AB 1446, as introduced, Mullin. Designation of voter registration agencies.
Existing law, the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993, requires each state to establish procedures to register voters by application in person at certain federal, state, local, or nongovernmental agencies designated by the state as voter registration agencies. Existing state law establishes procedures to register voters in accordance with the federal act and requires voter registration agencies to perform specified tasks related to voter registration. Existing state law provides that a voter registration agency includes a department, division, or office of state or local government, or a program supported by state funds, that is designated by executive order of the Governor or pursuant to the federal act.
This bill would specifically authorize the Secretary of State to designate voter registration agencies pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 2402 of the Elections Code is amended
2to read:
(a) The Secretary of State is the chief state elections
4official responsible for coordination of the state’s responsibilities
5under the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42
6U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg et seq.).
7(b) The Secretary of State shall adopt such regulations as are
8necessary to implement this chapter and the federal National Voter
9Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg et seq.).
10(c) The Secretary of State may designate voter registration
11agencies pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act
12of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg et seq.).
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