BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



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          Date of Hearing:  April 29, 2015


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                                 Jimmy Gomez, Chair


          AB  
          1148 (Beth Gaines) - As Introduced February 27, 2015


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          Urgency:  No  State Mandated Local Program:  YesReimbursable:   
          Yes


          SUMMARY:


          This bill requires Republican county central committee members  
          in Placer County to be elected by supervisorial district, and  
          provides for seven members to be elected from each district.








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          FISCAL EFFECT:


          Negligible fiscal impact, as the bill is consistent with current  
          practice in the County.


          COMMENTS:


          Purpose. According to the author, "AB 1148 is needed to update  
          the Elections Code to conform to the current method of electing  
          members to the Placer County Republican Central Committee.  This  
          method was approved by the Placer County Registrar of Voters and  
          the Placer County Counsel in 2012. It was utilized in the last  
          Central Committee elections in 2012 and the members elected at  
          that time are currently serving their four-year terms. This bill  
          was unanimously endorsed by the current Central Committee in  
          2015 and the concept was also approved unanimously by the former  
          Central Committee in 2012.  Furthermore, this bill (and the  
          current election method that this bill would codify) conforms to  
          the explicit language of the Placer County Republican Party  
          Bylaws.


          According to the Assembly Committee on Election and  
          Redistricting analysis of the bill, "In light of the  
          constitutionally protected rights of political parties, the  
          Legislature frequently has changed provisions of the Elections  
          Code at the request of political parties to reflect those  
          parties' desired methods of electing members to party central  
          committees."


          Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081









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