FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 14, 2015
Contact: Sam Mahood, (916) 653-6575
New Motor Voter Act Approved by State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee
SACRAMENTO – Legislation sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to modernize California’s motor voter registration system was approved by the State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee today.
The California New Motor Voter Act, AB 1461, would register every eligible citizen who goes to a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office to get a driver’s license or renew one, potentially adding millions of new registered voters to California’s voter rolls. AB 1461 is jointly authored by Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento). The proposed law will now be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Continue reading