BILL NUMBER: SB 631	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Walters

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 2101 of the Elections Code, relating to
elections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 631, as introduced, Walters. Voting: felons.
   Existing law provides that a person who is entitled to register to
vote must be 18 years of age and not be incarcerated or on parole
for a felony conviction.
   This bill would also prohibit a convicted felon from voting while
on probation, and would make a voting prohibition a condition of that
imprisonment, parole, or probation.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 2101 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   2101.   (a)    A person entitled to register to
vote shall be a United States citizen, a resident of California, not
in prison or on parole  or probation  for the conviction of
a felony, and at least 18 years of age at the time of the next
election. 
   (b) A prohibition against voting while under correctional
supervision as provided in subdivision (a) shall be a condition of
felony imprisonment, parole, or probation.