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YES! Assembly passes bill allowing Calif. voters to register at any time, including on Election Day
Assembly passes bill allowing Calif. voters to register at any time, including on Election DayTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: May 31, 2012 - 7:05 pm
Last Updated: May 31, 2012 - 7:06 pm
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Californians who forgot to register for next week's election may have better luck next time if a bill passed by the Assembly becomes law.
AB1436 would allow people to register to vote at any time, including on Election Day.
Assemblyman Mike Feuer, a Democrat from Los Angeles, said he wrote the bill to address the state's chronically low voter participation rate.
Several Republican lawmakers characterized the bill as an invitation to voter fraud. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly of Twin Peaks said the legislation might as well allow people to vote the day after the election. Feuer said his bill more than doubles the fines for this kind of fraud.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1bd661b238384dbc8a95b4767e664725/CA-XGR--Voter-Registration-Deadline
The bill passed 42-24 Thursday and moves to the Senate.
