PROP
17

RESTORES RIGHT TO VOTE AFTER COMPLETION OF PRISON TERM. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

 

OFFICIAL TITLE AND SUMMARY

PREPARED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

  • Amends state constitution to restore voting rights to persons who have been disqualified from voting while serving a prison term as soon as they complete their prison term.

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S ESTIMATE OF NET STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FISCAL IMPACT:

  • Increased annual county costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars statewide, for voter registration and ballot materials.
  • Increased one-time state costs, likely in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to update voter registration cards and systems.

FINAL VOTES CAST BY THE LEGISLATURE ON ACA 6 (PROPOSITION 17)
(RESOLUTION CHAPTER 24, STATUTES OF 2020)

Senate: Ayes 28 Noes 9
Assembly: Ayes 54 Noes 19