
TO GO CREATE A CONSTITUTIONAL
CHALLENGE. SO YOU ALL KNOW WHO I
AM SO I CAN HIDE MY MONEY, SO
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE OUT.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT MAKING A
CHALLENGE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
IT AS STRONG AS WE CAN AND
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE
CHAIR AND YOUR TEAM TO CREATE
THE FINDINGS THAT CREATE THE
COMFORT LEVEL WE ALL WANT SO
WITHOUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU AND I
DO SHARE THE AUTHORS DESIRE FOR
TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHO IS PAYING
FOR ADVERTISEMENTS THAT ATTEMPT
TO INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC
OFFICIALS AND VOTERS. SO,
HOWEVER, AS THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS DISCUSSES, WE DO HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
CONSTITUTIONALITY AND I THINK
WORKING ON THOSE FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS WILL HELP GET US
THERE AND WORKING WITH THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IS A
KEY PIECE TO GETTING THIS
MEASURE IN THE FORM THAT WE'RE
LIKE TO SEE IT. MOVING FORWARD.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT'S
COMMENTS ABOUT SA'S I THINK THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
ARE CONTINUED TO BE PROTECTED.
SO UM, AND WITH THAT I
RECOMMENDED SUPPORT POSITIONS.
THANK YOU. GO AHEAD AND, UM DO I
HAVE EMOTION AND SECOND, GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL.
PELLERIN HALLORAN. I LACKEY
VOTING, NOT VOTING. BENNETT
BENNETT. I, SALLY LI LI, I LO.
BLANCA RUBIO. BLANCA RUBIO? AYE.
BRIAN BRIAN, I. THAT BILL IS OUT
5 TO 0. THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND
THANK YOU, SENATOR CABALLERO FOR
BEING SO PATIENT WITH US.
GO RIGHT AHEAD. SORRY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL AND
I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. CALIFORNIA
IS GEOGRAPHICALLY LARGE. WHICH
PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HOW
THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES FROM
PUBLIC OFFICES ARE SHAPED
ASSEMBLY AND SENATE DISTRICTS
AND HOUSE RACES OFTEN ENCOMPASS
MULTIPLE COUNTIES. FOR EXAMPLE,
CALIFORNIA SENATE-DISTRICT
NUMBER ONE IS MADE UP OF 11
COUNTIES AND THE PREVIOUS
DISTRICT THAT I HAD HAD SIX
COUNTIES RUNNING FOR AN ELECTIVE
OFFICE IS A DAUNTING TASK,
ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT WITH
MULTIPLE COUNTY ELECTION
OFFICES. THAT MAY HAVE SEPARATE
RULES, GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES
FOR FILING THE APPROPRIATE
CANDIDATE. PAPERS CANDIDATES.
STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH EACH
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE TO BE
PUBLISHED IN COUNTY VOTER
INFORMATION GUIDES AND SERVE AS
A CRITICAL TOOL TO INFORM VOTERS
ABOUT A CANDIDATE'S INTENTIONS.
DETAILS ABOUT THEIR PAST
EXPERIENCES. PRIORITIES THEY
WISH TO ACCOMPLISH AND
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THEIR
CAUSE. CURRENTLY CANDIDATES THAT
RUN FOR AN ELECTED OFFICE IN A
MULTI COUNTY DISTRICT MISFILED
CANDIDATES STATEMENT IN EACH
COUNTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND
CURRENT LAW LAW ALLOWS EACH
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICE TO
DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS MEET, MEET
THEIR GUIDELINES AND PROVIDES
THEM THE ABILITY TO REJECT THE
STATEMENT. UNLESS CHANGED. SO
THIS COMES ABOUT BECAUSE, UM,
WHEN I RAN IN 18 I, UM YOU YOU
HAVE TO FILE A STATEMENT IN
EVERY COUNTY THAT HAS TO BE
SIGNED AND PAY YOUR FOR THE FEED
TO PRINT IT IN THE CANDIDATES IN
THE IN THE VOTER GUIDE, AND, UM
AND SO SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
PHYSICALLY GO TO EACH OFFICE AND
DO THAT, AND I FOUND OUT UM,
WELL AND I'VE THE SITUATION I
WAS FACED WITH IS THAT IT WAS
ACCEPTED IN FIVE OF THE COUNTIES
, BUT THE SIX COUNTY WANTED TO
MESS WITH ME AND SO THEY
REJECTED IT. UM SENT IT BACK AND
THE RUNNER YOU KNOW, IT'S A
VOLUNTEER. THAT'S HELPING YOU
OUT ON YOUR CAMPAIGN, UM, WAS
PANICKED BECAUSE IT WAS ONE DAY
BEFORE THE FILING PERIOD ENDED.
AND SO, UM, NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE
HAD TO GET THE PARTY ATTORNEY
INVOLVED. YOU EITHER. DO THAT,
OR YOU HIRE YOUR OWN ATTORNEY,
UM, THEY CALL THE COUNTY
COUNCIL'S OFFICE AND, UM AND
RESOLVE THE ISSUE. BUT THE POINT
OF MY STORY IS THAT I KNEW THAT
WHAT THEY WERE TELLING ME WAS
NOT TRUE. AND SO I COULD MAKE
THE DECISION AND THE OTHER PART
WAS THAT I WAS UP HERE SERVING
MY CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE WERE
RUNNING AROUND GETTING ALL MY
PAPERS FILED. UM, AND HAD I NOT
DONE THAT, THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD
NO FUN CANDIDATES FILING
STATEMENT IN THAT PARTICULAR
COUNTY. UM AND IT WOULD YOU KNOW
THAT'S CRITICAL TO HAVING PEOPLE
AT AT THE LAST MINUTE, TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE SO SB 6
32 REQUIRES AN ELECTION OFFICE
TO NOTIFY A CANDIDATE WITHIN ONE
BUSINESS DAY. WHETHER THEY'RE
CANADA'S STATEMENT HAS BEEN
APPROVED OR REJECTED, AND IT
CLARIFIES THAT THE CANDIDATE FOR
STATE SENATE ASSEMBLY OR HOUSE
THAT HAS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS
. UM THAT, UH, MAY INCLUDE
CANADA'S STATEMENT THAT APPEARS
IN THE VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE
CAN FILE IT IN 11 COUNTY AND NOT
HAVE TO RUN TO EVERY SINGLE
COUNTY WITH A SIGNED STATEMENT.
AND YOU STILL HAVE TO PAY YOUR
CHECK, BUT THIS JUST MAKES IT
SIMPLER. IT'S A LOT CLEANER. AND
UM, IF THE COUNTY DECIDES THEY
DON'T LIKE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE
RUNNING AGAINST SOMEBODY FROM
THEIR COUNTY. THEY CAN'T MESS
WITH YOU. AND FRANKLY, THE
BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT WAS A
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. SO ECONOMY SENSE
THAT THEY MESS WITH ME, BUT IT
CREATED STRESS AND TENSION. WHEN
WHEN WE DIDN'T NEED IT. SO, UM I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
TODAY AND WE HAVE NO PRIMARY
WITNESSES HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF
THIS SCHEDULE MOVE THE
RECOMMENDED ACTION IN MHM. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE EMOTION. A SECOND
ARE THERE IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM WHO'S OPPOSED TO THE
MEASURE AS A PRIMARY WITNESS?
HAVE A SEAT AND WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DONNA
JOHNSTON. I'M THE IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF CLERKS IN
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS OR SEE A CEO
, ALSO THE CURRENT CO CHAIR OF
THE CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING
COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE
TECHNOLOGY CHAIR, AND I'VE BEEN
A MEMBER OF THIS ASSOCIATION FOR
THE PAST 15 YEARS AS I'VE BEEN
THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR
SUTTER COUNTY. CEO IS AWARE OF
THE RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THIS
BILL. AND WHILE WE APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENTS, WE STILL REMAIN
IN AN OPPOSED POSITION. THE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HAS NOT
HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE
SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS WITH OUR
ASSOCIATION. WE DO HAVE CONCERNS
WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS
STATING THAT THE OFFICE OF THE
ELECTION OFFICIALS SHALL NOTIFY
A CANDIDATE IF A STATEMENT HAS
BEEN APPROVED OR REJECTED. UPON
FILING IF THE STATEMENT IS FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE ELECTIONS
OFFICIAL, AS OPPOSED TO THE 24
HOURS OR ONE DAY IT WAS FILED
ELECTRONICALLY. IN MY COUNTY.
THIS REQUIREMENTS PROBLEMATIC AS
STATEMENTS ARE ACCEPTED BY STAFF
, WHO ONLY DO A WORD COUNT AS
MANAGEMENT IS THE FINAL APPROVAL
OF CANDIDATES STATEMENTS.
MANAGEMENT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE
AT THE TIME A CANDIDATE COMES
INTO FILE THEIR STATEMENT, AND
THE REVIEW CAN TAKE ADDITIONAL
TIME IF THERE'S CONCERNS WITH
THIS STATEMENT. I'VE SENT SOME
STATEMENTS TO MY COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR REVIEW WHEN IT'S BEEN
DETERMINED THAT LEGAL REVIEW IS
WARRANTED SOMETHING THAT CANNOT
BE ACCOMPLISHED UPON THE FILING
OF THE STATEMENT. IN OTHER CASES
, I'VE CONTACTED SHARED COUNTIES
WHEN WE HAVE A CANDIDATE THAT'S
IN THE SHARED DISTRICT, UM, TO
OBTAIN THEIR OPINION ON THE
STATEMENT, SOMETHING THAT I
CANNOT DO IF IT'S IF IT'S
HAPPENING UPON THE FILING OF THE
STATEMENT. ACCEPTING THE
STATEMENT UPON FILING COULD ALSO
POSSIBLY LEAD TO RITZ BEING
REQUIRED TO MAKE CHANGES FURTHER
DELAYING THAN THE PRINTING OF
BALLOT MATERIALS, WHICH
CURRENTLY DOES HAVE TIGHT
DEADLINES. SEE A CEO DOES
APPRECIATE SENATOR COPY EROS
DESIRE TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT
PROCESS. MULTI DISTRICT
CANDIDATES REGARDING THE FILING
AND APPROVAL OR THEIR CANDIDATE
QUALIFICATION AND APPRECIATES
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEE NONE. MODERATOR DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES?
YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, JUST
AS A REMINDER YOU MAY PRESS 10.
IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT. WE FIRST
GO TO A LINE. GO AHEAD AND
PLEASE, UH, JUST YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORTER
OPPOSED. WE'LL GO TO LINE 34
1ST, PLEASE GO AHEAD. DATED
YESTERDAY. 34 YEAR LINE IS OPEN,
YOU MAY PROCEED. LIKE 34, WE CAN
HEAR YOU. DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK?
NOT ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
I'LL RELEASE YOUR LINE. NEXT. WE
WILL MOVE TO LINE NUMBER 10. GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. YES HI THIS
FISHERY AND LATCH WITH PLASTER
COUNTY. I APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT, BUT I AM NOT
POSITION OF SB 632. THANK YOU.
AND NO FURTHER COMMENTS. MADAM
CHAIR YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU
ALL. NOW BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? TO MAKE ONE
COMMENT. I YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO
ASPECTS TO THIS BILL AND THE
EFFICIENCY OF NOT HAVING TO GO
TO SIX DIFFERENT COUNTIES JUST
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, AND I
COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND IT WHEN I
HAD TO GO TO TWO COUNTIES. YOU
KNOW WHY IT COULDN'T HAPPEN, SO
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT ASPECT
OF IT WITH REGARDS TO THE
CONCERNS THAT FROM THE CLERKS
ASSOCIATION, I JUST HAVE TO
THINK THAT DEMOCRACY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING WE DO AND IF
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TURN THESE
THINGS AROUND IN 24 HOURS, THEN
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO BE READY. THE
MANAGEMENT STAFF HAS TO BE VERY
SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THERE, UH,
AVAILABLE TO DO THAT. DO THIS
ANALYSIS IN 24 HOURS COUNTY
COUNCIL AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
I JUST THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON
THEM TO DO THAT. BUT I
APPRECIATE YOUR RAISING THE
CONCERN IT IS LEGITIMATE TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT IS DOABLE, AND WE
JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT DOES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S WHY
I SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO JUST
JUST TO ADDRESS THAT. I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP
IS THAT YOU KNOW, I THINK
THERE'S A SWEET SPOT HERE. UM
AND UM AND WE CAN SET UP A
TIMELINE. THAT GIVES THE
CANDIDATE EXTRA TIME IF THEY
NEED IT IF IT'S GOT TO BE
REVIEWED BY COUNTY COUNCIL AT
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE
OBJECTION WAS TO MY LISTING
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AS A
SUPPORTER, AND I KNOW THAT YOU
CAN LIST PLANNED PARENTHOOD AS A
SUPPORTER ON YOUR CANDIDATE'S
STATEMENT, AND, UM AND SO ONCE
IT ONCE THE DISCUSSION WENT TO
COUNTY COUNCIL, THEY BASICALLY
SAID, IT'S DONE. WE'RE FINISHED,
AND YOU CAN'T REFUSED TO ACCEPT
THE CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT. AND
SO I THINK, IF WE IF WE JUST
LOOK AT THE TIMING, WE CAN
FIGURE OUT THAT WE'VE GOT 24
HOURS. IF YOU HAVE TO SEND IT TO
COUNTY COUNCIL, YOU GET AN EXTRA
DAY AND THAT TOLD THE TIME SO
THAT THE CANDIDATE CAN FIX IT IF
IT IF THERE IS AN ERROR, SO
THAT, UM SO THAT WE'RE NOT.
WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY THE
RIGHTS. UH CANDIDATE TO DO THE
RIGHT THING, AND YOU'RE NOT UP
AGAINST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AS AS
MUCH AS YOU TRY TO GET YOUR
CANDIDATE'S STATEMENT IN EARLY
IT ALWAYS ENDS UP AT TODAY,
BEFORE OR THAT SAME DAY, AND, UM
AND SO YOU RUN OUT OF TIME, AND
I'M I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO GET
THAT THEIR STATEMENTS AND GET IT
REVIEWED AND GET IT BACK. SO I
WOULD DO APPRECIATE THAT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MORE FOR HUMOR
THAN ANYTHING ELSE. BUT WHEN THE
REPORTERS ASKED ME WHY MY
CANDIDATE STATEMENT ALWAYS COMES
IN LATE TOWARDS THE END, I SAY,
I DON'T WANT TO SUBMIT IT EARLY
AND HAVE SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT
I WISH I WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IN
MY CANDIDATE STATEMENT, AND I
THINK WE ALL DO KIND OF YOU
DON'T WANNA YOU DON'T WANNA FILE
IT. AND THEN FOUR DAYS LATER,
SOME CRISIS HAPPENS AND IT'S NOT
MENTIONED IN YOUR CANDIDATE
SEGMENTS TO ANYONE. GOOD POINT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SEEN AND
HEARING NO FOR THE QUESTIONS,
SENATOR YOU MAY CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
DISCUSSION. APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU. MOTION. IN A SECOND. YES,
YOU ALREADY HAVE THAT. SO
SENATOR, I DO SUPPORT THE
IMPROVEMENTS TO STREAMLINE THE
CANDIDATE FILING PROCESS AND
THINK THIS BILL COMPLEMENTS MY
BILL. A B 773 VERY WELL. HOWEVER
I AM VERY ACUTELY AWARE THAT
CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO
IMPLEMENT IT FOR BOTH THE
CANDIDATES AND THE ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE
THAT ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE
NEVER OUT TO GET YOU. THEY WANT
TO DO IT RIGHT. THEY WANT TO BE
ACCURATE. THEY WANT TO BE FAIR
AND REASONABLE. AND SOME OF
THESE THINGS DO TAKE TIME. SO WE
MIGHT NEED. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK
YOU TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
CEO TO WORK OUT THEIR CONCERNS
THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
PUSHING THEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT
JUST YOUR STATEMENT THEY'RE
LOOKING AT. THEY COULD BE
LOOKING AT HUNDREDS OF
STATEMENTS THAT COME OUT THAT
ALL COME IN AT THE LAST DAY, SO
THAT'S A LOT TO DO AND VERY
QUICK TURNAROUND TIME. SO UM, I
APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
AMEND THE BILL BASED ON WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY, AND
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS AND THE
COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH THE A C
E O. I WILL RECOMMEND THE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND UH, GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU PASS AS
AMENDED AND BE RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PELLERIN. HI HELEN AND I, LACKEY
. I BENNETT BENNETT. I ASSAIL E
LI LI I LO NÓI BLANCA RUBIO.
RUBIO. I, BRIAN. BRIAN, I THANK
YOU ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT. 70
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY? AH!
WHO WAS YOUR NEXT? THEY BOTH
RAISED THEIR HAND. I'M GONNA GO
WITH TERRAZZO. I THINK I SAW YOU
FIRST. BECKER SIGNED IN FIRST.
OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU SNUCK
IN, MR SENATOR BECKER. SO YOU
HAVE SP 485? YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS THANK YOU
AND MEMBERS HERE TO BRING TODAY
TO PRESENT SP 45. I THINK TO
THANK THE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
BILL. UH FIRST I WANT TO NOTE
AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
CHAIR WILL BE REMOVING SECTION
TWO OF THE BILL IN ASSEMBLY
PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS BILL
CLARIFIES THE DEFINITION OF AN
ELECTION WORKER AND A VOTER AND
EXISTING CODE. TO BETTER PROTECT
THOSE FACILITATING AND
PARTICIPATING IN AN ELECTION
FROM INTIMIDATION. THERE'S BEEN
AN UNPRECEDENTED INCREASE IN
ATTENTION TO ELECTIONS OVER THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS. ELECTION
OFFICIALS MUST CONTEND WITH AN
OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF
MISINFORMATION IN PART TO THE,
UH, THE INCREASED USE OF SOCIAL
MEDIA FOR SHARING UNVETTED
INFORMATION. AS A RESULT, THE
DEMOCRATIC DIVIDE HAS WIDEN. AND
MISTRUST HAS BEEN SEWED. OH IN
OUR ELECTION SYSTEM, BOTH
NATIONWIDE AND HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. VIN APPLE AND SHASTA
COUNTY. THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
, UH, WAS HARASSED AND MULTIPLE
INSTANCE IN NEVADA COUNTY.
VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS WERE
COSTED THREATENED AND SUBJECTED
TO RACIAL SLURS. ELECTION
WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS CONCERNS
FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY.
AND THE WELL BEING OF THEIR
FAMILIES. HAS PROMPTED SOME
INDIVIDUALS TO LEAVE THE
ELECTION PROFESSION ALTOGETHER.
EXISTING LAW MAKES IT A FELONY
TO INTERFERE WITH THE OFFICERS
CONDUCTING AN ELECTION OR CANVAS
OR VOTERS EXERCISING THE RIGHT
TO VOTE. THIS BILL WOULD CLARIFY
THAT THE PROTECTIONS UNDER THIS
LAW APPLIED TO OTHER GROUPS THAT
RISK FOR HARASSMENT, NAMELY
ELECTION VOLUNTEERS AND REMOTE
VOTERS. DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON A
FAIR ELECTION SYSTEM, AND IT'S
OUR JOB TO PROTECT THOSE
ADMINISTERING THE ELECTIONS AND
THOSE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO
VOTE. WITH ME. IT'S ERIC GARRIS,
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF LEGISLATIVE
AND CONSTITUENT AFFAIRS FOR THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. THANK YOU.
GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES,
MADAM. SHE REMEMBERS ERIC GARRIS
, UH, DEPUTY OF ALLEGEDLY HAVING
SITUATED AFFAIRS ON BEHALF.
SECRETARY OF STATE. UM FIRST LET
ME START BY THE SECRETARY WOULD
LIKE TO EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION
TO THE CHAIR, ELECTIONS AND
SIMILAR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
STAFF, UM, AS WELL AS SENATOR
BAKER AND HIS STAFF WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR OFFICE
TO MAKE ACCEPTABLE REVISIONS TO
THE BILL AGAIN JUST TO RESTATE.
WE ARE LOOKING AT REMOVING
SECTION TWO AND REVISING,
REVERTING THE BILL BACK TO THE
EXISTING LAW AND MAKING SOME
ADDITIONAL CHANGES JUST TO
CLARIFY THAT WE DO NOT INTENDING
TO CREATE THE NEW CRIME. SO
ADDRESSING THOSE ADDRESSING
THOSE IN OUR AMENDMENTS AS WE
MOVE FORWARD, UM, WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE
AND COMMITTEE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE STAFF JUST TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HOLD TO THE INTENT
OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. UM AND WITH THAT, I
JUST LIKE TO SAY BEFORE 85 IS
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FOR THE
SAFETY OF ELECTION OFFICIALS AND
OTHER KEY ELECTION OF OFFICERS
BY EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF
AN ELECTION OFFICER. SO ALL
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN ELECTION
PROCEEDINGS. UM I'LL STOP THERE
AND JUST SAY THAT I HAVE GENERAL
IN WITH ARE THE CHIEF OF OUR
ELECTIONS DIVISION HERE WITH US
TODAY TO ASK ANY TECH ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL?
SEEN IN A MODERATOR. DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES WHO
ARE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO
SB? 485? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
PRESS 10 IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION OR WISH TO COMMENT
AND REMINDER YOUR NAME POLITICS.
NAME ORGANIZATION IN POSITION,
PLEASE. AND WE HAVE NO ONE AT
THIS TIME. YOU MAY CONTINUE
MAGIC. THANK YOU ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. SO YOU KNOW
, THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, SENATOR YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANKS FOR RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR THIS IMPORTANT
BILL AND I WORKED ON THE FRONT
LINES OF ELECTIONS AND I MYSELF
HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO SOME OF
THESE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE HOPING
TO CORRECT AND THE SAFETY AND OF
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AND THE
WORKERS ARE MOST CONCERNED, AND
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
AMEND THE BILL BASED ON THE
DISCUSSIONS YOU HAD WITH
COMMITTEE STAFF AS OUTLINED IN
THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. AND
BECAUSE THIS BILL WILL BE DOUBLE
REFERRED. WE WILL NOT BE
AMENDING THE BILL TODAY. INSTEAD
THOSE AMENDMENTS WILL BE TAKEN
CARE OF IN THE ASSEMBLY PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. SO WITH THAT,
WITH A COMMITMENT FROM THE
AUTHOR TO TAKE THE AMENDMENTS IN
THE ASSEMBLY PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE, I'M RECOMMENDING AN
AYE VOTE. YOU MAY CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC SAFETY PELLERIN PAELLA
AND I, BLACKIE BLACKIE, NOT
VOTING. BENNETT BENNETT. I SAY
LI LI LI, I LO LO I BLANCA RUBIO
BLANCA RUBIO I, BRIAN. THAT BILL
IS OUT 50 AND WE WILL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR PEOPLE THAT ON
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON
TO SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. AND YOU HAVE S B
52. OKAY THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
. THANK YOU. MEMBERS AND
CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM CHAIR.
FOR YOUR NEW POSITION. UM. AND I
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF,
ESPECIALLY FOR WORKING SO
CLOSELY WITH US, UM AND HAVING
WORKED WITH YOUR PREVIOUS CHAIR
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN, UH, WE
REACHED MANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS
BILL. ALREADY REDISTRICTING
OFFICE BOUNDARIES FOR STATE AND
SEVERAL COUNTIES, INCLUDING L. A
COUNTY ARE BASED ON INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS
CORRECTLY MAJOR CITIES,
INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, ARE SOME
OF THE LARGEST REMAINING LOCAL
ENTITIES YET TO ADOPT
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING. THIS
BILL REQUIRES A CITY OF 2.5
MILLION RESIDENTS ARE MORE TO
ESTABLISH ITS REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION TO DRAW THE CITY
COUNCIL LINES. UM THERE WERE
LEGAL QUESTIONS INITIALLY
BROUGHT UP WITH REGARDS TO THE
ABILITY OF THE STATE, UH, TO
HAVE, UM, CHARTER CITIES LIKE
LOS ANGELES, UM, AND HAVE
CERTAIN AUTONOMY OVER MUNICIPAL
AFFAIRS LIKE ELECTIONS, BUT WE
DID LEGAL RESEARCH OUR OWN. UH
COUNTS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL U C.
BERKELEY LAW, DEAN CHEMERINSKY
AND WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT ABOUT
THE UM LEGAL PRESIDENT GRANTING
THE STATE THE ABILITY TO
LEGISLATE ON LOCAL MATTERS SUCH
AS A CHARTER CITY. UM THERE IS
IF THERE IS A STATEWIDE CONCERN,
WHICH WE BELIEVE WE HAVE,
BECAUSE LARGE CITIES ARE
STEWARDS OF MAJOR PUBLIC
RESOURCES AND AS A STATE.
ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS NEED TO PRESERVE.
TRUST WITH THE PUBLIC. WHICH IS
LACKING AT THIS TIME. WE ALSO
HAVE TAILORED SOLUTION. UH ARE
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING MODEL
ALLOWS AN OFF RAMP FOR THE CITY
IF THE CITY CHARTER IF THE CITY
ADOPTS A MODEL OF INDEPENDENT
REDISTRICTING, UM, SO WITH AN
INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING MODEL
IS B 52 WILL PROVIDE A FAIR,
TRANSPARENT AND UNBIASED CITY
COUNCIL REDISTRICTING, WHICH
CAPTURED HORRIBLE REPRESENTED.
HAITIAN AND AT THE SAME TIME
WILL MEND THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. WE WORKED VERY
CLOSELY, AS I SAID, WITH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN UM AND
WITH ME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT KEY
WITNESSES. MARKIS MASON,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM CHAIR.
VERY EXCITING. EVERYBODY MY NAME
IS MARCUS KING MASON AND I'M
WITH CALIFORNIA MENTAL VOTERS
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SB
52 AND SENATOR ROUSERS EFFORTS
TO PROVIDE PROPER REPRESENTATION
FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES
WITH THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT
HAPPENED LAST YEAR, IT IS
APPARENT THAT L A NEEDS A TRULY
INDEPENDENT REGISTERING PROCESS
TO PROVIDE A MORE REPRESENTATIVE
AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT.
LOCALLY THERE IS WIDESPREAD
CONSENSUS THAT INDEPENDENT
REGISTERING WORKS AND IS
NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES. IF IT WAS BUILT ON
PRECEDENT ON THE PRESIDENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERING THAT
WORKS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT
DESCRIBES THE MINIMUM STANDARD
FOR PROCESS THAT SEEKS TO
PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AS WE TWO
IS BUILT ON THE NEED FOR
IMMEDIATE REFORM. THE BILL IS
WORKING DIRECTLY IN
COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL EFFORTS
TO BRING ABOUT REFORM TO THE L.
A CITY COUNCIL AS WE S B 52 IS
CRITICALLY NEEDED IN A CITY LIKE
L. A TO ENSURE TRANSPARENT, FAIR
AND UNBIASED CITY COUNCIL
REGISTERING PROCESS THAT
CAPTURES THE SPIRIT AND
REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY TO
MEND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE COMMUNITY AND ITS
GOVERNMENT. FINALLY THE STRENGTH
OF THE DEMOCRACY IS OFTEN
MEASURED BY ITS FAITH OF ITS
MEMBERS IN THE ELECTORAL
PROCESS. LACK OF PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROCESS ERODES FREEDOMS
AND DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. WE
CAN SEE THAT WITH LOW VOTER
TURNOUT IN THE ABILITY TO HOLD
AN AND WITH THAT WITH THE
ABILITY TO HOLD ELECTED
OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE. IF YOU
EXPECT TO ELECT GOOD PUBLIC
SERVANTS OFFICE, THEN WE MUST
CREATE ENHANCED SYSTEMS THAT
PROVIDE AN EQUAL PLAYING FIELD
FOR THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE. ASK
FOR SUPPORT ON THIS MUCH NEEDED
TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT. FOR
THAT REASON, I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. SAYING NINE
MODERATOR WILL MOVE ON TO THE
PHONE LINES. IS THERE ANYONE ON
00 ADDITIONAL WITNESSES. SORRY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. OR HERE IN THE
ROOM. THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED
YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND YOUR
POSITION. ADRIANA'S CHAMPAGNE,
SOME MORE WITH THE LEAGUE OF
WOMEN VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA. WE
HAVE A SUPPORTIVE AMENDED
POSITION ON THIS BILL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMENDMENTS
IN THE STAFF ANALYSIS. THANK YOU
TO THE AUTHOR AND THE COMMITTEE
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. JONATHAN
METHODS TI¾N, CALIFORNIA COMMON
CAUSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THIS BILL. WE HAVE A SUPPORTIVE
AMENDED POSITION. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING AT THE
AMENDMENTS TO SEE IF WE CAN MOVE
TO SUPPORT. MHM. GOOD AFTERNOON
, D'ARTAGNAN BIRD ASKED ME
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. NO ONE
ELSE IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. WELL THEN MOVE TO
THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY ON THE LINE? WHO
WANTS TO REGISTER A POSITION AND
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB 52?
EVEN GENTLEMEN TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF SB 52, PLEASE PRESS
10 AND FIRST WE HAVE A COMMENT
FROM LINE 10. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ACTION FIRST
OFF. I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS
IS A REPUBLIC. NOT A DEMOCRACY,
JUST YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
YOUR POSITION, PLEASE. AND I'M
AN OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL TO
AMEND IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND AT THAT TIME THAT
IS ALL THAT WE HAVE IN QUÊ.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEE, YOU
KNOW, SENATOR, YOU MAY CLOSE. I
RESPECTFULLY SVR VOTE AND AGAIN,
UM, VERY MUCH WANT TO THANK THE
STAFF FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY
WITH US. THANK YOU. AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE EXPANDED
USE OF INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING
COMMISSIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST
THE INHERENT CONFLICT OF
INTEREST THAT DOES OCCUR WHEN
ELECTED OFFICIALS DRAW THEIR OWN
DISTRICT LINES. SO I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR WORKING
WITH THE IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
AND THE COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS
TO STRENGTHEN THIS BILL, AND
THAT BOTH ALLOW MEMBERS BILLS TO
CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD AS YOU
WORKED TOGETHER ON A COMMON
GOAL. SO WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS,
I'M RECOMMENDING AN AYE. VOTE.
YOU MAY CALL THE ROOM. WE NEED
AN EMOTION. WE GOT IT. SECOND.
SO WHO MADE THE MOTION? BET IT
MADE THE MOTION SECONDED BY
RUBIO. NOW YOU MAY CALL THEM.
THIS MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED AND BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
PELLERIN TOLERANT I LACKEY LUCKY
. NO BENNETT BENNETT. I
ESSENTIALLY PLEA. HI. LEE, I LO
. HELLO I BLANCA RUBIO. RUBIO. I
BRIAN. THAT BILL IS OUT. 50 WILL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS.
DAD ON THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. SORRY. 5 TO 1. ARE
WE ON OUR LAST DAY? WE ARE NOW
ON OUR LAST BILL. SB 24 BY
SENATOR AMBERG THREE MORE BILLS.
02 OKAY TO BUY AMBERG. DO YOU
WANNA START WITH SP 24 WILL
THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS,
MADAM CHAIR. UM I WAS SITTING IN
THAT SAME PLACE SAMIR 19 YEARS
AGO, SUPPORTED BY YOUR VERY ABLE
STAFF, MR JONES AND MR BARBER
AND FACT I THINK THEY WERE BOTH
IN JUNIOR HIGH AT THE TIME,
RIGHT? THEY WERE TALENTED, THEN
I'M SURE THEY REMAIN EVEN MORE
SO TODAY SO UM SB 24. UM SB 24
IS A SIMPLE MATTER THAT PUTS
BEFORE THE VOTERS THE QUESTION
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WISH
TO PROVIDE GENERAL LAW, CITIES
AND COUNTIES THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY AS CHARTER CITIES
AND COUNTIES TO PROVIDE FOR SOME
FORM OF PUBLIC FINANCING. I'M
PLEASED TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR
WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY ON
THIS MEASURE THAT WE HOPE TO
PLACE ON THE BALLOT. IT DOESN'T
REQUIRE ANY PARTICULAR FORM OF
PUBLIC FINANCING DOESN'T REQUIRE
ANY CITY OR COUNTY TO ENGAGE IN
PUBLIC FINANCING. IT SIMPLY
GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY
SHOULD THEIR VOTERS WISH TO DO
SO TO PROVIDE SOME FORM OF
PUBLIC FINANCING. IT IS MY HOPE
THAT THAT AH SHOULD CITIES AND
COUNTIES TAKE ADVANTAGE IS WE'LL
SEE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
METHODS AND THAT WILL BE USEFUL
FOR US TO SEE WHAT WORKS. WHAT
ENCOURAGES FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE.
WITH THAT, UM, I'M PLEASED TO
HAVE TWO EXPERTS ON THE SUBJECT
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. UH
FIRST MR TRENT LANG AND THEN MR
EVAN MENDOCINE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TRENT LANG PRESIDENT
CALIFORNIA LIEN MONEY CAMPAIGN.
WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR SB 24 AND
VERY GRATEFUL TO THE LEADERSHIP
OF SENATOR AMBERG AND ALLEN FOR
AUTHORING IT AND FOR THE WORK OF
THIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO VERY
GRATEFUL TO SOMEBODY RELIEF FOR
AUTHORING THE COMPANION BILL AND
TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR HAVING
PASSED THIS COMPANION BILL
EARLIER THIS YEAR, SO THIS BILL
IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS AS AS IT
BUT IN THIS DIFFERENT FOR MOVING
FORWARD WILL BE RELATIVELY SHORT
. 15 STATES IN 19 MUNICIPALITIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ADOPTED
VOLUNTARY PUBLIC FINANCING
SYSTEMS TO EMPOWER VOTERS AND
HELP CANDIDATES RUN CAMPAIGNS
WITHOUT HAVING TO, UH RAISE LOTS
OF MONEY. IT COULD BE MORE
FOCUSED ON THEIR VOTERS. UH
LAWSUIT? UM FIVE. CALIFORNIA
CHARTER CITIES HAVE PUBLIC
FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS. ALL
CHARTER CITIES ARE ALLOWED TO
HAVE THEM IF THEY WANT SOME
CHOSE TO SOME CHOSE NOT TO. BUT
BECAUSE GENERAL LAW CITIES AND
COUNTIES IN THE STATE CAN'T HAVE
IT. NOBODY ELSE IN THE STATE CAN
HAVE IT. SO UH, OAKLAND JUST
PASSED A DEMOCRACY VOUCHER
SYSTEM LAST NOVEMBER, WHICH WAS
VERY EXCITING WITH 74% OF THE
VOTE TO GIVE ADULT RESIDENTS FOR
$25 VOUCHERS. THAT'S JUST ONE
WAY OF DOING PUBLIC FINANCING.
THERE'S LOTS OF WAYS. AS THE
SENATOR SAID, LET'S GIVE OTHER
CITIES IN THE COUNTIES. UH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THIS
SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING OUR VOTING
SYSTEM. SO WITH THAT WE REQUEST
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS VERY
EXCITING TO SEE YOU UP THERE.
I'M EVAN MINTON WITH VOICES FOR
PROGRESS. WE ARE A NATION WIDE
GROUP, AND OUR MISSION IS TO
GALVANIZE THE ADVOCACY OF OUR
MEMBERS, WHICH ARE MAJOR
POLITICAL DONORS. BUSINESS
LEADERS, ENTREPRENEURS,
PHILANTHROPISTS AND OTHER
PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS WHO UNITED
CHAMPION A HEALTHY CLIMATE AND
ENVIRONMENT, STRENGTHEN OUR
DEMOCRACY. AND ENSURE ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL OUR
MEMBERS KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF
ENGAGING IN THE POLITICAL
PROCESS BY HELPING GOOD
CANDIDATES GET THE RESOURCES
THAT THEY NEED TO RUN FOR OFFICE
AND THEY'RE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
BE ABLE TO DO SO. HOWEVER THEY
KNOW THAT OUR DEMOCRACY CAMP
FUNCTION TO ITS FULLEST
POTENTIAL IF THE VAST MAJORITY
OF VOTERS AREN'T ABLE TO ENGAGE
IN A SIMILAR WAY. IN THE VOTERS
GET INCREASINGLY CYNICAL ABOUT
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT
WHEN THEY SEE CANDIDATES RELY ON
MAX OUT CHECKS FROM WEALTHY
INTERESTS. PUBLIC FINANCING CAN
CHANGE THAT, WITH MATCHING FUNDS
LIKE SYSTEMS LIKE IN LOS ANGELES
, SAN FRANCISCO AND BERKELEY.
SMALL DONATIONS FROM CITY
RESIDENTS GET MATCHED 6 TO 1.
AND SO VOTERS KNOW THAT EVEN
THEIR SMALLER CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE
A BIG IMPACT IN SEATTLE AT
GEORGETOWN CITY, FOUND THAT 7.6
VOTING AGE RESIDENTS GAVE
DEMOCRACY DOLLAR VOUCHERS TO
CANDIDATES IN 2021, AND THAT'S A
VASTLY HIGHER RATE THAN
CALIFORNIANS GAVE TO STATE
CANDIDATES AFTER USERS WERE
SIMILAR TO VOTERS IN THE GENERAL
ELECTION, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT.
IN TERMS OF AGE INCOME AND RAISE
AND THAT'S A STARK CONTRAST TO
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS IN MOST
CALIFORNIA CITIES. THESE
EXAMPLES SHOW THE PROMISE OF
PUBLIC FINANCING SYSTEMS TO
INCREASE VOTER PARTICIPATION AND
TRUST WHEN VOTERS ARE GIVEN THE
CHANCE. THEY APPROVED THESE
MEASURES OVERWHELMINGLY WITH LOS
ANGELES, BERKELEY AND OAKLAND
VOTERS RECENTLY PASSING THESE
PUBLIC FINANCIAL FINANCING
MEASURES BY 75, 64 AND 74. SO WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU
VOTE YES. ON SP 24 AND GIVE ALL
CALIFORNIA CITIES THE SAME
CHANCE THAT CHARTER CITIES GIVE
TEMPERATURE JUST FOR LOCAL
CONTROL OF THEIR CAMPAIGN
FINANCES AND SYSTEMS. NOT
EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO DO VOICES
FOR PROGRESS MEMBERS CAN DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL? S¼ NONE
. ANY ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
THE ROOM WHO WANT TO SIGN ON AS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? ADRIANA
CHAMPAGNE TOMORROW WITH THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN, VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. JENNY TRIES ON BEHALF
OF COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. RATHER A
COUPLE OF BUTTER AND SACRAMENTO
COUNTY STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES WHO
WANTS TO REGISTER THEIR POSITION
AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB?
24? TO SPEAK ON THIS SPEECH. 24
PLEASE PRESS 10 AND FIRST FROM
LINE 38, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
THIS IS DAVID SCHMIDT MCLEAN
MONEY VOLUNTEER FROM SAN
FRANCISCO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LINE 20, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES THIS IS GRAND, HILLY
. WANT TO KEEP THE CALIFORNIA
CLEAN MONEY? I'M IN SUPPORT OF
24. THANK YOU. NEXT WAY OF LINE.
15, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES THIS IS
JACQUELINE BORDER. I LIVE IN
VOTE IN SACRAMENTO AND I URGE IS
A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE.
MARRIAGE. YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT LINE. 33,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES. MY NAME IS
JUDY STEEL. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH
CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY AND LIVE
IN CLOVIS. I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF SB 24 AND URGE. YES,
BOTH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE
BLIND 19. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
LAWRENCE BASKET FROM SAN
FRANCISCO ARE CALLING ON BEHALF
OF THE INDIVISIBLE CALIFORNIA
STATE STRONG COALITION IN FULL
SUPPORT. THE NEXT THREE OF LINE
NUMBER. 29. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
THIS IS MICHAEL LEVINSON LIVING
IN DALY CITY SINCE 1979. AND
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS BILL,
PASSING IN STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT
WE HAVE LINE 36, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THE WRONG ZUCKER FROM
PETALUMA AND SUPPORT. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 31, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NANCY NEFF, PALO ALTO IN
SUPPORT. NEXT WEEK. LINES 17,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS
SHIRLEY SHELLING KASKEY FROM
PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA CLEAN
MONEY VOLUNTEER AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 24. THANK
YOU. NEXT WAVE LINE. 18, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. INITIALLY WITH
INDIVISIBLE RESISTORS OF WALNUT
CREEK IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THE NEXT LINE. 45, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. CREATE DUNKERLEY,
PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC 21ST
CENTURY CLUB IN SAN JOSE. STRONG
SUPPORT NEXT LINE. 42, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LAWRENCE ABBOT SAN
LEANDRO. STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
24. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LINE
30, PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND PAT
LANGUAGE SKILLS, STRONG SUPPORT.
NEXT YEAR OF LINE. 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. AMY SAMUELSON. CLAIRE IF
ORANJE CLEAN MONEY VOLUNTEER IN
SUPPORT OF BILL NEXT WEEK. 34
PLEASE GO AHEAD. JEFF TURNER
DEAR STRONGLY IN SUPPORT BOTH
QUEEN MONEY. UM HOPE AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WAVE LINE. 24, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS MARY BEVIN
. I AM IN CEMETERY. OH, AND I AM
IN STRONG SUPPORT. OKAY NEXT
WAVE LINE. 21, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CARLA CONTINUES. CHICAGO FROM
SAN FRANCISCO, VOLUNTEERED WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY
CAMPAIGN AND IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
BILL. NEXT MOVE LINE. 14, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. YES THIS IS JIM
DAVIDSON FROM SALTO IN SUPPORT.
OKAY THANK YOU. NEXT LINE. 16,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI JAMES
PEARSON. GILROY CALIFORNIA
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WAVE LINE. 22, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS HOWARD MATTIS FROM
OAKLAND, AND I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT. OKAY NEXT LINE. 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 43. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. I'M SORRY. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 10, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES. FISHERY WITH PLASTER
COUNTY. I'M IN, UH, OPPOSITIONAL
INSTRUMENTED. I'M I'M A LITTLE
WORRIED ABOUT THE FISCAL AMOUNT
OF FISCAL COST THE TAXPAYERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, AND THAT
IS ALL THAT WE HAVE IN Q AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. MODERATOR WILL
NOW MOVE TO QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS. SOME OF
THEM ARE RELIEF. OF COURSE, I
LIKE TO THINK SENATOR UMBERG AND
SENATOR ALLEN AND ALL OUR
SPONSORS WORK ON THIS JOINT
EFFORT TOGETHER. YES, THIS
COMMITTEE. WE PASSED EXACTLY THE
SAME MEASURE BEFORE. SO I HOPE
TODAY WILL BE NICE AND EASY TO
DO THE SAME THING, BUT IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO STRESS THAT
THIS WILL GIVE THE OPTION TO
CALIFORNIA VOTERS TO OTHER
COUNTIES. THEY'RE PROBABLY THEIR
CITY AND THE STATE. IF THEY SO
CHOOSE TO CREATE A PUBLIC
FINANCE ELECTION SYSTEM. WE TALK
A LOT ABOUT EMPOWERING EVERYDAY
VOTERS AND ALSO REINING IN THE
INFLUENCE THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF
SPECIAL INTERESTS, AND THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE KEY THINGS AS WE'VE
SEEN IN OTHERS AND THEIR PLACES
LIKE SEATTLE OR OTHER CITIES IN
CALIFORNIA, LIKE BERKELEY AND
HAVE JUST GO AND LOS ANGELES OR
EVEN OTHER STATES LIKE ARIZONA.
THEY HAVE HAD A HUGE SUCCESSES
AT THIS AND IT REALLY YOU KNOW,
DEEPENS THE INVESTMENT OF OUR
ELECTORATE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS
AS A VOTE AT THE VERY END OF THE
PROCESS. HOW CANDIDATES GET TO
THE ELECTION VICTORY OR DEFEAT
IS SO IMPORTANT. AND IF WE ARE
EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE PART OF THE PROCESS, I
THINK IT WILL STORE A LOT OF
FAITH IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
SO EVEN YOU KNOW, HAS A LOT OF
GRASSROOTS CAN UNDERSTAND.
GETTING $25 FROM YOUR FRIENDS IS
REALLY DIFFICULT. BUT IF YOU'RE
ABLE, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE PRETTY STRAPPED THESE DAYS,
YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THEIR OWN
MONEY RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THE
TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BE INVESTING
IN THE PEOPLE THEY WANT TO SEE
MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEM. THAT'S
A HUGE GAME CHANGER. SO I'M
OBVIOUSLY A STRONG SUPPORTER OF
THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
THE BILL. THE MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY AND
SECOND BY BENNETT ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. JUST A QUICK
COMMENT. ECHO THE COMMENTS OF
SEMI MEMBER LEE. ESSENTIAL IF WE
CAN PULL OFF THE RIGHT KIND OF
PUBLIC FINANCING, WE CAN REALLY
MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE AND STUFF.
SO APPLAUD THIS FIRST STEP.
THANKS. SO YOU KNOW OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, SENATOR
YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AS WAS POINTED OUT. THIS
BILL IS IDENTICAL TO ABILITY
THAT WAS ALREADY PASSED OUT. I
HAVE NO DOUBT THAT SOME OF THE
MEMBER LEE IS A MORE PASSION AND
FORCEFUL ADVOCATE. BUT THIS IS
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE SO I'LL IT
WILL AFFECT MY SELF ESTEEM
SLIGHTLY. UM IF IT ACTUALLY
DOESN'T PASS OUT OF COMMITTEE
WITH THAT I URGENTLY I VOTE, SO
THANK YOU. AND CERTAINLY, PUBLIC
FINANCING PROGRAMS ARE PROMISING
TOOL FOR EMPOWERING VOTERS AND
CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER PUBLIC
FINANCING PROGRAMS ARE BANNED IN
ALL JURISDICTIONS EXCEPT FOR
CHARTER CITIES DUE TO THAT 35
YEAR OLD BALLOT MEASURE THAT WAS
LARGELY INVALIDATED BY THE
COURTS, SO THIS BILL SIMPLY
GIVES VOTERS THE ABILITY TO
DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO
ALLOW PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING
PROGRAMS OR NOT. SO AND I
ANNOUNCED AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE HEARING AT THE REQUEST OF
ASSEMBLY RULES COMMITTEE. THE
MOTION ON THIS BILL WILL BE
INCLUDED IN THE REFERRAL TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. SO WE
HAVE A DO PASS WITH THE MOTION
AND A SECOND AND RE REFER TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED SUPPORT. YOU MAY GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS AND BE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PELLERIN I
TELLER AND I LACKEY LACKEY. NO
BENNETT BENNETT IAS ALY LEE.
THINK ABOUT IT. I LO LO, I
BLANCA RUBIO BLANK. RUBIO. I
BRIAN. OH, RIGHT. THAT BILL IS
OUT 5 TO 1, AND WE'LL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON
YOU HAVE A SECOND BILL? I
BELIEVE. YES WE DO. SP 77 1ST
LET ME LET ME THANK STEP MEMBER
. THE CALL BECKER FOR, UM THE
HARD WORK THAT WAS DONE ON THIS
BILL. UH, THIS IS A BILL THAT IS
NEEDED, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF
THE FACT THAT WE IN CALIFORNIA
NOW HAVE EXTENDED MAIL AND
BALANCE TO EVERY APPROPRIATE
REGISTERED VOTER HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A CONSEQUENCE, UM
OF HAVING. 88% OF THE VOTE
RETURNED IN THE 2022 ELECTION BY
MAIL. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
BALLOTS THAT REQUIRED TO BE
CURED, MEANING THAT THE
SIGNATURE, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS
UNRECOGNIZABLE OR THERE WAS SOME
OTHER ISSUE WITH ABOUT THAT
COULD BE FIXED. IF THE VOTER
WERE NOTIFIED, THE BALLOT COULD
BE FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY ONLY
ABOUT 35% OF THOSE BALLOTS THAT
COULD BE FIXED WERE FIXED
CURRENT SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR
POSTCARD TO BE MAILED TO THE
VOTER. WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS IT
SIMPLY SAYS IF THE REGISTRAR HAS
FOR EXAMPLE, EMAIL OR TELEPHONE
NUMBER OF THE REGISTRAR MUST
REACH OUT TO THAT VOTER BY TEXT
, OR BY EMAIL OR BY PHONE CALL
TO LET THE VOTER NO THAT THAT
THERE'S A BALLOT THAT THAT COULD
BE CURED. UH THIS HAS BECOME
MORE AND MORE IMPORTANT. WE'VE
HAD RACES, INCLUDING MY OWN
WHERE, UM, BALLOTS BEING CURED,
HAD AN IMPACT ON THE ON THE
ELECTION. AND WITH THAT I HAVE
TWO WITNESSES HERE, UM MR LANGE
. WE'RE NOT GONNA LET HIM REST.
MR LANG IS HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
. CLEAN MONEY AND MR ADRIANA
CHAMPAGNE. ZAMORA'S ALSO HEAR
FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
IN SUPPORT. UH, HELLO AGAIN,
JERRY MEMBERS. UH PRESIDENT
CALVIN CREAM MINI CAMPAIGN AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AND
THANKS AGAIN FOR THE LEADERSHIP
OF SENATOR HAMBURG AND THE WORK
OF THIS COMMITTEE, WE NORMALLY
FOCUS ON ISSUES OF CAMPAIGN
FINANCE AND DISCLOSURE, BUT WE
SOMETIMES WEIGH IN ON BILLS
ABOUT FAIR ELECTIONS AND THAT
ARE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR
ENSURING THAT EVERY VOTE IS
COUNTED. THIS IS SUCH A BILL.
WITH OVER 120,000 MAIL IN
BALLOTS HAVING BEEN REJECTED IN
THE 2022 ELECTION, MOSTLY DUE TO
SIGNATURE PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT
ABLE TO BE CURED. THIS THIS IS
BADLY NEEDED. NOT EVERYBODY, UH
, THESE DAYS, ESPECIALLY IS ABLE
TO RECEIVE THEIR MAIL OR NOTICES
THEIR MALE ESPECIALLY PROBABLY A
FORM LETTER LIKE THEY GET FROM
THE REGISTRAR'S UM, SO IT ONLY
MAKES SENSE TO CALL THEM TEXT
THEM EMAIL THEM REMINDERS TO
GIVE THEM THE ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM
CHANCE. THEY HAVE TO GET THAT IN
. UH IT MAKES SENSE IN THE
MODERN DAY. OF COURSE, IT'S ONLY
GOING TO PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE
VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED THEIR EMAIL
AND PHONES TO THE INTO THE VOTER
ROLLS. AND WITH THAT WE RESPECT
WE REQUESTED I VOTE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I AM ADRIANA
CHAMPAGNE TOMORROW WITH THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF SB 77. IT MAKES A HUGE AMOUNT
OF SENSE TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION
OF MISSING OR NON COMPARING
SIGNATURES THROUGH EMAIL OR TEXT
OR TEXT. CALIFORNIA NOW MALES A
BALLOT TO EVERY VOTER, WHICH IS
A CRITICAL INNOVATION TO EXPAND
ACCESS AND EXPANDING ACCESS IS
VITAL TO ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S
VOTER PARTICIPATION GAP. FOR THE
NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION DESPITE
RECORD VOTER REGISTRATION RATES,
THE VOTER TURNOUT RATES FOR
ELIGIBLE ASIAN AMERICAN BLACK
AND LATINO CALIFORNIANS WERE
BETWEEN 11 TO 20% POINTS LOWER
THAN THE COMPARABLE RATES FOR
ELIGIBLE NON HISPANIC WHITE
CALIFORNIANS. THIS TREND HAS
PERSISTED OVER SEVERAL
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. BUT THE
EXPANSION OF VOTE BY MAIL IS NOT
WITHOUT THE SAME RISK. STUDIES
SHOW THAT VOTERS WHO ARE ALREADY
UNDER REPRESENTED IN THE
ELECTORATE EXPERIENCE HIGHER
MAILED BALLOT REJECTION RATES IN
THE NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION OVER
80,000 VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS WERE
REJECTED, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF
MISMATCHED OR MISSING THAT
SIGNATURE OR FOR BEING LATE.
THESE NUMBERS WERE HIGHER FOR
LATINOS, YOUNG VOTERS, FIRST
TIME VOTERS AND PREVIOUS PULLING
FACE VOTERS. FURTHERMORE THIS IS
A VERY IMPORTANT INNOVATION TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR UNHAPPY
HOUSED HOUSING, INSECURE AND
GEOGRAPHICALLY MOBILE NEIGHBORS.
AS A MATTER OF EQUITY AND TO
HELP CLOSE THE PARTICIPATION GAP
. IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO
EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOTERS
TO CORRECT SIGNATURE ISSUES AND
GUARANTEE WE CAN COUNT THEIR
BALLOTS. BY DELIVERING THE
NOTICE ON DEVICES CHECKED
FREQUENTLY. SB 77 WHAT HELPED
EXPEDITE THE NOTICE AND CARE
PROCESS. IN ALL MORE VOTERS WILL
BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR
BALLOT WOULD BE COUNTED. THE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN. VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA URGES AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU. LET ME LET ME MAKE
CLEAR WE'VE ACCEPTED THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED IN THE
ANALYSIS WAS JUST GOING TO ASK
YOU THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UM AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL TODAY? COME ON UP
AND HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE,
PLEASE. HELLO DONNA JOHNSTON,
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR SUTTER
COUNTY AND IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT OF CEO. SEE A CEO DOES
SHARE THE DESIRE TO ENSURE
VOTERS HAVE SUFFICIENT NOTICE TO
AN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE
SIGNATURE ISSUE WITH THEIR VOTE
BY MAIL BALLOTS SO THAT IT CAN
BE COUNTED. IT BREAKS HER HEART
JUST TO HAVE THOSE BALLOTS
SITTING THERE, KNOWING THAT IF
WE HAD REACHED THAT VOTER THAT
THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
CAST THAT BALLOT, OUR OPPOSITION
IS LARGELY DUE TO THE LACK OF A
CURRENT CONSENT FROM VOTERS. TO
RECEIVE ROBOT PHONE CALLS AND
TEXT MESSAGES FROM OUR OFFICES.
UH TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE ARE
COMPLIANT WITH THE U. S
TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION
ACT. WE REQUEST THE BILL BE
AMENDED TO CLARIFY THE COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ARE REQUIRED
ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO CALL TEXT
AND HE AN EMAIL VOTERS ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CURE THEIR
SIGNATURE. IF THE VOTERS HAVE
AUTHORIZED US TO CALL THEM OR
TEXT THEM. THIS COULD BE
ACHIEVED ACHIEVED BY ADDING
AUTHORIZATION FOR FROM A VOTER
TO USE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
THERE'S A CURRENT LANGUAGE IN
ELECTIONS CODE 13 501 C, WHICH
CURRENTLY REQUIRES A COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS SENT A TEXT
NOTIFICATION ABOUT ANYBODY WHO
IS A NONPARTISAN. REGISTERED
VOTER IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY TO GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO, UM JUST STATE
THAT IF THEY'VE GIVEN US WRITTEN
CONSENT FOR TEXT MESSAGE FROM US
THAT WE COULD GET THEM THE
PROPER BALLOT THAT THEY'RE
REQUESTING IN A IN A PRIMARY
ELECTION. WE WE APPRECIATE THE
EFFORTS ON SENATOR EMBARKS PART
TO DO TO GIVE US THE TOOLS THAT
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CURE THEIR
SIGNATURE. WE JUST NEED TO GET
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLIANT
WITH THIS ACT SO THAT WE HAVE
THE RIGHT TO DO SO. AND SUTTER
COUNTY HAD 71% OF SIGNATURE NOT
MATCHING CURE AND NOVEMBER 22.
GREAT JOB. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
IN THE ROOM WHO ARE IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. YOU
MAY COME UP TO THE MIC AND GIVE
US YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
YOUR POSITION, PLEASE. JARED.
ERIC ERIC GARRIS, WITH SECRETARY
OF STATE'S OFFICE. WE DON'T HAVE
A FORMAL POSITION ON THE BILL
WILL APPRECIATE THE OFFICER'S
OFFICE WORK. CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THIS, BUT WE WOULDN'T WANT
A RIGOROUS WITH SECRETARY OF
STATE'S OFFICE. UM JUST WANT TO
SAY WE DON'T HAVE A FORMER
POSITION ON THE BILLBOARD
BETWEEN ER. WE DO APPRECIATE THE
SENATOR'S OFFICE FOR WORKING
WITH US ON AMENDMENTS TO THE
BILL, BUT WE WOULD ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH SOME OF THE
CONCERNS RAISED BY C. A CEO.
THANK YOU. JONATHAN MET THIS.
TÍNH, CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE IN
SUPPORT. CASSIE MANZINI ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT ROBERT KAUFMAN WAS
SECONDMENT OF STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU AND MODERATOR. DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES
WHO? I WANT TO REGISTER THEIR
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
OF FOR OR AGAINST. THAT WE GOT
SP 77. WE DO 1ST 1ST. WE WILL GO
TO LINE 31, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NANCY NEFF, PALO ALTO IN
SUPPORT. AND NEXT IS LINE 36.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. RON BOOKER,
PETALUMA IN SUPPORT. NEXT WE GO
TO LINE 29. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. 9
29, YOU ARE OPEN. WE WILL MOVE
ON TO MINE. 45. YOU MAY GO
AHEAD. CREATE DUNKERLEY,
PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC 21ST
CENTURY CLUB IN SAN JOSE. STRONG
SUPPORT NEXT MOVE, WILL WE WILL
ONTO LINE 46. YOU MAY GO AHEAD.
HELLO. GO AHEAD. HELLO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. WE HEAR YOU GO
AHEAD. OH GREAT. THANK YOU. THIS
IS JACQUELINE DOOR. PUBLIC
HEALTH ADVOCATES. WITHIN
SACRAMENTO AND IN STRENGTH
SUPPORT AND. SEVEN NEXT WE GO TO
LINE 48, PLEASE GO AHEAD. BRAND
CHILI WANTED TRICK AND WITH THE
COMMITTEE DON'T COMMIT TO
DEMOCRACY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CHRIS HAMBLETON FROM
VIRTUALLY IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 49, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. AMY HUEY WANTED CREEK IN
SUPPORT. NEXT WE GO TO LINE 34.
PLEASE GLAD SHE HAS TURNED A
GEAR. SACRAMENTO IN SUPPORT.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 21, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 21, YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
HMM I GUESS YOU CAN JUST SEND
FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE GO TO LINE 10,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO. YES. GO
AHEAD. YOU HEAR ME? YES. WE HEAR
YOU. GO AHEAD. OKAY, GREAT.
SORRY I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS
ANYWAYS. MY NAME IS TRINA LACHE
WITH PLASTIC COUNTY AND I AGREE
WITH SPEAKER SELF A CEO ABOUT
CONCERNING THAT NEEDS. THE BILL
NEEDS TO BE AMENDED TO HAVE THAT
INCLUDED. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
ROBOCALLS. JUST YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSE, PLEASE. RIGHT AND I DID
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE
BLIND 22. PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 22.
BUT. GO AHEAD, SIR. HOWARD
MATTERS AND SUPPORT. PROMOTE.
THANK YOU. LINE 37 WILL BE NEXT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO I AM
JULIE BEER FROM PALO ALTO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT WE GO
TO LINE 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
HELLO. MY NAME IS MARY BEVIN. I
AM IN SAN MATEO AND I HAD A
STRONG SUPPORTER. NEXT WE GO TO
LINES 16, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS JAMES PEARSON,
CALIFORNIA CLEAN MONEY VOLUNTEER
AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT 38, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. DAVID SMITH FROM SAN
FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT. NEXT WE
GO TO LINE 30, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
PAT LANG LASALLE PILLS DON'T
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE
GO TO LINE 17. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI THIS IS SHIRLEY. SHELLING GOT
PEOPLE PLEASANT HELP AND
SUPPORT. AND MADAM CHILL. WE
HAVE ONE MORE WILL BE JUST ONE
MOMENT. MY APOLOGIES. A YOU
DIDN'T JUST RIGHT AT THE LAST
MOMENT HERE. AND MEXICO TO LINE
51. PLEASE GO AHEAD. JIMMY
MADISON, FIRST WEDNESDAY. SAN
LEANDRO IN SUPPORT. AND MADAM
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO OTHER
COMMENTS. YOU MAY CONTINUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SPANNING MOVE
THE BILL. I'LL ALSO ENCOURAGE
THE AUTHOR TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CLERKS
ASSOCIATION ABOUT CLARIFYING
THEY CAN ONLY NOTIFY PEOPLE WHO
GIVE PERMISSION SO THAT THEY
DON'T GET HARASSED OR NOT
NOTIFYING SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T
GET PERMISSION. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SEE NONE.
SENATOR YOU MAY CLOSE. UM THANK
YOU, AND I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS,
CENTER COUNTY THAT SPEAKS WELL
OF YOUR EFFORTS THERE. THAT'S
TWO TIMES THE STATE AVERAGE IN
TERMS OF VALID CURES A COUPLE
THINGS. ONE IS THAT THERE IS NO
REQUIREMENT OF A ROBOCALL. JUST
JUST TO BE CLEAR. UM ALSO IN
TERMS OF TERMS OF AFFIRMATIVE
AUTHORIZATION, ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS
COMMITTEE IS ALL OF YOUR
EXPERTS. ALL OF YOU HAVE
PROBABLY WALKED DOOR TO DOOR.
ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT'S ON
THE VOTER ROLLS. ALL OF YOU HAVE
SEEN THAT YOU CAN GET THE
ADDRESS. YOU CAN EVEN GET
INFORMATION AS TO HOW MANY
ELECTIONS THAT PERSON'S VOTED IN
OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS. YOU CAN
FIND OUT THEIR PARTY DESIGNATION
AND YOU CAN FIND OUT THEIR PHONE
NUMBER IF THEY PROVIDED. AND
THEIR EMAIL IF THEY PROVIDE NOT
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PHONE NUMBER
OR EMAIL, AND CERTAINLY WHEN WE
SEND A POSTCARD TO SOMEONE, UH,
THAT IS THAT'S INFORMATION.
THAT'S THAT'S PERSONAL
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IS
CLEAR. UM, IF NOT EXPLICIT,
IMPLICIT AUTHORIZATION. THIS
BILL GIVES IN ESSENCE, EXPLICIT
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE REGISTRAR
TO CONTACT, UM, IN TERMS OF THE
OTHER AUTHORIZATION. THE VOTERS
AUTHORIZATION. THE VOTER IS
PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION
VOLUNTARILY AND CAMPAIGNS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE ROUTINELY
USE THAT INFORMATION. I TAKE THE
POINT CONCERNING ROBOCALLS AND I
WOULD ENCOURAGE REGISTRARS NOT
TO USE ROBOCALLS. BUT TO USE
TEXT MESSAGES THAT CAN BE DONE
MUCH MORE EFFICIENTLY IN THE
SAME THING WITH EMAIL MUCH MORE
EFFICIENTLY. SO WITH WITH ALL
THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND
YOUR GUIDANCE AND WHAT ONE LAST
POINT AS ONE FORMER CHAIR TO THE
NEW CHAIR, YOU HAVE VERY SMALL
SHOES TO FILL, SO RIGHT AND I'M
DOING IT AND HEALED. SO UH AND I
DO I SUPPORT THE AUTHORS GOAL OF
TAKING STEPS TO TRY TO COUNT AS
MANY VALID ELIGIBLE VOTES AS
POSSIBLE. I WORKED IN THIS FIELD
AS YOU KNOW, AND I ACTUALLY WAS
ONE OF THOSE REGISTRARS WHO
WOULD USE THE INFORMATION ON THE
VOTER FILE CALL OR EMAIL VOTERS
. WE ALSO ASKED FOR INFORMATION
ON THE BALLOT, I'D ENVELOPE AND
I WOULD SAY OUT OF 10 BALLOTS.
MAYBE THREE PEOPLE GAVE ME SOME
WAY TO CONTACT THEM, AND IT IS
VERY HARD TO CONVINCE A VOTER TO
CURE THAT SIGNATURE AFTER THE
ELECTION BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE
THAT'S OLD NEWS. AND UM, AND A
LOT OF TIMES. THE INFORMATION ON
THE VOTER RECORD IS OLD OR IT'S
A LANDLINE. AND REALLY WHEN I
TEXT ANYBODY I HAD TO DO WITH MY
PERSONAL LINE. I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING SET UP TO DO THAT. SO I
GET YOUR CONCERNS THAT WERE
RAISED BY OUR COLLEAGUE HERE
FROM CENTER COUNTY. SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT AND I WOULD LOVE
TO GET YOUR COMMITMENT TO WORK
WITH THE CEO ON FINDING A GOOD
COMPROMISE THAT WILL WORK FOR
THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE CAN'T
PASS LAWS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THEM. SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE OUR ELECTION OFFICIALS
CAN INDEED IMPLEMENT THIS. NO.
AND I AND I SHARE THAT GOAL OF
IMPLEMENTATION IN A WAY THAT
DOESN'T BREAK THE REGISTRAR'S
BANK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO, WITH THAT I HAVE
A MOTION BY BENNETT A SECOND BY
LEAD TO DO PAST AS AMENDED AND
RE REFER TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. I AM RECOMMENDING AN
AYE. VOTE. YOU MAY CALL THE
ROLL. PELLERIN HELEN AND I
LACKEY LACKEY. I BENNETT BENNETT
IAS A LI LI LI I LO I BLANCA
RUBIO BLANCA RUBIO I, BRIAN.
THAT BILL IS OUT 60 AND WE'LL
LEAVE THE ROLES OPEN FOR PEOPLE
THAT ON THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE
NOW ON TO OUR LAST BILL, MY
RIGHT. OKAY WE HAVE SP 658 BY
SENATOR MCGUIRE WELCOME. FIRST
AND FOREMOST, MADAM CHAIR.
CONGRATS THIS IS BIG NEWS AND
COULDN'T PICK A BETTER EXPERTS
SO REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING
WITH YOU? IN THRILLED FOR THE
NEW ROLE? CONGRATULATIONS MADAM
CHAIR INTO STEAM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. SP 6 58 IS A CLEAN UP
BILL FROM A PREVIOUS ITERATION
OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
WE ADVANCED. WE'RE WORKING IN
COORDINATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE
. I WANT TO THANK DR WEBBER FOR
HER FANTASTIC SUPPORT. AND OF
COURSE TO MR MOHAMMED, WHO WE'VE
BEEN ON A ROAD TRIP TOGETHER
HERE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL
MONTHS, SO I THINK THAT WE CAN
ALL BELIEVE THAT CALIFORNIA
VOTERS SHOULD GET ESSENTIAL
INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BOTH
DOMESTIC AS WELL AS
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEALINGS,
FINANCIAL STATUS IN CHARITABLE
DONATIONS, AND SP. UH 658
PROVIDES MINOR CHANGES TO THE
ELECTIONS CODE TO SIMPLIFY AND
IMPROVE THE PROCESS. FOR
GOVERNOR CANDIDATES TO SUBMIT
THEIR TAX RETURNS, SUCH AS
CLARIFYING DEFINITIONS, CLEANING
UP DEADLINES AND CONTINUING TO
ENSURE A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT
ELECTION PROCESS HERE IN THE
GOLDEN STATE, WITH RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AND I VOTE AT THE MOST
APPROPRIATE TIME. HAVE EMOTION.
AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL? YES MA'AM. WE HAVE TED
MUEHLHAUSER HERE FROM THE
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU. CHAIR PELLERIN
REMEMBERS TED MILLHAUSER ON
BEHALF OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
SHIRLEY AND WEBBER. PH D JUST TO
EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO SENATOR
MCGUIRE FOR HIS CONTINUED
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH US ON
THIS BILL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO WE HAVE ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. S¼
NONE. ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO
WANTS TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON
THE PHONE LINES? LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, ON THE PHONE LINES.
YOU MAY PRESS 10 IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT. AND MADAM CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO ONE. I DO APOLOGIZE. WE
HAVE A LATE PERSON HERE LINE.
34, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES SENATOR
MCGUIRE. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR
WORK, AND I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT
SHIRLEY IS IDENTIFIED SOMETHING
THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND
REPAIRED. SUPPORT. AND WE HAVE
NO OTHER LINES. MADAM CHAIR, YOU
MAY CONTINUE. THANK YOU ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? CNN SENATOR,
YOU MAY CLOSE THANK YOU AGAIN,
MADAM CHAIR WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE AND VERY
GRATEFUL TO YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR SINCERE ENGAGEMENT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. THE
BILL CONTAINS REASONABLE AND
PRACTICAL ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION CHANGES TO ENSURE
THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ARE
ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. WE
HAVE A MOTION BY RUBIO AND
SECOND BY LEE TO DO PASS, AND WE
REFER TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. I RECOMMEND A SUPPORT
POSITION. YOU MAY CALL THE ROLL,
PELLERIN. HI HALLORAN. I LACKEY
LACKEY NOT VOTING BENNETT. A
SALLY LEE LEE. I LO NÓI BLANCA
RUBIO RUBIO I, BRIAN.
THAT BILL DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH
VOTES TO GET OUT. IT WILL BE ON
CALL. IT NEEDS ONE MORE VOTE AND
WE'LL BE CALLING IN THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. WE DID HAVE TWO BILLS
WE TOOK UP EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE
WERE A SUBCOMMITTEE, AND WE'LL
BRING THOSE UP RIGHT NOW. FIRST
ONE IS SENATOR DODD'S SP 3 TO 8.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A
MOTION BY WAS THAT LUCKY? NO.
NOTION BY LOW I HAVE A SECOND
SECOND BY RUBIO. SO THAT IS A DO
PASS, AND WE REFER TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND,
UM, I AM RECOMMENDING SUPPORT ON
THAT BILL, YOU MAY CALL THE
ROLL. LAUREN SALARY AND I LACKEY
LUCKY NO BENNETT. BENNETT. I
ASALI. LEE. LEE I LO NÓI BLANCA
RUBIO RUBIO I, BRIAN. THAT BILL
IS OUT 51 AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN TO ALLOW MEMBERS DEAD
ON WE HAVE ANOTHER BILL THAT WAS
TAKEN UP EARLIER. IT'S BY
SENATOR GLACIER SP 569. I'M
RECOMMENDING SUPPORT. IS THERE A
MOTION ON THE BILL? MOVED BY LEE
SECOND BY BENNETT. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PELLERIN
PELLERIN. I LACKEY MACKEY. I
BENNETT. BENNETT I S A LI LI LI
I LO LO I BLANCA RUBIO. BLANCA
RUBIO. I BRIAN. THAT BUILDS OUT
6 TO 0. WE HAVE A BILL ON CALL
BY SENATOR MCGUIRE. IT WAS SP
658. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON THAT. BENNETT.
BENNETT I A SALLY BRIAN. THAT
BILL IS OUT 5 TO 0. THANK YOU.
OKAY, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ROLL
CALL TO ALLOW MEMBERS TO ADD ON
THANK YOU.
MR LOW ON SB 7 24. LOW. I.
THANK YOU.
OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND
WAIT AND SEE IF THERE WAS OTHER
MEMBERS TO COME IN AND ADD ON TO
THE BILLS. SO.
WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
ROLL CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE PROCEED
ON ITEM ONE SB 24. BUT EMBURGH
UM MR BRIAN BRIAN. AYE. ON S B.
52 BY DURAZO. MR BRIAN I, BRIAN
AYE. SP 77 BY AMBERG. BRIAN
BRIAN AYE. SP 3 28 BY SENATOR
DODD. BRIAN BRIAN. AYE. SENATE
BILL 4 85 BY SENATOR BECKER.
BRIAN BRIAN. AYE. S P 5 69 BY
SENATOR GLASER, BRIAN. I. A
SPACE 6 32 BY SENATOR CAVALLERO
, YOU'RE ON THERE. SORRY UM, SB
658 BY MAGUIRE RYAN. BRIAN, I.
AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.
REJECT. SO I SAID. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.