Attorney General No.
17-0023
Secretary of State No.
1819
Description
Eliminates existing restrictions on preregistering to vote, registering to vote, and voting by persons while they are in prison or on parole for the conviction of a felony. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: State prison costs of up to $1 million annually to register and provide ballots to prisoners. County election costs of a few hundred thousand dollars annually to register and provide ballots to prisoners and parolees.
Proponents
Taina Vargas-Edmond (510) 969-0375
Date
10-27-2017
Document Type
Article
Qualified
Failed to Qualify
Recommended Citation
Eliminates Restrictions on Voting by Felons in Prison or on Parole. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. California Initiative 1819 (2017).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2096