CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2554Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 49040 of the Education Code, relating to voter registration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2554, as introduced, Calderon. Voter registration: high school pupils.Existing law requires the Secretary of State to provide every high school with voter registration forms. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature that every eligible high school student receive a meaningful opportunity to apply to register to vote. Existing law requires the last 2 full weeks in April and in September to be known as high school voter weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register to vote pupils and school personnel on high school campuses.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter 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 49040 of the Education Code is amended to read:49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2554Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 14, 2024 An act to amend Section 49040 of the Education Code, relating to voter registration. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2554, as introduced, Calderon. Voter registration: high school pupils.Existing law requires the Secretary of State to provide every high school with voter registration forms. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature that every eligible high school student receive a meaningful opportunity to apply to register to vote. Existing law requires the last 2 full weeks in April and in September to be known as high school voter weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register to vote pupils and school personnel on high school campuses.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2554
Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonFebruary 14, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon
February 14, 2024
An act to amend Section 49040 of the Education Code, relating to voter registration.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2554, as introduced, Calderon. Voter registration: high school pupils.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to provide every high school with voter registration forms. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature that every eligible high school student receive a meaningful opportunity to apply to register to vote. Existing law requires the last 2 full weeks in April and in September to be known as high school voter weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register to vote pupils and school personnel on high school campuses.This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to provide every high school with voter registration forms. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature that every eligible high school student receive a meaningful opportunity to apply to register to vote. Existing law requires the last 2 full weeks in April and in September to be known as high school voter weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official are allowed to register to vote pupils and school personnel on high school campuses.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the latter provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 49040 of the Education Code is amended to read:49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
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 49040 of the Education Code is amended to read:49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
SECTION 1. Section 49040 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.
49040. (a) The last two full weeks in April and the last two full weeks in September shall be known as high school voter education weeks, during which time persons authorized by the county elections official shall be allowed to register students and school personnel on any a high school campus in areas designated by the administrator of the high school, or his or her the administrators designee, which are reasonably accessible to all students.
(b) This section does not preclude a person from registering to vote students and school personnel on a high school campus as is otherwise permitted by the Elections Code.