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AB 698 California Assembly · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Elections: initiative and referendum petitions: signature verification.

Summary
Existing law sets forth procedures for the verification of signatures on initiative and referendum petitions by elections officials. This bill would prohibit the invalidation of a signature on an initiative or referendum petition because of a variation of the signature caused by the substitution of initials for the first or middle name, or both, of the person signing the petition.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Assembly Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 19, 2019 Signed Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 17, 2019 · Assembly May 9, 2019

How they voted

37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 17, 2019
D Democratic28
28 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican9
9 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jun 26, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 17, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1605.).
upper
Jun 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 4).
upper
May 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & C.A.
upper
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 1587.)
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 1).
lower
Feb 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Com. on E. & R.
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
CA
33