BILL NUMBER: AB 692	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 3, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 3, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 11, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JULY 2, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 29, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 19, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Gonzalez and V. Manuel Pérez
   (Principal coauthor: Senator De León)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to submit an advisory question to the voters relating to
immigration reform, calling an election, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 692, as amended, Gonzalez. Immigration reform: advisory
election.
   This bill would call a special election to be consolidated with
the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. The bill would
require the Secretary of State to submit to the voters at the
November 4, 2014, consolidated election an advisory question asking
whether the Congress of the United States should immediately reform
our immigration laws and pass comprehensive immigration reform that
includes a path to citizenship for immigrants meeting certain
requirements, as specified, and whether the President of the United
States should halt deportations of  parents whose children
were born in the United States   those immigrants 
until that new immigration law is passed. The bill would require the
Secretary of State to communicate the results of this election to the
Congress of the United States.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an act calling an election.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The United States of America was founded on principles of
freedom and opportunity, and on the tenet that all men and women are
created equal.
   (b) The nation's history has been indelibly shaped by waves of
immigration.
   (c) The current immigration system in the United States is
antiquated, riddled with inefficiencies, and incapable of meeting the
challenges of the 21st century and our changing economy.
   (d) Immigrants are a major engine for the state's economic growth.
Approximately 1 in 10 workers in California is an undocumented
immigrant, totaling 1.85 million workers. Immigrants are vital for
California's industries, including technology, agriculture,
hospitality, and services.
   (e) The undocumented immigrant population in the United States is
currently 11.7 million and is expected to continue growing in the
absence of immigration and regulatory reform.
   (f) Almost one-quarter (23 percent) of the nation's undocumented
immigrants reside in California.
   (g) Thousands of families have been separated because of the
enforcement of immigration laws that do not recognize the
complexities of mixed-status families. Each year, more than 350,000
immigrants face deportation proceedings.
   (h) Nearly one-half of undocumented immigrants in the United
States are parents of minor children, and 77 percent of these
children are United States citizens.
   (i) Since 1998, about 600,000 children who are United States
citizens have had a parent detained or deported. Currently, there are
at least 5,100 children in the child welfare system because their
parents are under immigration custody or have been deported. This
number is expected to rise to 15,000 in the next five years.
  SEC. 2.  A special election is hereby called to be held throughout
the state on November 4, 2014. The special election shall be
consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on that
date. The consolidated election shall be held and conducted in all
respects as if there were only one election and only one form of
ballot shall be used.
  SEC. 3.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 9040 of the Elections Code,
the Secretary of State shall submit the following advisory question
to the voters at the November 4, 2014, consolidated election:
   "Shall the Congress of the United States reform our immigration
laws and immediately pass comprehensive immigration reform that
includes a path to citizenship  to   for 
those immigrants who learn English, pass a background check, and pay
back taxes, and shall the President of the United States  , 
 in order to stop separating families and disrupting
communities,  halt the  deportations of noncriminal
mothers and fathers whose children were born in the United States,
which separate families,   deportation of those
immigrants  until that new immigration law is passed?"
   (b) Upon certification of the election, the Secretary of State
shall communicate to the Congress of the United States the results of
the election asking the question set forth in subdivision (a).
   (c) The provisions of the Elections Code that apply to the
preparation of ballot measures and ballot materials at a statewide
election apply to the measure submitted pursuant to this section.
  SEC. 4.   This act calls an election within the meaning of Article
IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.