Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 679Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 15, 2019 An act to amend Section 2100 2028 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 679, as amended, Gonzalez. Elections: voter registration.Voter qualifications: residence and domicile.Existing law describes the domicile of a person for voting purposes as that place in which the persons habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. Existing law provides that the place where a persons family is domiciled is the persons domicile except as specified. Existing law provides that if a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the former is the persons place of domicile. However, if the person having a family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining and the persons family does not so reside with the person, that other abode is the persons domicile.This bill would clarify that, for purposes of these provisions, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business.Existing law provides for voter registration pursuant to specified provisions and as required upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2028 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business.SECTION 1.Section 2100 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2100.A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 2260), except upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment directing registration to be made. Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 679Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 15, 2019 An act to amend Section 2100 2028 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 679, as amended, Gonzalez. Elections: voter registration.Voter qualifications: residence and domicile.Existing law describes the domicile of a person for voting purposes as that place in which the persons habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. Existing law provides that the place where a persons family is domiciled is the persons domicile except as specified. Existing law provides that if a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the former is the persons place of domicile. However, if the person having a family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining and the persons family does not so reside with the person, that other abode is the persons domicile.This bill would clarify that, for purposes of these provisions, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business.Existing law provides for voter registration pursuant to specified provisions and as required upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 26, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 679 Introduced by Assembly Member GonzalezFebruary 15, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez February 15, 2019 An act to amend Section 2100 2028 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 679, as amended, Gonzalez. Elections: voter registration.Voter qualifications: residence and domicile. Existing law describes the domicile of a person for voting purposes as that place in which the persons habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. Existing law provides that the place where a persons family is domiciled is the persons domicile except as specified. Existing law provides that if a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the former is the persons place of domicile. However, if the person having a family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining and the persons family does not so reside with the person, that other abode is the persons domicile.This bill would clarify that, for purposes of these provisions, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business.Existing law provides for voter registration pursuant to specified provisions and as required upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Existing law describes the domicile of a person for voting purposes as that place in which the persons habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. Existing law provides that the place where a persons family is domiciled is the persons domicile except as specified. Existing law provides that if a person has a family fixed in one place, and the person does business in another place, the former is the persons place of domicile. However, if the person having a family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining and the persons family does not so reside with the person, that other abode is the persons domicile. This bill would clarify that, for purposes of these provisions, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. Existing law provides for voter registration pursuant to specified provisions and as required upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 2028 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business.SECTION 1.Section 2100 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2100.A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 2260), except upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment directing registration to be made. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 2028 of the Elections Code is amended to read:2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. SECTION 1. Section 2028 of the Elections Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. 2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. 2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. 2028. If a person has a family fixed in one place, and he or she the person does business in another place, the former is his or her the persons place of domicile, but any domicile. However, if the person having a family, who family fixed in one place, has taken up an abode in another place with the intention of remaining remaining, and whose the persons family does not so reside with him or her, the person, the person is a domiciliary where he or she the person has so taken up the abode. For purposes of this section, a person may take up an abode at the same place at which the person does business. A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 2260), except upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a superior court judgment directing registration to be made.