Elections: elective office: felony conviction.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill expands California’s restrictions on individuals convicted of felonies running for elective office. Currently, the law prohibits candidates with convictions for bribery, embezzlement, extortion, theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy related to those crimes. This bill adds convictions involving sexual assault and human trafficking to this prohibition, applying to both state and local offices.
Key provisions
- Prohibits consideration of convicted felons for state or local elective office.
- Expands the list of felony convictions that disqualify candidates to include sexual assault and human trafficking.
- Defines ‘sexual assault’ based on specific Penal Code sections.
- Defines ‘human trafficking’ based on a specific Penal Code section.
- Includes convictions from other states, the U.S., and foreign countries as disqualifying.
- Requires a pardon from the Governor of California, or equivalent officials in other jurisdictions, to be lifted for disqualification.
Who is affected
- Candidates for state and local elective office
- Individuals with felony convictions
- State and local election officials
- Political parties
Notable changes
- Adds sexual assault and human trafficking convictions to the list of disqualifying felonies.
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