California Assembly Bill AB742 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 742AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 12, 2009 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 2009 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Saldana FEBRUARY 26, 2009 An act to amend Section 2212 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 742, as amended, Saldana. Elections: felony conviction statements. Under existing law, the county elections official is required to cancel the voter registration of a person who is presently imprisoned or on parole for conviction of a felony. The clerk of the superior court of each county, on the basis of the records of the court, is required to furnish to the chief elections official of the county a statement showing the names, addresses, and dates of birth of all persons who have been convicted of a felony since the clerk's last report. The elections official is then required to cancel the affidavits of registration of those persons who are currently imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony. This bill would specify that the court clerk's statement must include only those convicted felons who have been sentenced to prison  and would also specify that the county elections official cancel the affidavit of registration of a person imprisoned or on parole for a felony conviction whose name, address, and date of birth are the same as reported on the court clerk's statement  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2212 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 2212. The clerk of the superior court of each county, on the basis of the records of the court, shall furnish to the chief elections official of the county, not less frequently than the first day of April and the first day of September of each year, a statement showing the name, address, and date of birth of each person who has been convicted of a felony and sentenced to state prison since the clerk's last report. The elections official shall, during the first week of April and the first week of September in each year, cancel the affidavit of registration of each person who is currently imprisoned or on parole for the conviction of a felony  whose name, address, and date of birth is the same as reported on the court clerk's statement  . The clerk shall certify the statement under the seal of the court.