AB 2067, as introduced, Harper. Voter registration: California New Motor Voter Program.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver’s licenses and state identification cards to applicants who meet specified criteria and provide the department with the required information. Existing law generally requires an applicant for an original driver’s license or state identification card to submit satisfactory proof to the department that the applicant’s presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
Existing law, the California New Motor Voter Program, requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to electronically provide to the Secretary of State the records of each person who is issued an original or renewal of a driver’s license or state identification card or who provides the department with a change of address, as specified. The person’s motor vehicle records will then constitute a completed affidavit of registration and the person will be registered to vote, unless certain conditions are satisfied.
This bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to electronically provide records of a person to the Secretary of State pursuant to this program only if the person has submitted proof that he or she is a citizen of the United States, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 2263 of the Elections Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles, in consultation
4with the Secretary of State, shall establish a schedule and method
5for the department to electronically provide to the Secretary of
6State the records specified in this section.
7(b) (1) The department shall provide to the Secretary of State,
8in a manner and method to be determined by the department in
9consultation with the Secretary of State, the following information
10associated with each person who submits an application for a
11driver’s license or identification card pursuant to Section 12800,
1212815, or 13000 of the Vehicle Code, or who notifies the
13department of a change of address pursuant to Section 14600 of
14the Vehiclebegin delete Codeend deletebegin insert
Code, if the proof that the person is required to
15submit to prove that his or her presence in the United States is
16authorized under federal law also establishes that the person is a
17citizen of the United Statesend insert:
18(A) Name.
19(B) Date of birth.
20(C) Either or both of the following, as contained in the
21department’s records:
22(i) Residence address.
23(ii) Mailing address.
24(D) Digitized signature, as described in Section 12950.5 of the
25Vehicle Code.
26(E) Telephone number, if available.
27(F) Email address, if available.
28(G) Language preference.
29(H) Political party preference.
30(I) Whether the person chooses to become a permanent vote by
31mail voter.
32(J) Whether the person affirmatively declined to become
33registered to vote during a transaction with the department.
P3 1(K) A notation that the applicant has attested that he or she
2meets all voter eligibility requirements, including United States
3citizenship, specified in Section 2101.
4(L) Other information specified in regulations implementing
5this chapter.
6(2) (A) The department may provide the records described in
7paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State before the Secretary of State
8certifies that all of the conditions set forth in subdivision (e) of
9this section have been satisfied. Records provided pursuant to this
10paragraph shall only be used for the purposes of outreach and
11education to eligible voters conducted by the Secretary of State.
12(B) The Secretary shall provide materials created for purposes
13of outreach and education as described in this paragraph in
14languages other than English, as required by the federal Voting
15Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503).
16(c) The Secretary of State shall not sell, transferbegin insert,end insert or allow any
17third party access to the information acquired from the
Department
18of Motor Vehicles pursuant to this chapter without approval of the
19department, except as permitted by this chapter and Section 2194.
20(d) The department shall not electronically provide records of
21a person who applies for or is issued a driver’s license pursuant to
22Section 12801.9 of the Vehicle Code because he or she is unable
23to submit satisfactory proof that his or her presence in the United
24States is authorized under federal law.
25(e) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall commence
26implementation of this section no later than one year after the
27Secretary of State certifies all of the following:
28(1) The State has a statewide voter registration database that
29complies with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote
30Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.begin delete Sectionend deletebegin insert
Sec.end insert 20901 et seq.).
31(2) The Legislature has appropriated the funds necessary for
32the Secretary of State and the Department of Motor Vehicles to
33implement and maintain the California New Motor Voter Program.
34(3) The regulations required by Section 2270 have been adopted.
35(f) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall not electronically
36provide records pursuant to this section that contain a home address
37designated as confidential pursuant to Section 1808.2, 1808.4, or
381808.6 of the Vehicle Code.
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