Alex Padilla, California Secretary of State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 27, 2015
CONTACT: Sam Mahood, (916) 653-6575
New Motor Voter Act Heads to State Senate Floor
SACRAMENTO – Legislation sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to modernize California’s motor voter registration system was approved by the State Senate Appropriations Committee today. AB 1461 is jointly authored by Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), Luis Alejo (D-Salinas), and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento).
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. The proposed law will next be heard by the full State Senate. Continue reading
