BILL ANALYSIS �
SB 44
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SENATE THIRD READING
SB 44 (Yee)
As Introduced December 12, 2012
Majority vote
SENATE VOTE :25-8
ELECTIONS 5-1 APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Fong, Bocanegra, Bonta, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bocanegra, |
| |Hall, Perea | |Bradford, |
| | | |Ian Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Eggman, Gomez, Hall, |
| | | |Holden, Pan Quirk, Weber |
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|Nays:|Donnelly |Nays:|Harkey, Bigelow, |
| | | |Donnelly, Linder, Wagner |
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SUMMARY : Requires each Internet Web site maintained by the
state to include a hyperlink on the site's homepage to the
online voter registration page of the Internet Web site of the
Secretary of State (SOS).
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee minor absorbable one-time costs for every agency to
add the hyperlink to its homepage.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "SB 44 will increase
opportunities for Californians to register or re-register to
vote and increase voter participation. Having a voter
registration link on every state website will promote the
system, and provide access to anyone seeking information or
services from the state, especially to some who might otherwise
be unaware of the online option."
SB 397 (Yee), Chapter 561, Statutes of 2011, authorized the SOS,
in conjunction with the California Department of Motor Vehicles,
to implement online voter registration prior to the completion
of a new statewide voter registration database.
AB 1357 (Swanson), Chapter 192, Statutes of 2011, requires the
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SOS, in consultation with county election officials, to design
and make an affidavit of registration available on the SOS's
Internet Web site, among other provisions.
Analysis Prepared by : Lori Barber / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094
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