BILL NUMBER:  AB 1301
  VETOED	DATE: 10/10/2015




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 1301 without my signature.

This bill would establish a state "pre-clearance" system under which
certain political subdivisions are required to obtain approval from
the Secretary of State before implementing policy changes related to
elections.

While I agree that the impairment of key provisions in the federal
Voting Rights Act deserves a national remedy, I am unconvinced that a
California-only pre-clearance system is needed.

Sincerely,



Edmund G. Brown Jr.