Bill Text: CA AB802 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 802 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Voter intimidation: public official: disqualification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-06-29 - In Senate. Held at Desk. [AB802 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB802-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 802

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

February 15, 2017

An act to add Section 18549 to the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 802, as introduced, Low. Voter intimidation: public official: disqualification.

Existing law prohibits certain activities intended to compel a person to vote or dissuade a person from voting. Existing law imposes specified penalties for a person convicted of violating these provisions.

This bill would, in addition to any other penalty, provide that a public official is forever disqualified from holding office in the state if he or she is convicted of a felony for violating the provisions related to voter intimidation, as described above.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 18549 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

18549.

In addition to any other penalty imposed by this article, a public official who is convicted of a felony for violating this article shall forever be disqualified from holding office in this state.