Governor signs California New Motor Voter Act

SACRAMENTO – Saturday Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 1461 , also known as the California New Motor Voter Act to automatically register driver’s license and identification applicants at the Department of Motor Vehicles who are eligible to vote. The California New Motor Voter Act will register every voting-eligible resident who applies for or renews a driver’s license…

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Assemblymembers in Sacramento mark National Voter Registration Day by calling On Gov. Brown to sign the California New Motor Voter Act

SACRAMENTO – California State Assemblymembers Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) observed today’s National Voter Registration Day celebration by calling on Gov. Jerry Brown to sign into law the California New Motor Voter Act that was passed by legislators earlier this month. The Act, known as Assembly Bill AB 1461, would expand voter registration…

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California new Motor Voter Act heads to governor

SACRAMENTO – Assembly Bill 1461, also known as the California New Motor Voter Act, was approved today by the California Assembly on a 44-21 concurrence vote. The bill will now be sent to the Governor for his consideration. Authored by California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) and sponsored by California Secretary of State Alex Padilla,…

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