AB 459 California Assembly · 2011-2012 Regular Session

Electoral college: interstate compact.

Summary

Existing law provides for statewide election of a slate of electors to vote in the electoral college for President and Vice President of the United States. Under existing law, each political party selects its slate of presidential electors in accordance with statutory procedures that differ by party. This bill would ratify a specified interstate compact that requires the chief election official of each signatory state to appoint the slate of presidential electors that was nominated in association with the presidential ticket that received the largest national popular vote total. This compact would only become effective if states cumulatively possessing a majority of the total electoral votes have ratified the compact.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2011

Committee Review

Jul 2011

Assembly Passage

May 2011

Senate Passage

Jul 2011

Signed into Law

Aug 2011

Introduced Feb 15, 2011 Signed Aug 8, 2011

Floor votes · Assembly May 19, 2011

How they voted

43–20

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 70

May 19, 2011

D Democratic44

39 Yea 5

88% Yea

R Republican26

4 Yea 20 Nay 2

76% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 8, 2011

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor.

legislature

Jul 14, 2011

Lower · Passed

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 15. Page 2340.).

lower

Jul 14, 2011

Introduced

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 12 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

lower

Jun 27, 2011

Upper · Passed

From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

upper

Jun 8, 2011

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2.) (June 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

upper

Jun 6, 2011

Upper · Passed

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

upper

Jun 2, 2011

Committee

Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.

upper

May 19, 2011

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (43-20-7)

assembly

May 5, 2011

Lower · Passed

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (May 4).

lower

Apr 14, 2011

Committee

Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 13, 2011

Committee

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

lower

Apr 4, 2011

Committee

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

lower

Mar 31, 2011

Committee

Referred to Com. on E. & R.

lower

Feb 16, 2011

Lower · Passed

From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors