California Assembly Bill AB1143 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1143AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 5, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Hadley FEBRUARY 27, 2015 An act to add Section 2403.5 to the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1143, as amended, Hadley. Elections: Voter Registration Agencies. Existing law, the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993, requires each state to designate as voter registration agencies all offices in the state that provide public assistance or that provide state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities. Existing state law implements the provisions of the federal act and defines voter registration agency to include a department, division, or office of state or local government, or a program supported by state funds, that is designated as a voter registration agency by executive order of the Governor or pursuant to the federal act. In Executive Order W-98-94, this state designated the Franchise Tax Board, among other agencies, as a voter registration agency. Existing law requires voter registration agencies to provide a voter registration card to an applicant for service or assistance, and with each recertification, renewal or change of address form relating to the service or assistance, among other requirements. This bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to also  send a voter registration card to a   notify an individual  taxpayer whose annual income tax return indicates a change of address from the prior year  that he or she may register to vote  or update his or her voter registration information through an online voter registration system  . Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 2403.5 is added to the Elections Code, to read: 2403.5.  (a) For purposes of this section, an "individual taxpayer" does not include a taxpayer who is a fiduciary, estate, or trust.  (b)    In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 2403, the Franchise Tax Board shall provide a  voter registration   notification  card  ,   as described in subdivision (c),  to  a   an   individual  taxpayer whose annual  personal  income tax return indicates a change of address from the prior year.  (c) The notification card required by this section shall inform the taxpayer that he or she may do either of the following through the online voter registration page of the Internet Web site of the Secretary of State:   (1) Register to vote.   (2) Update his or her voter registration information.