California 2009-2010 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 2371 — Secretary of State: voter registration fraud.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law makes the Secretary of State the chief elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to see that state election laws are enforced. Under existing law, if the Secretary of State concludes that the state election laws are not being enforced, the Secretary of State must call the violation to the attention of the district attorney or the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State to acknowledge the receipt of a complaint within a specified amount of time when a person makes a written complaint alleging a violation of the Elections Code to the Secretary of State.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:50 p.m.

  3. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  4. Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4373.)

  5. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  6. From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and to Consent Calendar.

  7. From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).

  8. Referred to Com. on E., R., & C.A.

  9. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  10. Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5160.)

  11. Read second time. To Consent Calendar.

  12. From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).

  13. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. Read second time and amended.

  15. From committee: Amend, do pass as amended, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20).

  16. Re-referred to Com. on E. & R.

  17. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E. & R. Read second time and amended.

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  19. Referred to Com. on E. & R.

  20. Read first time.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  22. Introduced. To print.

Sponsors

  • Anderson · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Anderson

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Consent Calendar 2nd AB2371 Anderson

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31005
Republican 1000
Democratic 2000
Total 34005
% of votes cast 87%0%0%13%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Cedillo — Yea
Runner — Yea
Wyland — Yea
Florez — Not Voting
Oropeza — Not Voting
Pavley — Yea
Romero — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Walters — Yea
Wiggins — Not Voting
Wright — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Hollingsworth — Yea
Huff — Yea
Ducheny — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Liu — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
Negrete — Yea
Ashburn — Yea
Aanestad — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Harman — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Leno — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Cogdill — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Correa — Yea
DeSaulnier — Not Voting
Denham — Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

AB 2371 ANDERSON Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session

Passed 88 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 83002
Democratic 2001
Republican 3000
Total 88003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (91)
Member Party Vote
Carter — Yea
Chesbro — Yea
Conway — Yea
Cook — Yea
Bill — Yea
Tom — Yea
Charles — Yea
De — Yea
La — Yea
Torre — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bass — Yea
Blakeslee — Yea
Coto — Yea
Yamada — Yea
Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Yea
Bonnie — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
V. — Yea
Manuel — Yea
Perez — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Salas — Yea
Saldana — Yea
Audra — Yea
John — Yea
A. — Yea
Perez — Yea
Eng — Yea
Evans — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Garrick — Yea
Hagman — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
Huber — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Knight — Yea
Logue — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Miller — Yea
Monning — Yea
Nestande — Yea
Norby — Not Voting
Ruskin — Yea
Skinner — Not Voting
Smyth — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Tran — Yea
Adams — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Blumenfield — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Brownley — Yea
Buchanan — Yea
Hayashi — Yea
Huffman — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Ma — Yea
Nava — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Silva — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torres — Yea
Villines — Yea
Emmerson — Yea
Feuer — Yea
Davis — Yea
DeVore — Yea
Furutani — Yea
Gilmore — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Not Voting
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Jones, Brian W. Republican Yea
Niello, Roger W. Republican Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass, to Consent Calendar.

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18000
Democratic 1000
Total 19000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (19)
Member Party Vote
Conway — Yea
Fuentes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harkey — Yea
Charles — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
De — Yea
Leon — Yea
Norby — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Torlakson — Yea
Ammiano — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Miller — Yea
Solorio — Yea
Torrico — Yea
Coto — Yea
Davis — Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2371 do?
Existing law makes the Secretary of State the chief elections officer of the state and requires the Secretary of State to see that state election laws are enforced. Under existing law, if the Secretary of State concludes that the state election laws are not being enforced, the Secretary of State must call the violation to the attention of the district attorney or the Attorney General. This bill would require the Secretary of State to acknowledge the receipt of a complaint within a specified amount of time when a person makes a written complaint alleging a violation of the Elections Code to the Secretary of State.
Who sponsors AB 2371?
AB 2371 is sponsored by Anderson.
What is the current status of AB 2371?
This bill died with 2009-2010 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 2371?
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