BILL NUMBER: SB 448	CHAPTERED  09/17/03

	CHAPTER  412
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 17, 2003
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
	PASSED THE SENATE  JUNE 5, 2003

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Poochigian

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2003

   An act to add Section 19584 to the Revenue and Taxation Code,
relating to voter registration.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 448, Poochigian.  Voter registration.
   Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that voter
registration be maintained at the highest possible level.
   This bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to include a voter
registration card with the Personal Income Tax return forms mailed
annually to California taxpayers.


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


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The health and vitality of a democracy depends on the "consent
of the governed" and this consent is expressed, in part, through
registering to vote and voting.
   (b) The historical decline of participation in elections is a
serious public policy issue which, unless reversed, threatens to
undermine this consent.
   (c) The state should make significant efforts to provide every
eligible citizen a simple and convenient opportunity to register to
vote.
  SEC. 2.  Section 19584 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code,
to read:
   19584.  The Franchise Tax Board shall include a voter registration
card with the Personal Income Tax filing forms that are mailed
annually to California taxpayers.