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Political ReformSB 24 (Kopp-I) - Late Filing Contributions
Permits filing officers to impose additional late filing fees when late contribution, late
independent expenditure or late slate mailer payment reports are filed past the deadlines.
Vetoed by the Governor
SB 68 (Hayden-D) - Campaign Statements
Requires, by January 1, 1998, electronic filing of campaign statements by committees
receiving contributions or making expenditures totaling more than $30,000 in a calendar
year, as specified.
(Held under submission in Senate Appropriations Committee)
SB 108 (Kopp-I) - Filing of Campaign Reports
Enacts the Campaign and Government Electronic Disclosure Act of 1996. Requires the
electronic filing of campaign reports by various committees of their disclosure on the
Internet without the residential addresses or personal identification numbers.
(Referred to Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee on a 29.10 rule violation
when it came back from the Assembly and died in the Senate Elections and
Reapportionment Committee)
Similar legislation was SB 1893 (Hayden-D) which failed passage in Senate Elections
and Reapportionment Committee; AB 1026 (McPherson-R) which was sent to interim
study; and AB 2546 (Speier-D) which died in Assembly Appropriations Committee.
SB 524 (Kopp-I) - Lobbying Firms
Expands the definition of "lobbying firm" to create the new category of "indirect
communication firm". Changes the lobbyist employer reporting threshold for grass roots
organizations that would have to file as lobbyist employers.
(Failed passage on the Assembly Floor)
SB 704 (Beverly-R) - Monetary Limitations and Reporting
Amends those provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 relating to various
monetary thresholds which require disclosure of campaign contributions and
expenditures.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
SB 753 (Lockyer-D) - Contribution Limitations
Imposes various limitations on the amount that may be contributed to a candidate for
statewide elective office, as specified.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
SB 754 (Lockyer-D) - Political Reform: Late Contributions
Limits the amount of any contribution or loan to a candidate, or a committee controlled
by a candidate, during the late contribution period in a campaign to no more than $1,000
in total. Excludes contributions of personal funds into one's own campaign. Expands
disclosure requirements concerning preelection campaign statements and other campaign
statements.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
SB 834 (Hayden-D) - Lobbyists
Changes the definition of "lobbyist" to mean any individual who receives $1,000 or more
in economic consideration in a calendar year, or whose principal duties as an employee
are to communicate directly or through his or her agents with any elective state official,
agency official or legislative official, for the purpose of influencing legislative or
administrative action. Exempts employees of local government agencies from the
Political Reform Act acting within the scope of their employment, as specified.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
SB 913 (Polanco-D) - Political Reform Act: Contributions
Amends the definition of contributions in the Political Reform Act of 1974, as specified.
Requires a candidate who is an elected officer to disclose payments made for legislative,
governmental, or charitable purposes, made at the behest of this candidate and must be
reported, as specified.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
SB 1076 (Mountjoy-R) - Political Reform: Foreign Nationals: Contributions
Prohibits foreign governments, foreign nationals and foreign principals from making any
contribution, expenditure or independent expenditure for or against any state or local
initiative or referendum measure.
(Died on Assembly Inactive File)
SB 1617 (Craven-R) - Political Reform Act: Violations
Makes the Political Reform Act's civil and criminal penalties applicable to all individuals
who purposely or through gross negligence cause another person to violate the act or who
aids and abets another person in a violation.
(Failed passage in Senate Criminal Procedure Committee)
SB 1697 (Kopp-I) - Political Reform Act: Judges
Adds candidates for judicial office to the provisions of the Political Reform Act
concerning the prohibition of an acceptance of honoraria and the limitation of gifts. Does
not apply to any person who is a candidate for judicial office on or before December 31,
1996.
Chapter 1056, Statutes of 1996
SB 1841 (Mello-D) - Political Reform Act: Statements
Requires a candidate's statement of intent, bank account information, and economic
interest to be filed with the Secretary of State. Requires copies of these statements be
made available to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
Chapter 898, Statutes of 1996
SB 2057 (Hayden-D) - Members of UC Regents and CSU Trustees
Prohibits a Regent of the University of California or Trustee of
the California State University System from donating, soliciting
or accepting any campaign contribution for any committee
controlled by the Governor, as specified
(Died in Senate Education Committee)
Companion legislation is SCA 32 (Hayden-D) which also died in
Senate Education Committee.
SB 2060 (Johnson-R) - Political Reform: Documents
Requires a candidate's statement of intent and bank account
information, and specified elected officials' statements of economic
interests be filed with the Secretary of State.
Chapter 289, Statutes of 1996
AB 338 (Vasconcellos-D) - Slate Mailers
Requires additional notice on slate mailers¸ including information on how many people
the organization authorizes to select the candidates or ballot measures that are endorsed
and whether these persons are from the organization's general membership, board of
directors, or otherwise.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
AB 1391 (W. Brown-D) - Fair Political Practices Commission
Prohibits the Fair Political Practices Commission from adopting any rule or regulation
that abridges freedom of speech or of the press, as determined by the state or federal
courts in their interpretations of the U.S. Constitution.
(Died on Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2039 (Frusetta-R) - Political Reform Act: Late Filing
Increases the late filing penalty for reports required under the Political Reform Act from
$10 to $100 per day, with the maximum fine not to exceed the cumulative amount stated
in the late statement or $1,000, whichever is greater.
(Failed passage in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
Similar legislation was SB 1700 (Johnson-R) which died in Senate Elections and
Reapportionment Committee.
AB 2271 (Thompson-R) - Political Reform Act: Contributions
Prohibits a candidate running for the Legislature from accepting campaign contributions
during the off-years.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
AB 2381 (Bowen-D) - Political Reform Act: Contributions
Imposes contribution limits and other restrictions on campaign committees and increases
the authority of and funding to the Fair Political Practices Commission.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 2687 (Speier-D) - Political Reform Act: Conflicts of Interest
Extends conflict of interest provisions of the Political Reform Act to statewide elected
officers, members of the Legislature, and members of the State Board of Equalization.
Provides authority for public officials to deposit specified assets into a blind trust and to
avoid reporting these assets and income from the assets on the statement of economic
interest, as specified.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 2746 (Ackerman-R) - Public Officers and Employees: Political
Activities
Prohibits an organization that receives dues or membership fees
paid or reimbursed by a state or local agency from engaging in
certain activities in connection with ballot measures and prohibits
public money from being used to pay dues or membership fees to
an organization that supports or opposes state ballot measures or
candidates.
(Died in Assembly Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
AB 3192 (Escutia-D) - Political Reform Act: Local Government
Officials
Requires local government officials who make an appearance in a public meeting before a
local government agency of another jurisdiction to state on the public record of the
meeting the names of any persons, other than their own government agency, from whom
they have received compensation during the previous 12 months for the purpose of
influencing any decision of the agency before which the meeting is being held.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
AB 3278 (Kaloogian-R) - Political Reform Act: Slate Mailers
Requires a slate mailer organization to include in its statement of organization the legal
business name of the organization if the slate mailer organization is a business entity.
Chapter 892, Statutes of 1996
AB 3279 (Kaloogian-R) - Political Reform Act: Violations
Requires that an action to impose administrative penalties for violations of the Political
Reform Act must be started within 4 years after the date on which the Fair Political
Practice Commission is aware of the violation.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments
Committee)
AB 3429 (Bower-D) - Political Reform Act: Gifts
Revises the definition of gift found in the Political Reform Act by prohibiting public
officials from receiving any gifts except for wedding gifts, gifts from an official or
employee working in a subdivision of the same governmental jurisdiction, and specified
gifts related to travel, all of which would be required to be reported on the official
statement of economic interest if valued at $50 or more.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 3481* (Burton-D) - Political Reform Act: Slate Mailers
Provides that slate mailers which contain any candidate endorsement, as specified,
disclose that the endorsement is not the official position of the party that the mailer
appears to represent.
Chapter 893, Statutes of 1996 Campaign FinancingSB 473 (Maddy-R) - Campaign Contribution Limits
Repeals the campaign finance provisions that were enacted by
Proposition 68 at the June 7, 1988 Primary Election but which
were superseded by Proposition 73 because the latter received
more votes. Changes campaign contribution limits of Proposition
73 from a fiscal-year basis to a per-election basis.
(Died in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
SB 1749 (Johnson-R) - Campaign Contribution Limits
Limits campaign contributions to candidates for elective office in
primary and general elections, and in specified local elections to
$1,000 per election from an individual, $2,500 per election from a
political committee, and $5,000 per election from a political party
or broad-based political committee. Limits transfers of campaign
funds and places limits of contributions to political committees
and parties.
(Died in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
AB 1814 (Bowen-D) - Campaign Finance Reform
Enacts the Campaign Finance Report Act of 1995, which imposes
limitations on contributions to candidates for elective office, as
specified; and sets up a Legislative Election Fund to which
taxpayers can designate part of their tax liability.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment & Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
Similar legislation was AB 1816 (Bowen-D), which failed passage
in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment & Constitutional
Amendments Committee; AB 2381 (Bowen-D) which failed in
Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee; AB 2871 (Vasconcellos-D) which failed
passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee; and AB 2694 (Cortese-
RFM) which failed in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee.
NOTE: There are 2 ballot propositions at the 1996 November
election. Proposition 208 proposes contribution limitations and
voluntary expenditure ceilings for candidates, in state, local and
legislative elections. It does not affect federal elections.
Proposition 212 proposes contribution limits, mandatory
spending, ceilings and other restrictions on state, legislative and
local elections. Does not affect federal elections.ElectionsSB 183 (Kopp-I) - Elections: Judicial Endorsements
Prohibits a justice of a court of appeal from endorsing a candidate
for the office of judge of a superior court if the superior court is
within the appellate district in which the justice of the court of
appeal serves.
(Died on Assembly Floor)
SB 244 (Hurtt-R) - Payments for Voting
Makes it a felony offense to receive or induce another person to
receive any money, gift, loan, office, employment or other valuable
consideration for voting.
(Died in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
SB 279 (Lewis-R) - Statewide Ballot Measures
Prohibits public officials at both state and local levels from
expending public funds to bring legal actions to prevent statewide
ballot measures from being placed on the ballot or from being
implemented after being approved by the voters. Excludes
members and employees of the Legislature.
(Died in Senate Rules Committee)
Similar legislation is ACA 24 (Baldwin-R) which died in Assembly
Local Government Committee, AB 5 (Boland-R) which died in
Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee, and AB 52
(Johnson-R) which failed passage in Senate Elections and
Reapportionment Committee.
SB 394* (Polanco-D) - Democratic Presidential Delegates
Specifies changes in the procedures for selection of Democratic
delegates to conform with the early March 1996 presidential
primary election.
(Died on Assembly Floor)
SB 986 (Polanco-D) - Elections: Candidate Statements
Allows candidates for statewide office to include a candidate's
statement and photograph in the state ballot pamphlet.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
SB 1094 (Kopp-I) - Voter Registration
Requires an elector who registers to vote in person at the office of
the county elections official to display a valid form of
identification as defined to mean a form of identification as set
forth in a regulation adopted by the Secretary of State, and
including a valid California driver's license or a valid California
identification card. Requires the affidavit of registration card to
indicate that the furnishing of a telephone number is optional.
(Died in Conference Committee)
A similar bill, SB 752 (Kopp-I), without the telephone language,
failed passage on the Senate Floor.
SB 1200* (Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee) -
Elections
Makes additional conforming and non-administrative changes to
provisions of the Elections Code which began in 1994 with the
reorganization of the Elections Code. Makes other changes in the
law concerning the conduct of elections.
(In Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
SB 1251* (Mountjoy-R) - Electioneering
Prohibits persons from electioneering within 100 feet of an
election official's office at any time a voter may be casting a ballot.
(Motion to recommend concurrence in Assembly amendments
refused adoption in Senate Elections and Reapportionment
Committee)
SB 1313 (Mountjoy-R) - Voters' Residency Confirmation
Sets up a procedure to confirm election residency confirmation.
Chapter 5, Statutes of 1996
SB 1511 (Mountjoy-R) - Elections: Voting Identification
Requires a voter to present proof of his or her identity and
residency to a member of the precinct board before receiving a
ballot. Specifies the documents that may be used for this purpose
and allows any other form of identification that the Secretary of
State determines to be appropriate. Permits a voter who is
unable to present proof of identity or residency to cast a
provisional ballot.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
SB 1668 (Polanco-D) - Recall Election
Requires recall petitions to contain specified information in
addition to what they contain now. Permits any voter of the
jurisdiction of the officer sought to be recalled to seek a writ of
mandate requiring that the estimated cost to the jurisdiction of
the recall election provided by the elections official or officials
pursuant to this bill be revised.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
SB 1799 (Mountjoy-R) - Nomination Papers: Signatures
Specifies that the existing provisions of statute pertaining to the
number of registered voters required to sign nomination papers
for various offices are mandatory, not directory, and that no
nomination paper is to be deemed sufficient that does not comply.
Chapter 307, Statutes of 1996
SB 1852 (Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee) -
Ballot Card Stubs
Revises the instructional statement contained on ballot card stubs
to read, "This ballot stub shall be removed and retained by the
voter."
Chapter 118, Statutes of 1996
SB 1853 (Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee) -
Election Documents: Recall Petitions
Makes various changes to the recall procedures which update,
modify, and delete certain Election Code sections.
Chapter 714, Statutes of 1996
SB 1854 (Hayden-D) - Elections: Los Angeles Judges
Allows candidates for judges of the superior or municipal courts in
Los Angeles County to have their candidate's statements and
rebuttals to other candidate's statements printed and distributed
by the county elections official free of charge, if that candidate
agrees neither to seek, nor pay for, his or her endorsement or
inclusion in a state mailer. Imposes contribution limits for these
judges.
(Sent to interim study)
SCA 9 (Leonard-R) - Initiatives: Identified Revenue Source
Requires initiative measures to identify a source of revenue to
fund any costs that would be incurred by state or local
governments in implementing the initiative measure.
(Died in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
SCA 18 (Lewis-R) - Ballot Measures
Prohibits ballot measures from conditioning their application in a
political subdivision based on the votes cast in the jurisdiction.
Resolution Chapter 34, Statutes of 1996
SCA 22 (Costa-D) - Initiatives: Legislative Review
Prescribes procedures for the Legislature to hear, amend and
adopt initiatives which have qualified for the ballot. Provides for
removal from the ballot of initiatives which do not require voter
approval, if the Legislature enacts the provisions of the initiative,
as specified.
(Died on Senate Inactive File)
AB 10 (Hoge-R) - Voting: Proof of Citizenship
Sets up standards relative to persons showing proof of citizenship
before registering to vote or being provided a ballot.
(Died in Senate Elections and Reapportionment Committee)
AB 297 (Knight-R) - Voter Registration
Provides that a voter registration notification card is to be valid
only to indicate that a person is a registered voter and not valid
for any other purpose or to establish residence to determine
eligibility for aid programs.
(Failed passage in Senate Elections and Reapportionment
Committee)
Similar legislation was AB 409 (Battin-R) which failed passage in
Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
AB 500 (Bowen-D) - Voting: Residency Confirmation
Sets up new procedures for election residency confirmation.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
Similar legislation is AB 672 (K. Murray-D) which died in
Assembly Transportation Committee.
AB 544 (Vasconcellos-D) - Elections: Campaign Reform
Creates a Commission on Campaign Decency, which would be
responsible for formulating a Decent Campaign Pledge that
candidates for legislative office could voluntarily sign under
penalty of perjury, as specified.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 677 (Conroy-R) - Elections: Registration
Adds being on probation for a felony to the criteria used by county
election officials to cancel an individual's voter registration.
(Died in Senate Appropriations Committee)
A companion measure, ACA 43 (Conroy-R), failed passage on the
Senate Floor.
AB 680* (Mazzoni-D) - Ballot Pamphlet: Submittal of Measures
Provides for submittal of AB 1168, the Public Education Facilities
Bond Act of 1996 to the voters at the 1996 Primary Election and
amends the Seismic Retrofit Bond Act of 1996 to reword the title
that will appear on the primary ballot concerning the bond.
Chapter 2, Statutes of 1996
AB 1700 (McPherson-R) - Elections
Makes a number of technical changes to existing sections of the
Elections Code, including a requirement that all filing fees and
declarations of intention to become a candidate for a political
party's nomination for an office be immediately forwarded to the
Secretary of State.
Chapter 724, Statutes of 1996
AB 1703 (McPherson-R) - Elections: Procedures
Recodifies portions of the Elections Code dealing with various
types of local elections. Makes the Election Code consistent,
eliminates redundancies, increases precinct sizes, and clarifies
code sections. Notification dates for the Secretary of State are
changed.
Chapter 725, Statutes of 1996
AB 1709 (McPherson-R) - Special Election Costs
Reinstates effective January 1, 1997 the requirements that
expenses incurred for conducting elections proclaimed by the
Governor to fill vacancies in the Office of Senator or Member of
the Assembly, or U.S. Senator or Representative be paid by the
state until January 1, 2000.
Chapter 102, Statutes of 1996
A similar bill was SB 1699* (Johnson-R) which died on the Senate
Inactive File.
AB 1714 (McPherson-R) - Voter Registration
Makes the necessary changes in the Elections Code to comply
with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and federal court
decisions regarding its implementation.
Chapter 1123, Statutes of 1996
AB 1856 (McPherson-R) - Elections: Student Poll Workers
Allows election officials to appoint no more than 2 students to any
precinct board, as specified. Prohibits a student so appointed
from tallying votes.
Chapter 337, Statutes of 1996
A similar bill was AB 1492 (Gallegos-D) which failed passage in
Assembly Appropriations Committee.
AB 1872 (Gallegos-D) - Elections: Precinct Boards
Reduces the minimum number of clerks for a precinct board to 1.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 1873 (Gallegos-D) - Elections: Consolidated Precincts
Limits the size of consolidated precincts in a special election for a
legislative or congressional office to 650 voters.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 1874 (Gallegos-D) - Elections: Absent Voter Ballots
Expands the list of designated persons who can return an ill or
physically disabled voter's absentee ballot to include a member of
a registered campaign committee.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 1875* (Gallegos-D) - Presidential Primary: Presidential
Electors
Makes necessary changes to implement the Democratic Party
plan for electing party delegates to the 1996 national convention.
Repeals the law providing per diem for each presidential elector.
(Died on Assembly Inactive File)
AB 1936 (Rainey-R) - Elections: Judicial Candidates
Requires the Secretary of State's Office to expand the explanation
of the terms of office for justices of the Supreme Court and courts
of appeal in the ballot pamphlet. Requires county elections
officials to modify slightly the heading which appears on the
ballot for justices.
Chapter 218, Statutes of 1996
AB 1998 (Knight-R) - Voting Materials: English Only
Prohibits the printing of voting material in non-English
languages, as specified.
(Died on Assembly Inactive File)
AB 2018 (K. Murray-D) - Absent Voter Ballot
Permits an election official to deliver an absent voter's ballot to
any authorized representative of the applicant, as specified.
Permits an absent voter to allow a representative to return the
ballot to the election official or to a polling place. Allows any
voter to obtain permanent voter status.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
AB 2275 (Thompson-R) - Candidates' Statements
Makes submittal of candidates' statements mandatory.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
AB 2283 (Kuehl-D) - Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Adds to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices a pledge by a
candidate not to use or permit any appeal to negative prejudice
based on sexual orientation.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
AB 2767 (Poochigian-R) - School District Elections
Requires the sample ballot to contain a statement advising the
voters that when a school district bond is being sold and issued for
a project which is contingent on the approval of state matching
funds, approval of the measure does not guarantee the proposed
projects will be funded beyond the local revenues generated by the
bond measure.
Chapter 548, Statutes of 1996
AB 2782 (Machado-D) - Elections: Government Expenses
Reimburses counties for costs incurred by the conduct of certain
recall and special elections and reimburses the campaign
expenses incurred by state officers who have not been recalled.
(Died on Assembly Inactive File)
A similar bill was AB 58XX (Gallegos-D) which died in Assembly
Rules Committee.
AB 2872 (Vasconcellos-D) - Direct Primary Election
Changes the date of the primary for statewide and legislative
office to September.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
AB 3092 (Gallegos-D) - Elections: Ballots
Allows county elections' officials to vary the order of ballot
measures submitted to voters. Requires state measures to always
precede local measures. Shortens the numbering cycle of state
ballot measures from 20 to 10 years.
Chapter 58, Statutes of 1996
AB 3163 (Campbell-D) - Education: Direct Democracy Act
Requires that high school social science coursework include
instruction in the initiative, referendum, and recall processes.
(Died in Assembly Appropriations Committee)
AB 3343* (Brulte-R) - Elections: Telephone Advocacy
Prohibits candidates and campaign committees from hiring
telemarketers unless these telemarketers disclose their identity
during the phone call, as specified.
(Died on Senate Inactive File)
AB 3448 (Ducheny-D) - Elections: Student Voting Rights
Enacts the Student Voting Rights Act of 1996 which requests the
governing boards of the public colleges to direct the appropriate
officials at their campuses to include voter registration forms in
specified materials distributed to students.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
AB 3504* (Burton-D) - Elections: Ballot Format
Requires ballots to be printed to avoid unnecessary spacing or
gaps in the sequence in which each category of office is listed on
the ballot. Sets forth formation rules to apply if it is necessary to
leave spaces on the ballot. Places SCA 4 and SCA 18 on the
November 1996 General Election Ballot.
Chapter 333, Statutes of 1996
ACA 23 (Speier-D) - Elections: Voting Age
Lowers the voting age from 18 to 14.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
ACA 37 (Machado-D) - Elective State and County Officers
Prohibits an elective state or county officer, during the term to
which he or she is elected or appointed, from being a candidate for
or holding a different elective office, as specified.
(Failed passage in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and
Constitutional Amendments Committee)
ACA 41 (Caldera-D) - Initiatives
Provides for a supermajority vote relative to initiatives.
(Died in Assembly Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional
Amendments Committee)
ACA 49 (Isenberg-D) - Governor and Lt. Governor: Joint
Elections
Requires the Governor and Lt. Governor to be of the same
political party. Provides for joint elections in the General Election
of the Gubernatorial and Lt. Gubernatorial candidate of the same
party.
(Failed passage on Senate Floor)
Similar legislation was SCA 12 (Greene-D) which died in Senate
Rules Committee and SCA 39 (Killea-I) which died in Conference.
HR 18 (Bowler-R) - Recall Costs: Assembly Races
Specifies that reimbursement of Assembly recall elections to
counties comes from the Assembly Operating Fund.
(Died in Assembly Rules Committee)