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                                                                  AB 1768
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1768 (Fong)
          As Amended  May 23, 2014
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |75-0 |(April 24,      |SENATE: |32-0 |(June 26,      |
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           Original Committee Reference:    E. & R.  

           SUMMARY  :  Provides, at the discretion of the elections official,  
          that a candidate for any office whose voter registration  
          information is confidential may withhold his or her residence  
          address on a declaration of candidacy and provides that if a  
          candidate does not state his or her residence address on the  
          declaration of candidacy, the elections official shall verify  
          whether the candidate's address is within the appropriate  
          political subdivision and add the notation "verified" where  
          appropriate on the declaration. 
           
          The Senate amendments  make the provisions of this bill  
          applicable only at the discretion of the elections official.  
           
          EXISTING LAW  : 

          1)Requires a candidate for public office to file a declaration  
            of candidacy that contains, among other things, the residence  
            address of the candidate.  

          2)Provides that a candidate for judicial office is not required  
            to state his or her residence address on a declaration of  
            candidacy.

          3)Requires an elections official to verify whether a candidate's  
            residence address is within the appropriate political  
            subdivision and add a specified notation on the declaration of  
            candidacy if the candidate does not state his or her residence  
            address on the declaration.

          4)Establishes procedures to make a voter's registration  
            information confidential, including a voter's residence  
            address.









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           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None.  This bill is keyed non-fiscal by the  
          Legislative Counsel.

           COMMENTS  :  According to the author, "This measure allows, at the  
          discretion of the elections official, any candidates with  
          confidential voter registration records to omit their residence  
          addresses from the declaration of candidacy for their safety  
          similar to a provision of law that already applies to candidates  
          for judicial office."

          Senate amendments to this bill make its provisions discretionary  
          and thus make the bill non-fiscal.  This bill, as amended in the  
          Senate is consistent with Assembly actions.    


           Analysis Prepared by  :    Lori Barber / E. & R. / (916) 319-2094 


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