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Campaign finance: voter instruction.

It became law on Jun 9, 2016.

CA SB 254 · Senate Bill · 2015–2016

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Became law
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Sponsors
+7
Latest action
Jun 9, 2016

What it does

This bill would call a special election to be consolidated with the November 8, 2016, statewide general election. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit to the voters at the November 8, 2016, consolidated election a voter instruction asking whether California's elected officials should use all of their constitutional authority, including proposing and ratifying one or more amendments to the United States Constitution, to overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) 558 U.S. 310, and other applicable judicial precedents, as specified. The bill would require the Secretary of State to communicate the results of this election to the Congress of the United…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Jun 9, 2016

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Who is involved

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The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.

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Where it goes next

It is law in California. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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