BILL ANALYSIS �
AB 2410
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2410 (Fuentes)
As Amended May 8, 2012
Majority vote
ELECTIONS 7-0
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|Ayes:|Fong, Donnelly, Bonilla, | | |
| |Hall, Logue, Mendoza, | | |
| |Swanson | | |
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SUMMARY : Prohibits a person from running for elected office if
that person has been convicted of a felony involving certain
factors in the last 20 years, as specified. Specifically, this
bill :
1)Provides a person is not considered a candidate for, and not
eligible to be elected to, any elective office in the state if
the election occurs within 20 years of the date upon which the
person completes a sentence, including probation, for
conviction of a felony that involved accepting or giving, or
offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money,
extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to
commit any of those crimes.
2)Provides, for purposes of this bill, that "conviction of a
felony" includes a conviction of a felony in this state and a
conviction under the laws of any other state, the United
States, or any foreign government or country of a crime that,
if committed in this state, would be a felony, and for which a
person has not received a pardon from the Governor of this
state, the governor or other officer authorized to grant
pardons in another state, the President of the United States,
or the officer of the foreign government or country authorized
to grant pardons in that foreign jurisdiction.
EXISTING LAW provides that a person who is convicted of certain
crimes, including bribery, perjury, forgery, malfeasance in
office, or other high crimes, is disqualified from holding
public office in this state.
AB 2410
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FISCAL EFFECT : Unknown. This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the
Legislative Counsel.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "AB 2410 (Fuentes) would
ban ex-felons who were convicted of a felony that violates the
public trust from running for public office for 20 years. The
intent of this bill is to create accountability and ensure that
those seeking to represent Californians have proven to uphold
the public's trust in more ways than just serving time and
probation."
Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion
of this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Nichole Becker / E. & R. / (916)
319-2094
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