BILL NUMBER: AB 1308INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hagman FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 2101 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1308, as introduced, Hagman. Elections: registration. Existing law specifies the qualifications for registration as a voter and excludes from eligibility a person in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony. Under existing law, a person who willfully allows himself or herself, or another person, to register as a voter knowing that the registration qualifications are not met, is guilty of a crime. This bill would additionally make a person on probation for the conviction of a felony not eligible to register to vote, and would provide that a prohibition against voting is a condition of imprisonment, parole, or probation for conviction of a felony. Because the bill would create new crimes, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: yes. 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 imprisoned for, or on parole or probation for, the conviction of a felony shall be a condition of that imprisonment, parole, or probation. SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.