BILL NUMBER:  SB 88
  VETOED	DATE: 09/07/2011




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 88 without my signature.

This bill mandates that a phonetic transliteration of a candidate's
alphabet-based name be provided whenever a translation of the
candidate's name into a character-based language is provided on
ballot materials.

Existing law, allows local elections officials to establish
appropriate policies, including providing transliterations and
processing or approving candidate-provided transliterations.  Several
counties have adopted policies to address the concern raised by this
bill, i.e. that candidates are providing names that do not represent
their actual name and history in the particular community.

With California's severe fiscal challenges, restraint must be
exercised with regard to any new state mandates.  I believe this
discretion should remain at the local level where a decision can be
made based on local needs.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.