Bill Text: CA AB2050 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2050

CA State Legislature page for AB2050

Introduced

Bill Title: Voter registration database: Electronic Registration Information Center

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-01 - In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. [AB2050 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB2050-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2050

Introduced by Assembly Member Pellerin
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Berman, Bryan, Hart, Lee, and Blanca Rubio)

February 01, 2024

An act to add Section 2195 to the Elections Code, relating to voter registration.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2050, as introduced, Pellerin. Voter registration database: Electronic Registration Information Center

Existing law requires the Secretary of State to establish a statewide system to facilitate removal of duplicate or prior voter registrations to facilitate the reporting of election results and voter and candidate information and to otherwise administer and enhance election administration. Existing law also requires that certain voter registration information be provided to, among others, any person for election, scholarly, journalistic, or political purposes, or for governmental purposes, as determined by the Secretary of State.

This bill would allow the Secretary of State to apply for membership with the Electronic Registration Information Center and, if that application is approved, allow the Secretary of State to execute a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center on behalf of the state. The bill would require the Secretary of State to ensure that any confidential information or data provided by another state remains confidential, and would authorize the Secretary of State to transmit confidential information or data pursuant to that agreement. The bill would prohibit the disclosure of any information or data related to citizenship and certain types of driver’s licenses and identification cards, as specified. The bill would also authorize the Secretary of State to adopt regulations necessary to implement these provisions and would require the Secretary of State to receive a certification from the Department of Technology that all proper cybersecurity protections are in place before sending any data or information to the Electronic Registration Information Center.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 2195 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

2195.

(a) The Secretary of State may apply for membership with the Electronic Registration Information Center. If the membership application is approved, the Secretary of State may execute a membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information Center on behalf of the state.

(b) The Secretary of State shall ensure that any confidential information or data provided by another state to the Secretary of State remains confidential while in the Secretary of State’s possession.

(c) Unless otherwise specified in this section, notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7924.000 of the Government Code, paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2194, or any other law, the Secretary of State may provide confidential information or data to persons or organizations pursuant to an agreement entered into under this section.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), no information or data related to any of the following may be disclosed to any person or organization pursuant to an agreement entered into under this section with the state:

(1) Any driver’s license or identification card issued pursuant to Section 12801.9 of the Vehicle Code.

(2) Citizenship.

(e) The Secretary of State may adopt regulations necessary to implement this section, including, but not limited to, regulations establishing procedures necessary to protect the confidential information identified in subdivision (c). The Secretary of State shall consult with the California Privacy Protection Agency on the development of any regulations related to the Electronic Registration Information Center.

(f) Before sending any information or data to the Electronic Registration Information Center, the Secretary of State shall receive a certification from the Department of Technology that all proper cybersecurity protections, as determined by the Department of Technology, are in place to allow the Secretary of State to send, and the Electronic Registration Information Center to receive, the data required by the Electronic Registration Information Center. If the Electronic Registration Information Center changes its data requirements, the Secretary of State shall receive a new certification from the Department of Technology certifying that all proper cybersecurity protections, as determined by the Department of Technology, are in place to allow the Secretary of State to send, and the Electronic Registration Information Center to receive, the data required by the Electronic Registration Information Center.