BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 1461 (Gonzalez) - Voter registration.
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|Version: June 23, 2015 |Policy Vote: E. & C.A. 3 - 1, |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: No |
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|Hearing Date: August 27, 2015 |Consultant: Robert Ingenito |
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*********** ANALYSIS ADDENDUM - SUSPENSE FILE ***********
The following information is revised to reflect amendments
adopted by the committee on August 27, 2015
Bill
Summary: AB 1461 would provide that every person who (1) has a
driver's license or state identification card, and (2) can be
identified as eligible to register to vote would be
automatically registered to vote, unless that person opts out,
as specified.
Fiscal
Impact: This bill would have the following fiscal impacts:
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) estimates costs
of approximately $640,000 in 2015-16 and $730,000 annually
thereafter related to programming, driver's license form
modifications, and increased talk-time in field offices.
The Secretary of State's Office (SOS) estimates that up
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to 1.95 million State Voter Information Guides would be
mailed to newly registered voters, at a cost of $891,000
per election.
Voter notification cards would be sent to additional new
or re-registered voters by the counties subject to state
reimbursement, at a cost in the hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
A reduction in the 9.2 million DMV-printed registration
forms, resulting in a potential annual savings of up to
$368,000.
A reduction in DMV's mailing 1.7 million of completed
registration forms to counties, resulting in a potential
savings of up to $816,000.
Author
Amendments: Clarify the roles of the DMV and SOS with respect to
program implementation and responsibility, and specify that the
look back registration period will extend only to January 1,
2015.
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